Lenovo 154, 7539, 7548, 104 User Manual

ThinkCentre
UserGuide

MachineTypes:0104,0154,7539,and7548

ThinkCentre
UserGuide

MachineTypes:0104,0154,7539,and7548

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixA“Notices”onpage71.

FirstEdition(November2010)

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Contents

Importantsafetyinformation......v

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Features..................1

Specications................3

Softwareoverview..............4

SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindows

operatingsystem.............4

Locations..................6

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators

onthefrontofyourcomputer........6

Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearof

yourcomputer..............7

Locatingcomponents...........8

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard.....9

Locatinginternaldrives.........10

Chapter2.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............13

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......13

Installingorreplacinghardware........13

Installingexternaloptions........13

Removingthecomputercover.......14

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..15
Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsand

drives................16

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......17

Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...20

Replacingthebattery..........22

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..23

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......26

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...28

Replacingtheopticaldrive........32

Replacingtheharddiskdrive.......35

Replacingthecardreader........38

Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....39

Replacingthekeyboard.........41

Replacingthemouse..........42

Completingthepartsreplacement.....43

Obtainingdevicedrivers...........44

Basicsecurityfeatures...........44

Integratedcablelock..........45

Padlock...............46

Passwordprotection..........46

Erasingalostorforgottenpassword(clearing

CMOS)................46

Chapter3.Recoveryinformation...49

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......49

Creatingrecoverymedia.........49

Usingrecoverymedia..........50

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...50

Performingabackupoperation......50

Performingarecoveryoperation......51

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...51

Creatingandusingarescuemedium......52

Creatingarescuemedium........52

Usingarescuemedium.........52

Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers.....53

Solvingrecoveryproblems..........53

Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtility

program................55

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......55

Viewingorchangingsettings.........55

Usingpasswords..............55

Passwordconsiderations.........56

Power-onpassword...........56

Administratorpassword.........56

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword..56

Enablingordisablingadevice........56

Selectingastartupdevice..........57

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....57

Viewingorchangingthestartupdevice

sequence...............57

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......58

Chapter5.Updatingsystem

programs...............59

Usingsystemprograms...........59

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....59

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................60

RecoveringfromaPOSTandBIOSupdate

failure..................60

Chapter6.Troubleshootingand

diagnosticprograms.........63

Basictroubleshooting............63

Diagnosticprograms............64

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox.......64

PC-DoctorforDOS...........64

Cleaninganopticalmouse..........65

Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice..............67

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Informationresources............67

OnlineBooksfolder...........67

LenovoThinkVantageT ools........67

LenovoWelcome............68

AccessHelp..............68

Safetyandwarranty...........68

LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..68

Helpandservice..............68

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

programs...............69

Callingforservice............69

Usingotherservices..........70

Purchasingadditionalservices......70

AppendixA.Notices.........71

Televisionoutputnotice...........72

EuropeanconformanceCEmark.......72

Trademarks................72

Index..................73

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Importantsafetyinformation

CAUTION:
Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis
product.RefertotheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatyoureceivedwiththisproductfor
thelatestsafetyinformation.Readingandunderstandingthissafetyinformationreducestheriskof
personalinjuryandordamagetoyourproduct.

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,youcanobtainaPortable
DocumentFormat(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo
http://www.lenovo.com/support

®

SupportWebsiteat:

©CopyrightLenovo2010

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovided
byLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors,components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Features”onpage1

•“Specications”onpage3

•“Softwareoverview”onpage4:Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsprovided
withyourcomputer.

•“Locations”onpage6:Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourcomputerconnectors,
components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

:Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

:Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

Features

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

Systeminformation

Thefollowinginformationcoversavarietyofmodels.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,usethe
SetupUtilityprogram.SeeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

Microprocessor

Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):

•Intel

•IntelCorei5microprocessor

•IntelCorei7microprocessor

•IntelPentium

®

Core™i3microprocessor

®

microprocessor

.

Memorymodule(s)

Yourcomputersupportsuptofourdoubledatarate3dualinlinememorymodules(DDR3DIMMs).

Internaldrives

•Cardreader(availableinsomemodels)

•Opticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)

•SerialAdvancedT echnologyAttachment(SA TA)harddiskdrive

Videosubsystem

•IntegratedgraphicsfunctioningthroughaVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectorandaDigitalVideo
Interface(DVI)connector(notapplicableonsomemodels)

•PeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressx16graphicscardslotonthesystemboardfora
discretegraphicscard

Audiosubsystem

•Integratedhigh-denition(HD)audio

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•Headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnectoronthefrontpanel

•Audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnectorontherearpanel

•Internalspeaker(availableinsomemodels)

Connectivity

10/100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)

•Automaticpower-onstartup

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)

•IntelTrustedExecutionTechnology(IntelTXT)

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

•SystemManagement(SM)BasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)andSMsoftware

•WakeonLAN(WOL)

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)(WMIistheinfrastructureformanagementdataand
operationsonWindowsoperatingsystems.)

Input/Output(I/O)features

•9-pinserialport(onestandardandoneoptional)

•OneDVImonitorconnector

•OneEthernetconnector

•Oneparallelport(availableinsomemodels)

•OnePersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardconnector

•OnePS/2mouseconnector

•OneVGAmonitorconnector

•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)

•Threeaudioconnectorsontherearpanel
(audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnector)

•T woaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnector)

Formoreinformation,referto“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”
onpage6

and“Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage7.

Expansion

•Oneharddiskdrivebay

•Oneopticaldrivebay

•Oneslimcardreaderdrivebay

•OnePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

•OnePCIExpressx1cardslot

•T woPCIcardslots

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Powersupply

•240-wattauto-sensingpowersupply

Securityfeatures

•Apower-onpasswordandanadministratorpasswordtodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer

•Computrace

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)(availableinsomemodels)

•EnablingordisablingSATAdevices

•Enablingordisablingtheserialport

•EnablingordisablingUSBconnectors

•Keyboardwithngerprintreader(shippedwithsomemodels)

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•Supportfortheadditionofanintegratedcablelock(Kensingtonlock.See“Integratedcablelock”on
page45

formoreinformation.)

•Supportfortheadditionofapadlock(see“Padlock”onpage46formoreinformation)

Preinstalledsoftwareprograms

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithsomesoftwareprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.For
moreinformation,see“Softwareoverview”onpage4

.

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

YourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeMicrosoft

Operatingsystem(s),certiedortestedforcompatibility

•Linux

®

®

Windows

®

1

Specications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

7operatingsystem.

(variesbymodeltype)

1.Theoperatingsystem(s)listedherearebeingcertiedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto

press.AdditionaloperatingsystemsmightbeidentiedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputerfollowingthe
publicationofthismanual.Thislistissubjecttochange.Todetermineifanoperatingsystemhasbeencertiedor
testedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemvendor.

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Dimensions

Width:99mm(3.9inches)

Height:335mm(13.19inches)

Depth:382mm(15.04inches)

Weight

Maximumcongurationasshipped:6.6kg(14.55lbs)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

Non-operating:-40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto140°F)

Non-operating:-10°Cto60°C(14°Fto140°F)(withoutpackage)

•Humidity:

Operating:20%to80%(non-condensing)

Non-operating:20%to90%(non-condensing)

•Altitude:

Operating:-50to10000ft(-15.2to3048m)

Non-operating:-50to35000ft(-15.2to10668m)

Electricalinput

•Inputvoltage:

–Lowrange:

Minimum:100Vac

Maximum:127Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Voltage-selectionswitchsetting:115Vac

–Highrange:

Minimum:200Vac

Maximum:240Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Voltage-selectionswitchsetting:230Vac

Softwareoverview

Thecomputercomeswithapreinstalledoperatingsystemandseveralsoftwareprogramsprovidedby
Lenovo.

SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem.

SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo

ThefollowingsoftwareprogramsareprovidedbyLenovotohelpyouimproveproductivityandreducethe
costassociatedwithmaintainingyourcomputer.Softwareprogramsprovidedwithyourcomputermight
varydependingonyourmodeltypeandpreinstalledoperatingsystem.

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LenovoThinkVantageT ools

TheLenovoThinkVantage

®

Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy
accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formoreinformation,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageTools”onpage67

.

LenovoWelcome

TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducessomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovotoyouandguidesyou
throughsomeimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.

ProductRecovery

TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory
defaultsettings.

ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery

TheThinkVantageRescueandRecovery®programisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthat
includesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfrom
systemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Note:IftheEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,it
indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.T o
installtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools,anddouble-clickEnhancedBackup

andRestore.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.

PasswordManager

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationforWindows
applicationsandWebsites.

Note:IfthePasswordVaulticonintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,itindicatesthat
youneedtoinstallthePasswordManagerprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.Toinstallthe
PasswordManagerprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools,anddouble-clickPasswordVault.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,thePasswordVaulticonisactivated.

PowerManager

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour
ThinkCentre®computer.ByusingthePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyourpowersettingsto
achievethebestbalancebetweensystemperformanceandpowersaving.

ThinkVantageSystemUpdate

TheThinkVantageSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-dateby
downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageapplications,devicedrivers,BIOSupdates,
andotherthirdpartyapplications).

FingerprintSoftware

TheintegratedngerprintreaderprovidedonsomekeyboardsworkswiththeFingerprintSoftwareprogram
toenableyoutoenrollyourngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,ngerprint
authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.Angerprintreader
keyboardisavailablewithcertaincomputersorcanbepurchasedforcomputersthatsupportthisoption.

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LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,
diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andgetmore
informationaboutyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage64

AdobeReader

TheAdobeReaderprogramisatoolusedtoview,print,andsearchPDFdocuments.

.

See“OnlineBooksfolder”onpage67

formoreinformationaboutaccessingandviewingthepublications.

Antivirussoftware

Yourcomputercomeswithantivirussoftwarethatyoucanusetodetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovo
providesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After30days,
youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

Locations

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourcomputerconnectors,components,partson
thesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour computer

Figure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage6showsthelocationsoftheconnectors,
controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer.

Figure1.Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations

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1Opticaldriveeject/closebutton5USBconnector

2Powerswitch6Microphoneconnector

3Harddiskdriveactivityindicator7Headphoneconnector

4Powerindicator

8USBconnector

Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer

Figure2“Rearconnectorandpartlocations”onpage7showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandparts
ontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyou
determinewheretoconnectthecablesonyourcomputer.

Figure2.Rearconnectorandpartlocations

1Powercordconnector8Audioline-outconnector

2PS/2mouseconnector

3PS/2keyboardconnector10PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

4DVImonitorconnector

5VGAmonitorconnector12PCIcardslots(2)

6USBconnectors(4)13Parallelport(availableinsomemodels)

7Microphoneconnector14Ethernetconnector

15Serialport

9Audioline-inconnector

11PCIExpressx1cardslot

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ConnectorDescription

Audioline-inconnector

Audioline-outconnector

DVImonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaDVImonitororotherdevicesthatuseaDVImonitorconnector.

Ethernetconnector

MicrophoneconnectorUsedtoattachamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsoundor

ParallelportUsethisporttoattachaparallelprinterorotherdevicesthatusea25-pinparallel

PS/2keyboardconnectorUsedtoattachakeyboardthatusesaPS/2keyboardconnector.

PS/2mouseconnectorUsedtoattachamouse,atrackball,orotherpointingdevicesthatuseaPS/2

Serialport

USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,

Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo
system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetween
theaudioline-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorof
thecomputer.

Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchas
poweredstereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),headphones,
multimediakeyboards,theaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystem,orother
externalrecordingdevices.

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5
Ethernetcable.

ifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

port.

mouseconnector.

Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea
9-pinserialport.

aUSBmouse,aUSBscanner,oraUSBprinter.IftheUSBconnectorsonyour
computerarenotenoughforyoutoconnectallyourUSBdevices,youcan
purchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditionalUSBdevices.

VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.

Locatingcomponents

Figure3“Componentlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.
Toremovethecomputercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideofthecomputer,see“Removingthecomputer
cover”onpage14.

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Figure3.Componentlocations

1Heatsinkandfanassembly

2Powersupplyassembly

3Memorymodules(2)

4Opticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)9PCIcard(availableinsomemodels)

5FrontUSBandaudioassembly

6Frontbezel

7Frontfanassembly

8Harddiskdrive

10Heatsinkfanduct

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

Figure4“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage10showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.

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Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations

14-pinpowerconnector

11ClearComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor

(CMOS)/Recoveryjumper

2Microprocessor

12Coverpresenceswitchconnector(alsocalledintrusion

switchconnector)

3Microprocessorfanconnector

4Memoryslots(4)

5Serial(COM2)connector15PCIcardslots(2)

624-pinpowerconnector

7Powerfanconnector

8SA TAconnectors(4)18PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

9Frontpanelconnector

10FrontUSBconnectors(2)

13Internalspeakerconnector

14Frontaudioconnector

16PCIExpressx1cardslot

17Battery

19Systemfanconnector

Locatinginternaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Y oucanadddrivestoyour
computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal
drivesareinstalledinbays.Inthismanual,thebaysarereferredtoasbay1,bay2,andsoon.

Wheninstallingorreplacinganinternaldrive,itisimportanttonotethetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyou
caninstallorreplaceineachbayandcorrectlyconnectthecablestothedriveinstalled.Refertothe
appropriatesectioninChapter2“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage13
installorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.

forinstructionsonhowto

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Figure5“Drivebaylocations”onpage11showsthelocationsofthedrivebaysinyourcomputer.

Figure5.Drivebaylocations

1Bay1-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalledinsomemodels)

2Bay2-Slimcardreaderdrivebay

3Bay3-SATAharddiskdrivebay

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Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage13

•“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage13

•“Obtainingdevicedrivers”onpage44

•“Basicsecurityfeatures”onpage44

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeenremoved
fromthecomputerandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,can
seriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandparts.

Whenyouhandlecomputerpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayscarefullyhandlethepartsandothercomputercomponents.HandlePCIcards,memorymodules,

systemboards,andmicroprocessorsbytheedges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingthepartsandothercomputercomponents.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoametal

expansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwoseconds.This
reducesstaticelectricityfromthepackageandyourbody.

•Removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackageanddirectlyinstallitinthecomputerwithout

placingitonanyothersurface.Ifitishardforyoutodothisinyourspecicsituation,placethe
static-protectivepackageofthenewpartonasmooth,levelsurface,andthenplacethenewparton
thestatic-protectivepackage.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Youcanexpand
thecapabilitiesofyourcomputerbyaddingmemorymodules,PCIcards,ordrives,andmaintainyour
computerbyreplacingthefailinghardware.

Notes:

1.UseonlycomputerpartsprovidedbyLenovo.

2.Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe
instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Installingexternaloptions

Youcaninstallexternaloptionstoyourcomputer,suchasexternalspeakers,aprinter,orascanner.For
someexternaloptions,youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection.
Whenyouinstallanexternaloption,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour
computer”onpage6and“Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage7to

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identifytherequiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumakethe
connectionandinstallsoftwareordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.

Removingthecomputercover

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethecomputercover.

CAUTION:

Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthe
computercover.

Toremovethecomputercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

3.Disconnectthepowercord,Input/Output(I/O)cables,andallothercablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

4.Removeanylockingdevicethatsecuresthecomputercover,suchasanintegratedcablelockora
padlock.See“Integratedcablelock”onpage45or“Padlock”onpage46.

5.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecomputercoverandslidethecomputercovertotherearto
removeit.

Figure6.Removingthecomputercover

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Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel.

Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.Removethefrontbezelbyreleasingthethreeplastictabsonthetopofthefrontbezelandpivoting
thefrontbezeloutwardtoremoveitfromthecomputer.Carefullylaythefrontbezelasidewithout
disconnectingthepowerswitchandlight-emittingdiode(LED)assemblycable.

Figure7.Removingthefrontbezel

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4.Toreinstallthefrontbezel,aligntheotherthreeplastictabsonthebottomofthefrontbezelwiththe
correspondingholesinthechassis,thenpivotthefrontbezelinwarduntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure8.Reinstallingthefrontbezel

5.Goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoaccessthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives.

Toaccessthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercovertoaccessthesystemboardcomponents.See“Removingthecomputer
cover”onpage14.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage15.

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4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtoaccessalltheinternaldrives,cables,andothercomponents.

Figure9.Pivotingthedrivebayassemblyupward

5.Tolowerthedrivebayassembly,pressthedrivebayassemblyclip1inwardandpivotthedrivebay
assemblydownwardasshown.

Figure10.Loweringthedrivebayassembly

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

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ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard.

YourcomputerhasonestandardPCIcardslot,twoPCIExpressx1cardslots,andonePCIExpressx16
graphicscardslot.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9.

ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouarereplacingaPCIcard,removethescrewthatsecurestheoldPCIcardandreleasetheold

PCIcardfromthePCIcardslot.Then,carefullyremovetheoldPCIcardfromthechassis,asshown
inFigure11“RemovingthePCIcard”onpage19

.

Notes:

a.IfthereareanycablesbetweenthePCIcardandthesystemboard,notethecableroutingand

thendisconnectthecables.

b.IfthePCIcardissecuredinplacebyaretaininglatch1,presstheretaininglatchtoreleasethe

PCIcardfromthelatch.Then,graspthePCIcardbytheedgesandcarefullypullitoutofthe
PCIcardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthePCIcardasmallandequalamount
untilitiscompletelyremovedfromtheslot.

c.Youmightneedtoremovethefrontbezelandpivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtoavoid

interferencewithremovingthePCIcard.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage
15and“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage16.

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Figure11.RemovingthePCIcard

•IfyouareinstallingaPCIcard,removetheappropriatePCIcardslotcover.See“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage9toidentifythetypesofPCIcardslots.

4.RemovethenewPCIcardfromitsstatic-protectivepackage.

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware19

5.InstallthenewPCIcardintotheappropriatePCIcardslotonthesystemboard.Then,installthescrew
tosecurethenewPCIcardinplace.

Figure12.InstallingthePCIcard

6.Ifnecessary,connectanycablesbetweenthePCIcardandthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage9toidentifythevariousconnectorsonthesystemboard.

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43

.

Installingorreplacingamemorymodule

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceamemorymodule.

YourcomputerhasfourmemoryslotsforinstallingorreplacingDDR3SDRAMDIMMsthatprovideuptoa
maximumof16GBofsystemmemory.Wheninstallingorreplacingamemorymodule,use1GB,2GBor4
GBDDR3SDRAMDIMMsinanycombinationuptoamaximumof16GBofsystemmemory.

Toinstallorreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

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3.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.

4.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9.

5.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.

6.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouarereplacingamemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsandremovetheoldmemorymodule
thatiscurrentlyinstalled.

Figure13.Removingthememorymodule

•Ifyouareinstallingamemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsofthememoryslotintowhichyou
wanttoinstallthememorymodule.

Figure14.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslot

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware21

7.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Makesurethatthenotch1onthenewmemory
moduleisalignedwiththekey2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodulestraightdown
intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipscloseandthenewmemorymodulesnapsintoposition.

Figure15.Installingthememorymodule

8.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthathavebeenremovedordisconnected.

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43

.

Replacingthebattery

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Yourcomputerhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andcongurationinformationfor
built-infeatures.Thebatterykeepsthisinformationactivewhenyouturnoffthecomputer.

Thebatterynormallyrequiresnochargingormaintenancethroughoutitslife;however,nobatterylasts
forever.Ifthebatteryfails,thedate,time,andcongurationinformation,includingpasswords,arelost.An
errormessageisdisplayedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Beforeperformingthefollowingprocedure,besuretoreadandunderstandtheinformationaboutreplacing
anddisposingofthebatteryinthe“Batteries”and“Lithiumbatterynotice”sectionsoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide.

Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”
onpage16.

4.Locatethebattery.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9.

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5.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothebattery.

6.Removetheoldbattery.

Figure16.Removingtheoldbattery

7.Installthenewbattery.

Figure17.Installingthenewbattery

8.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthathavebeenremovedordisconnected.

9.Lowerthedrivebayassembly.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage16.

10.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectallexternalcables.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”
onpage43.

11.Turnonthecomputerandallattacheddevices.

Note:Whenthecomputeristurnedonforthersttimeafterreplacingthebattery,anerrormessage
mightbedisplayed.Thisisnormalafterreplacingthebattery.

12.UsetheSetupUtilityprogramtosetthedate,time,passwords,andanyothercongurationinformation.
SeeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43

.

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheheatsinkandfanassembly.

CAUTION:

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware23

Theheatsinkandfanassemblymightbeveryhot.Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetove
minutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthecomputercover.

Toreplacetheheatsinkandfanassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage15.

4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.Removethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkfanductand
thenlifttheheatsinkfanductuptoremoveitfromthechassis.

Figure18.Removingtheheatsinkfanduct

5.Disconnecttheheatsinkandfanassemblycablefromthemicroprocessorfanconnectoronthesystem
board.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9.

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6.Followthissequencetoremovethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkandfanassemblytothe
systemboard:

a.Partiallyremovescrew1,thenfullyremovescrew2,andthenfullyremovescrew1.

b.Partiallyremovescrew3,thenfullyremovescrew4,andthenfullyremovescrew3.

Note:Carefullyremovethefourscrewsfromthesystemboardtoavoidanypossibledamagetothe
systemboard.Thefourscrewscannotberemovedfromtheheatsinkandfanassembly.

Figure19.Screwsthatsecuretheheatsinkandfanassembly

7.Lifttheheatsinkandfanassemblyoffthesystemboard.

Notes:

a.Youmighthavetogentlytwisttheheatsinkandfanassemblytofreeitfromthemicroprocessor.

b.Whenhandlingtheheatsinkandfanassembly,donottouchthethermalgreaseonthebottom

oftheheatsinkandfanassembly.

8.Placethenewheatsinkandfanassemblyonthesystemboardsothatthefourscrewsarealigned
withthecorrespondingholesinthesystemboard.Makesurethatyouproperlyplacethenewheat
sinkandfanassemblysothatyoucaneasilyconnectthenewheatsinkandfanassemblycabletothe
microprocessorfanconnectoronthesystemboard.

9.Followthissequencetoinstallthefourscrewstosecurethenewheatsinkandfanassembly,asshown
inFigure19“Screwsthatsecuretheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage25

:

a.Partiallytightenscrew1,thenfullytightenscrew2,andthenfullytightenscrew1.

b.Partiallytightenscrew3,thenfullytightenscrew4,andthenfullytightenscrew3.

10.Connectthenewheatsinkandfanassemblycabletothemicroprocessorfanconnectoronthesystem
board.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9.

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware25

11.Lowerandpositiontheheatsinkfanductonthetopoftheheatsinkandfanassemblyuntilthefour
screwholesintheheatsinkfanductarealignedwiththoseintheheatsinkandfanassembly.Install
thefourscrewstosecuretheheatsinkfanduct.

Figure20.Installingtheheatsinkfanduct

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

Replacingthemicroprocessor

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethemicroprocessor.

CAUTION:

Theheatsinkandmicroprocessormightbeveryhot.T urnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetove
minutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthecomputercover.

Toreplacethemicroprocessor,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

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2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.Removetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage23.

Note:Placetheheatsinkandfanassemblyonitssidesothatthethermalgreaseonthebottomofit
doesnotgetincontactwithanything.

4.Liftthesmallhandle1andopentheretainer2toaccessthemicroprocessor3.

Figure21.Accessingthemicroprocessor

5.Liftthemicroprocessorstraightupandoutofthemicroprocessorsocket,asshowninFigure22
“Removingthemicroprocessor”onpage28.

Notes:

a.Yourmicroprocessorandsocketmightlookdifferentfromtheoneillustrated.

b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Youcaneitherlookforthesmalltriangle1

ononecornerofthemicroprocessorornotetheorientationofthenotches2onthemicroprocessor.
Thisisimportantwheninstallingthenewmicroprocessoronthesystemboard.

c.Touchonlytheedgesofthemicroprocessor.Donottouchthegoldcontactsonthebottom.

d.Donotdropanythingontothemicroprocessorsocketwhileitisexposed.Thesocketpinsmustbe

keptascleanaspossible.

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware27

Figure22.Removingthemicroprocessor

6.Makesurethatthesmallhandleisintheraisedposition.

7.Removetheprotectivecoverthatprotectsthegoldcontactsofthenewmicroprocessor.

8.Holdthenewmicroprocessorbyitssidesandalignthesmalltriangleononecornerofthenew
microprocessorwiththecorrespondingsmalltriangleononecornerofthemicroprocessorsocket.

9.Lowerthenewmicroprocessorstraightdownintothemicroprocessorsocketonthesystemboard.

10.Lowerthesmallhandletosecurethenewmicroprocessorinthesocket.

11.Reinstalltheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage23.

12.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthathavebeenremovedordisconnected.

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethepowersupplyassembly.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafetyandproperUnderwritersLaboratories(UL)certication.

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DANGER

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Toreplacethepowersupplyassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage15.

4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward,removethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkfanduct,and
thenlifttheheatsinkfanductoutofthechassis.

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware29

Figure23.Removingtheheatsinkfanduct

5.Disconnectthepowersupplyassemblycablesfromalldrivesandfromthe24-pinpowerconnectorand
4-pinpowerconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9

Note:Youmightalsoneedtoreleasethepowersupplyassemblycablesfromsomecableclipsorties
thatsecurethecablestothechassis.Makesurethatyounotethecableroutingbeforedisconnecting
thecables.

6.Attherearofthecomputer,removethethreescrewsthatsecurethepowersupplyassembly.Pressthe
powersupplyclip1downwardtoreleasethepowersupplyassemblyandthenslidethepowersupply
assemblytothefrontofthecomputer.Liftthepowersupplyassemblyoutofthecomputer.

.

Figure24.Removingthepowersupplyassembly

7.Makesurethatthenewpowersupplyassemblyisthecorrectreplacement.Somepowersupply
assembliesautomaticallysensethevoltageoracceptuniversalinput,somepowersupplyassemblies
arevoltagespecic,andsomepowersupplyassemblieshaveavoltage-selectionswitch.Ifyourpower
supplyassemblyhasavoltage-selectionswitch,makesurethatyousetthevoltage-selectionswitch
tomatchthevoltageavailableatyourelectricaloutlet.Ifnecessary,useaballpointpentoslidethe
voltage-selectionswitchtothecorrectposition.

•Ifthevoltagesupplyrangeinyourlocalcountryorregionis100–127Vac,setthevoltage-selection

switchto115V.

•Ifthevoltagesupplyrangeinyourlocalcountryorregionis200–240Vac,setthevoltage-selection

switchto230V.

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8.Installthenewpowersupplyassemblyintothechassissothatthescrewholesinthenewpowersupply
assemblyarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesintherearofthechassis.Then,installthethree
screwstosecurethenewpowersupplyassemblyinplace.

Note:UseonlyscrewsprovidedbyLenovo.

Figure25.Installingthepowersupplyassembly

9.Connectthenewpowersupplyassemblycablestoalldrivesandthesystemboard.See“Locating
partsonthesystemboard”onpage9

.

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware31

10.Lowerandpositiontheheatsinkfanductonthetopoftheheatsinkandfanassemblyuntilthefour
screwholesintheheatsinkfanductarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesintheheatsinkandfan
assembly.Then,installthefourscrewstosecuretheheatsinkfanductinplace.

Figure26.Installingtheheatsinkfanduct

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

Replacingtheopticaldrive

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheopticaldrive.

Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage15.

4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”
onpage16.

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5.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheopticaldrive.

6.Holdtheopticaldriveandremovethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheopticaldrive.

Figure27.Removingtheopticaldrivescrews

7.Pressthedrivebayassemblyclip1inwardandpivotthedrivebayassemblydownwardasshown.

Figure28.Loweringthedrivebayassembly

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware33

8.Slidetheopticaldriveoutofthefrontofthecomputer.

Figure29.Removingtheopticaldrive

9.Slidethenewopticaldriveintotheopticaldrivebayfromthefrontofthecomputer.

Figure30.Installinganewopticaldrive

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10.Holdthenewopticaldriveandpivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.Alignthescrewholesinthenew
opticaldrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthedrivebay.Then,installthetwoscrewstosecure
thenewopticaldriveinplace.

Figure31.Installingtheopticaldrive

11.Connectoneendofthesignalcabletotherearofthenewopticaldriveandtheotherendtoanavailable
SATAconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9
locateanavailableve-wirepowerconnectorandconnectittotherearofthenewopticaldrive.

Figure32.ConnectingaSATAopticaldrive

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

Replacingtheharddiskdrive

.Then,

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware35

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheharddiskdrive.

Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage15.

4.Notethelocationofthefourscrews1thatsecuretheharddiskdrive.Then,pivotthedrivebay
assemblyupward.

Figure33.Pivotingthedrivebayassembly

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5.Holdtheharddiskdriveandremovethefourscrewsthatsecuretheharddiskdrive.Then,removethe
harddiskdrivefromthedrivebayassemblyanddisconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefrom
therearoftheharddiskdrivetocompletelyremoveitfromthechassis.

Figure34.Removingtheharddiskdrive

6.Connectoneendofthesignalcabletotherearofthenewharddiskdriveandtheotherendtoan
availableSAT Aconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9
Then,locateanavailableve-wirepowerconnectorandconnectittotherearofthenewharddiskdrive.

Figure35.ConnectingaSATAharddiskdrive

.

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware37

7.Positionthenewharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebayandalignthescrewholesinthenewhard
diskdrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthedrivebay.Then,installthefourscrewstosecurethe
newharddiskdriveinplace.

Figure36.Installingtheharddiskdrive

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

Replacingthecardreader

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethecardreader.

Note:Thecardreaderisavailableonlyinsomemodels.

Toreplacethecardreader,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage15.

4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtogainaccesstoalltheinternalcables.See“Accessingthe
systemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage16

.

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5.DisconnectthecardreadercablefromtheUSBconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage9.

6.Releasethecardreadercablefromthecableclipthatsecuresthecabletothechassis.

7.Lowerthedrivebayassembly.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage16.

8.Removethescrewthatsecuresthecardreader.Then,removethecardreaderfromthechassis.

Figure37.Removingthecardreader

9.Positionthenewcardreadertothechassissothatthescrewholeinthenewcardreaderisalignedwith
thecorrespondingholeinthechassis.

10.Installthescrewtosecurethenewcardreaderinplace.

11.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.Then,connectthenewcardreadercabletotheUSBconnector
onthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9.

12.Properlyroutethecableofthenewcardreader,andthensecurethecablewiththecableclipon
thechassis.

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

Replacingthefrontfanassembly

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethefrontfanassembly.

Toreplacethefrontfanassembly,dothefollowing:

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware39

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage15.

4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtogainaccesstothefrontfanassembly.See“ Accessingthe
systemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage16

.

5.Removetheharddiskdriveforeasieraccesstothefrontfanassembly.See“Replacingthehard
diskdrive”onpage35.

6.Removetheheatsinkfanduct.See“Replacingthepowersupplyassembly”onpage28.

7.Notethecableroutinganddisconnectthefrontfanassemblycablefromthesystemfanconnectoron
thesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9

.

8.Thefrontfanassemblyisattachedtothechassisbyfourrubbermounts.Removethefrontfanassembly
bycuttingtherubbermountsandliftingthefrontfanassemblyoutofthechassis.

Note:Thenewfrontfanassemblywillhavefournewrubbermountsattached.

Figure38.Removingthefrontfanassembly

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9.Installthenewfrontfanassemblybyaligningthenewrubbermountsthatcamewiththenewfrontfan
assemblywiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis,andthenpushtherubbermountsthroughthe
holes.Then,carefullypullonthetipsoftherubbermountsfromthebottomuntilthenewfrontfan
assemblyissecuredinplace.

Figure39.Installingthefrontfanassembly

10.Connectthenewfrontfanassemblycabletothesystemfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9.

11.Reinstalltheheatsinkfanduct.SeeFigure26“Installingtheheatsinkfanduct”onpage32.

12.Reinstalltheharddiskdrive.See“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage35.

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43

.

Replacingthekeyboard

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethekeyboard.

Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware41

Toreplacethekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

3.Disconnecttheoldkeyboardcablefromthecomputer.

4.Connectanewkeyboardtotheappropriateconnectoronthecomputer.Y ourkeyboardmightbe
connectedtoaPS/2keyboardconnector1oraUSBconnector2.Dependingonwhereyouwant
toconnectyourkeyboard,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour
computer”onpage6

Figure40.Keyboardconnectors

or“Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage7.

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

Replacingthemouse

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethemouse.

Toreplacethemouse,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

3.Disconnecttheoldmousecablefromthecomputer.

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4.Connectanewmousetotheappropriateconnectoronthecomputer.Y ourmousemightbeconnected
toaPS/2mouseconnector1oraUSBconnector2.Dependingonwhereyouwanttoconnectyour
mouse,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”onpage6or
“Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage7

Figure41.Mouseconnectors

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

.

Completingthepartsreplacement

Aftercompletingtheinstallationorreplacementforallparts,youneedtoreinstallthecomputercover
andreconnectcables.

Toreinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectcablestoyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethatallcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectlyandthatnotoolsorloosescrews
areleftinsideyourcomputer.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage8forthelocationsofthevarious
componentsinyourcomputer.

2.Makesurethatalltheinternalcablesareroutedproperlytoavoidinterferencewithloweringthedrivebay
assemblyandclosingthecomputercover.Keepthecablesclearofthehingesandsidesofthechassis.

3.Lowerthedrivebayassembly.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage16.

4.Ifyouhaveremovedthefrontbezel,reinstallit.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”on
page15

.

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5.Positionthecomputercoveronthechassissothattherailguidesonthecomputercoverengagethe
railsonthechassis.Then,slidethecomputercovertothefrontofthecomputeruntilitsnapsinto
positionandisclosed.Then,installthetwoscrewstosecurethecomputercover.

Figure42.Reinstallingthecomputercover

6.Lockthecomputercoverifyouhaveacomputercoverlock.See“Integratedcablelock”onpage
45

or“Padlock”onpage46.

7.Reconnectthepowercordandallotherexternalcablestothecomputer.Forconnectorlocations,see
“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”onpage6and“Locating
connectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage7

8.Dependingonthepartsyouinstalledorreplaced,youmightneedtoconrmtheupdatedinformationin
theSetupUtilityprogram.SeeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

Note:Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCustomerReplaceableUnits
(CRUs).InformationaboutthiswillcomewiththenewCRUsorwillcomeafewdaysafteryoureceivethe
newCRUs.

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Obtainingdevicedrivers

Youcanobtaindevicedriversforoperatingsystemsthatarenotpreinstalledat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.Installationinstructionsareprovidedinreadmeleswiththedevice-driver
les.

Basicsecurityfeatures

Thereareseveralsecurityoptionsavailabletohelpyoupreventhardwaretheftandunauthorizedaccessto
yourcomputer.Inadditiontophysicallocks,youcanalsopreventunauthorizeduseofyourcomputerbya
softwarelockthatlocksthekeyboarduntilacorrectpasswordistypedin.

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Integratedcablelock

Anintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyour
computertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanentxture.Thecablelockattachestoasecurityslotatthe
rearofyourcomputerandisoperatedwithakey.Thecablelockalsolocksthecomputercover.SeeFigure
43“Installinganintegratedcablelock”onpage45
computers.YoucanorderanintegratedcablelockfromLenovobysearchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Note:Makesurethattheintegratedcablelockyouinstalleddoesnotinterferewithothercomputercables.

.Thisisthesametypeoflockusedwithmanynotebook

Figure43.Installinganintegratedcablelock

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Padlock

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapadlockloopsothatthecomputercovercannotberemovedwhen
apadlockisinstalled.

Figure44.Installingapadlock

Passwordprotection

Todeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer,youcanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtosetapassword.When
youturnonyourcomputer,youarepromptedtotypethepassword.Thecomputercannotbeuseduntil
avalidpasswordistypedin.RefertoChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55
information.

formore

Erasingalostorforgottenpassword(clearingCMOS)

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoerasealostorforgottenpassword,suchasauserpassword.

Toerasealostorforgottenpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.LocatetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystem
board”onpage9.

4.RemoveanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstotheClearCMOS
/Recoveryjumper.

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5.Movethejumperfromthestandardposition(pin1andpin2)tothemaintenanceposition(pin2and
pin3).

6.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthathavebeenremovedordisconnected.

7.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectthepowercordsforthecomputerandmonitor.See
“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

8.Turnonthecomputerandleaveitonforapproximately10seconds.Then,turnoffthecomputerby
holdingthepowerswitchforapproximatelyveseconds.

9.Repeatstep1throughstep4.

10.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthathavebeenremovedordisconnected.

12.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectallcables.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”on
page43

.

13.Turnonthecomputer.Y ourpasswordhasbeenerasedandyoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoset
anewpassword.SeeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

formoreinformation.

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Chapter3.Recoveryinformation

ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage49

•“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage50

•“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage51

•“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage52

•“Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers”onpage53

•“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage53

Notes:

1.TherecoveryinformationinthischapteronlyappliestothecomputersthathavetheRescueand
RecoveryprogramortheProductRecoveryprograminstalled.IftheEnhancedBackupandRestore
iconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,itindicatesthatyouneedtoinstall
theRescueandRecoveryprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.T oinstalltheRescueand
Recoveryprogram,dothefollowing:

a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools,anddouble-clickEnhancedBackup

andRestore.

b.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

c.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.

2.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperating
system.

3.Theproductontherecoverymediamaybeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer

•Reinstalltheproduct

•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia
areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.

Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis
importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.

Creatingrecoverymedia

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem.

Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB
storagedevices.

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TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingrecoverymedia

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem.

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactory
defaultsettingsonly.Youcanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterall
othermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,alltheles
currentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB
storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers
forsomedevices.See“Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers”onpage53.

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe
operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe
RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.

Performingabackupoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programontheWindows7operatingsystem.

ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

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1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced

BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

Performingarecoveryoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programontheWindows7operatingsystem.

ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage51.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Y oucanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:

•RescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackupTheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenables
youtolocatelesonyourharddiskdriveandtransferthemtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,
suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionisavailableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourlesorif
changesweremadetothelessinceyourlastbackupoperation.Y oucanalsorescueindividuallesfrom
aRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocalharddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackupIfyouhavebackedupyourharddisk
driveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescueand
Recoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettingsTheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenables
youtorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyouhave
multiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdrive,youhavetheoptiontorestorethefactorydefaultsettingstothe
C:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact.BecausetheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceoperates
independentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenif
youcannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Attention:IfyourestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuporrestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings,alllesontheprimaryharddiskdrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbe
deletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantles.Ifyouareunabletostartthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuelesfeatureoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceto
copylesfromyourharddiskdrivetoothermedia.

TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethecomputeristurnedoff.

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2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.

3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue
andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage53.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•T orescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuelesandfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

•T orestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive

tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers”onpage53.

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem.

TocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Y oucancreatea
rescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

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2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastherstbootdevice.Then,insert
therescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter.
Therescuemediumstarts.

Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor
eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete
therecoveryprocess.

Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers

Beforeinstallingorreinstallingdevicedrivers,makesurethatyouhaveapreinstalledoperatingsystemand
thedocumentationandsoftwaremediaforthedevice.

Devicedriversforfactory-installeddevicesarelocatedonthecomputerharddiskdrive(usuallydriveC:)
intheSWTOOLS\DRIVERSsubdirectory.Thelatestdevicedriversforfactory-installeddevicesarealso
availableathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Otherdevicedriversareonthesoftwaremediathatcome
withindividualdevices.

Toinstallorreinstallthedevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.UseWindowsExplorerorMyComputertodisplaythedirectorystructureofyourharddiskdrive.

3.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.

4.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.WithintheDRIVERSfolder,thereareseveralsubfoldersnamedforvarious
devicesinstalledinyourcomputer,suchasAUDIOorVIDEO.

5.Opentheappropriatedevicesubfolder.

6.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Inthedevicesubfolder,lookforaSETUP .exele.Double-clicktheleandfollowtheinstructionson

thescreentocompletetheinstallation.

•Inthedevicesubfolder,lookforaREADME.txtleoralewiththe.txtextension.Thislemightbe

namedaftertheoperatingsystem,suchasWIN98.txt.TheTXTlecontainsinformationabouthowto
installthedevicedriver.Followtheinstructionstocompletetheinstallation.

•Ifthedevicesubfoldercontainsalewiththe.infextensionandyouwanttoinstallthedevice

driverusingtheINFle,refertoyourWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystemfordetailed
informationabouthowtoinstallthedevicedriver.

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue
medium”onpage52.

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•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage49.

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom
arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,a
disc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice
sequence.Y oumustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequenceintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage57

fordetailed
informationabouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.Formoreinformation
abouttheSetupUtilityprogram,seeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

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Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,
regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverride
anysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopicstohelpyouusetheSetupUtilityprogram:

•“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

•“Viewingorchangingsettings”onpage55

•“Usingpasswords”onpage55

•“Enablingordisablingadevice”onpage56

•“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage57

•“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage58

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Makesureyourcomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearmultiplebeeps
orseealogoscreen,releasetheF1key.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.

Note:Ifapasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogrammenuwillnotbedisplayeduntilyoutype
thecorrectpassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage55.

Viewingorchangingsettings

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemcongurationsettings.Toviewor
changethesettings,starttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage

55.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious
tasksaredisplayedatthebottomofeachscreen.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyour
computeranddata.Thefollowingoptionsareavailabletohelpyousetapower-onpasswordoran
administratorpassword:

•SetPower-OnPassword

•SetAdministratorPassword

Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourcomputer.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing
security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingsections.

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Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto16(1to16)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurity
reasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Tosetastrong
password,usethefollowingguidelines:

Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Power-onpassword

Afteryouhavesetapower-onpasswordusingtheSetPower-OnPasswordoption,apasswordpromptis
displayedeachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Youcannotusethecomputeruntilavalidpasswordistyped
in.Formoreinformationabouthowtosetapassword,see“Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword”
onpage56

.

Administratorpassword

TheSetAdministratorPasswordoptionenablesyoutosetanadministratorpassword,whichdeters
unauthorizedusersfromchangingcongurationsettings.Ifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthesettings
ofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttosetanadministratorpassword.Formoreinformationabouthowto
setapassword,see“Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword”onpage56

.

Afteryouhavesetanadministratorpassword,apasswordpromptisdisplayedeachtimeyoutrytoaccess
theSetupUtilityprogram.Y oucannotaccesstheSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

Ifyouhavesetbothapower-onpasswordandanadministratorpassword,youcantypeeitherpassword
touseyourcomputer.However,tochangeanycongurationsettings,youmustuseyouradministrator
password.

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity➙SetPower-OnPasswordorSet

AdministratorPassword.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto16(1to16)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.
Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage56.

Enablingordisablingadevice

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoenableordisableuseraccesstoadevice.

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SATAControllerWhenthisoptionissettoDisabled,alldevicesconnectedtotheSAT Aconnectors

(suchastheharddiskdriveandtheopticaldrive)aredisabledandwillnotbe
displayedinthesystemconguration.

USBSetupUsethisoptiontosetupUSBconnectors.

Toenableordisableadevice,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectDevices.

3.Dependingonthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisable,dooneofthefollowing:

•SelectATADrivesSetup➙SAT AControllertoenableordisablethedevicesconnectedtothe

SATAconnectorsonthesystemboard.

•SelectUSBSetupandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenableordisabletheUSBconnector(s)

ofyourchoice.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingsandpressEnter.

5.PressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu.YoumighthavetopressEscseveraltimes.

6.PressF10tosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Notes:

a.Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExit.

b.Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectExit➙LoadOptimalDefaults.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartupfromadevice(suchasaharddiskdriveorthediscinanopticaldrive)as
expected,dooneofthefollowingtoselectthedesiredstartupdevice.

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoselectatemporarystartupdevice.Y oucanusetheinstructions
inthissectiontostartupfromanystartupdevice.

Note:Notalldiscsandharddiskdrivesarebootable.

Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceontheStartupDeviceMenuandpressEnter.

Note:SelectingastartupdeviceontheStartupDeviceMenudoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
devicesequence.

Viewingorchangingthestartupdevicesequence

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtovieworpermanentlychangetheconguredstartupdevice
sequence.

Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram57

2.SelectStartup➙PrimaryBootSequence.Readtheinformationdisplayedontherightsideofthe

screen.

3.Selecttherstbootdevice,secondbootdevice,andsoon.

4.PressEsctoreturntotheStartupmenu.Then,selectthedevicesfortheAutomaticBootSequence
andErrorBootSequence.

5.PressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu.YoumighthavetopressEscseveraltimes.

6.PressF10tosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Notes:

a.Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExit.

b.Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectExit➙LoadOptimalDefaults.

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

Afteryounishviewingorchangingsettings,pressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu.
YoumighthavetopressEscseveraltimes.Then,youcandooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouwanttosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10.Otherwise,your
changeswillnotbesaved.

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExit.

•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectExit➙LoadOptimalDefaults.

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Chapter5.Updatingsystemprograms

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOST
andBIOSupdatefailure.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Usingsystemprograms”onpage59

•“Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc”onpage59

•“Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystem”onpage60

•“RecoveringfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure”onpage60

Usingsystemprograms

Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourcomputer.Systemprogramsincludethe
POST,theBIOS,andtheSetupUtilityprogram.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandproceduresthatare
performedeachtimeyouturnonyourcomputer.TheBIOSisalayerofsoftwarethattranslatesinstructions
fromotherlayersofsoftwareintoelectricalsignalsthatthecomputerhardwarecanexecute.Youcanuse
theSetupUtilityprogramtovieworchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer.SeeChapter4
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

Yourcomputersystemboardhasamodulecalledelectricallyerasableprogrammableread-onlymemory
(EEPROM,alsoreferredtoasashmemory).Y oucaneasilyupdatethePOST,theBIOS,andtheSetup
Utilityprogrambystartingyourcomputerwithasystem-program-updatediscorrunningaspecialupdate
programfromyouroperatingsystem.

fordetailedinformation.

LenovomightmakechangesandenhancementstothePOSTandBIOS.Whenupdatesarereleased,they
areavailableasdownloadablelesontheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com.Instructionsforusing
thePOSTandBIOSupdatesareavailableinaTXTlethatisincludedwiththeupdateles.Formost
models,youcandownloadeitheranupdateprogramtocreateasystem-program-updatediscoranupdate
programthatcanberunfromtheoperatingsystem.

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(ash)theBIOSfromadisc.

Note:Y oucandownloadaself-startingbootablediscimage(knownasanISOimage)withthesystem
programupdatestocreateasystem-program-updatedisc.Goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Toupdate(ash)theBIOSfromadisc,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selectthedesiredopticaldriveasthestartupdevice.Then,insertthe
discintothisopticaldriveandpressEnter.Theupdatebegins.

4.Whenpromptedtochangetheserialnumber,itissuggestedthatyoudonotmakethischangeby
pressingN.However,ifyoudowanttochangetheserialnumber,pressY,thentypeintheserialnumber
andpressEnter.

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5.Whenpromptedtochangethemachinetypeandmodel,itissuggestedthatyoudonotmakethis
changebypressingN.However,ifyoudowanttochangethemachinetypeandmodel,pressY,then
typeinthemachinetypeandmodelandpressEnter.

6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheupdate.Aftertheupdateiscompleted,removethe
discfromtheopticaldrive.

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystem

Note:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubject

tochangewithoutnotice,includingthecontentsreferencedinthefollowingprocedure.

Toupdate(ash)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

2.Dothefollowingtolocatethedownloadablelesforyourmachinetype:

a.IntheEnteraproductnumbereld,typeyourmachinetypeandclickGo.

b.ClickDownloadsanddrivers.

c.SelectBIOSfromtheReneresultsdrop-downlistboxtoeasilylocatealltheBIOSrelatedlinks.

d.ClicktheBIOSupdatelink.

3.ClicktheTXTlethatcontainstheinstructionsforupdating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating
system.

4.Printtheseinstructions.Thisisveryimportantbecausetheseinstructionswillnotbedisplayedon
thescreenafterthedownloadbegins.

5.Followtheprintedinstructionstodownload,extract,andinstalltheupdate.

RecoveringfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure

IfthepowertoyourcomputerisinterruptedwhilethePOSTandBIOSisbeingupdated,yourcomputer
mightnotrestartcorrectly.Ifthishappens,performthefollowingprocedure,whichiscommonlycalled
Boot-blockRecovery.

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.

3.LocatetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystem
board”onpage9.

4.RemoveanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstotheClearCMOS
/Recoveryjumper.

5.Movethejumperfromthestandardposition(pin1andpin2)tothemaintenanceposition(pin2and
pin3).

6.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthathavebeenremovedordisconnected.

7.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectthepowercordsforthecomputerandmonitor.See
“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage43.

8.TurnonthecomputerandtheninsertthePOSTandBIOSupdate(ashupdate)discintotheoptical
drive.Therecoverysessionbegins.Therecoverysessionwilltaketwotothreeminutes.Duringthis
time,youwillhearaseriesofbeeps.

9.Aftertherecoverysessioniscompleted,therewillbenovideo,theseriesofbeepswillend,andthe
systemwillautomaticallyturnoff.

10.Repeatstep1throughstep4.

11.Movethejumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).

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12.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthathavebeenremovedordisconnected.

13.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectpowercordsandallotherexternalcables.See“Completing
thepartsreplacement”onpage43.

14.Turnonthecomputerandremovethediscfromtheopticaldrive.

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Chapter6.Troubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutsomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyour
computerproblemisnotdescribedinthischapter,seeChapter7“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”on
page67

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Basictroubleshooting”onpage63

•“Diagnosticprograms”onpage64

•“Cleaninganopticalmouse”onpage65

Basictroubleshooting

Thefollowingtableprovidessomebasicinformationtohelpyoutroubleshootyourcomputerproblems.

Note:Ifyoucannotsolvetheproblemafterdoingthebasictroubleshooting,havethecomputerserviced.
RefertotheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputerforthesafetyand
warrantyinformationandthelistofserviceandsupporttelephonenumbers.Youcanalsogetthelatest
serviceandsupporttelephonenumbersandaPDFversionoftheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide
fromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thecomputerdoesnotstart
whenyoupressthepower
switch.

Themonitorscreenisblank.

Thekeyboarddoesnotwork.

foradditionaltroubleshootingresources.

SymptomAction

Verifythat:

•Thepowercordiscorrectlyconnectedtotherearofthecomputerandtoa
workingelectricaloutlet.

•Thepowerindicatoronthefrontofthecomputerison.

•Thecomputervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletfor
yourcountryorregion.

Verifythat:

•Themonitorsignalcableiscorrectlyconnectedtothemonitorandtothe
appropriatemonitorconnectoronthecomputer.IfyourcomputerhasaPCI
graphicscardinstalled,besuretousethemonitorconnectoronthegraphics
cardratherthantheintegratedoneonthesystemboard.

•Themonitorpowercordiscorrectlyconnectedtothemonitorandtoaworking
electricaloutlet.

•Themonitoristurnedonandthebrightnessandcontrastcontrolsareset
correctly.

•Thecomputervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletfor
yourcountryorregion.

Verifythat:

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•Thecomputeristurnedon.

•Thekeyboardiscorrectlyconnectedtoanappropriatekeyboardconnector(the
PS/2keyboardconnectororoneoftheUSBconnectors)onthecomputer.

•Nokeysarestuck.

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SymptomAction

Themousedoesnotwork.

Theoperatingsystemdoesnot
start.

Thecomputerbeepsmultiple
timesbeforetheoperating
systemstarts.

Verifythat:

•Thecomputeristurnedon.

•Themouseiscorrectlyconnectedtoanappropriatemouseconnector(thePS/2
mouseconnectororoneoftheUSBconnectors)onthecomputer.

•Themouseisclean.Referto“Cleaninganopticalmouse”onpage65

Verifythatyoulistthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresidesinthestartup
devicesequence.Usually,theoperatingsystemisontheharddiskdrive.Formore
information,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage57

Verifythatnokeysarestuck.

.

.

Diagnosticprograms

Diagnosticprogramsareusedtotesthardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.Diagnosticprogramscan
alsoreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofyoursystem.You
canusethepreinstalledLenovoThinkVantageT oolboxprogramtodiagnosecomputerproblems,ifyour
computerisrunningtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Notes:

1.YoucanalsodownloadthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
See“PC-DoctorforDOS”onpage64fordetailedinformation.

2.Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprograms,saveandprint
theloglescreatedbytheprograms.YouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical
supportrepresentative.

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,
diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andget
moreinformationaboutyourcomputer.YoucanusethediagnosticsfeatureoftheLenovoThinkVantage
Toolboxprogramtotestdevices,diagnosecomputerproblems,createbootablediagnosticmedia,update
systemdrivers,andviewsysteminformation.

ToruntheLenovoThinkVantageT oolboxprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙All
Programs➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙SystemHealthandDiagnostics.Followtheinstructionson
thescreen.

ForadditionalinformationaboutrunningtheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,refertotheLenovo
ThinkVantageToolboxhelpsystem.

PC-DoctorforDOS

YoucanalsodownloadthelatestversionofthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfrom
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ThePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramrunsindependentlyofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem.UsethePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramifyouareunabletostartthe
Windowsoperatingsystem.YoucanrunthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfromadiagnostic
discthatyoucreated.

Creatingadiagnosticdisc

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreateadiagnosticdisc.

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Tocreateadiagnosticdisc,dothefollowing:

1.Downloadaself-startingbootablediscimage(knownasanISOimage)ofthediagnosticprogramfrom:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

2.UseanydiscburningsoftwaretocreateadiagnosticdiscwiththeISOimage.

Runningthediagnosticprogramfromthediagnosticdisc

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtorunthediagnosticprogramfromthediagnosticdiscthat
youcreated.

Torunthediagnosticprogramfromthediagnosticdiscthatyoucreated,dothefollowing:

1.Makesureyourcomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.Insertthediagnosticdiscintotheopticaldrive.

4.SelecttheopticaldrivewiththediagnosticdiscasthestartupdeviceandpressEnter.Thediagnostic
programopens.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorunthedesireddiagnostictest.Foradditionalhelp,press
theF1key.

6.Removethediagnosticdiscfromtheopticaldriveaftercompletingthediagnostictest.

Cleaninganopticalmouse

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocleananopticalmouse.

Anopticalmouseusesalight-emittingdiodeandanopticalsensortonavigatethepointer.Ifthepointeron
thescreendoesnotmovesmoothlywiththeopticalmouse,youmightneedtocleanthemouse.

Tocleananopticalmouse,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.Disconnectthemousecablefromthecomputer.

3.Turnthemouseupsidedowntocheckthelens.

a.Ifthereisasmudgeonthelens,gentlycleantheareawithaplaincotton-tippedswab.

b.Ifthereisdebrisinthelens,gentlyblowthedebrisawayfromthearea.

4.Checkthesurfaceonwhichyouareusingthemouse.Ifyouhaveaveryintricatepictureorpattern
beneaththemouse,itmaybedifcultforthedigitalsignalprocessor(DSP)todeterminechanges
inthemouseposition.

5.Reconnectthemousecabletothecomputer.

6.Turnyourcomputerbackon.

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Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,andservice

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforLenovoproducts.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Informationresources”onpage67

•“Helpandservice”onpage68

Informationresources

Youcanusetheinformationinthissectiontoaccessusefulresourcesrelatingtoyourcomputingneeds.

OnlineBooksfolder

TheOnlineBooksfolderpreinstalledonyourcomputercontainstheThinkCentreUserGuide,whichprovides
informationaboutyourcomputertohelpyousetup,use,andmaintainyourcomputer.Itrequiresno
Internetaccesstoviewthepublication.

Toviewthepublication,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙OnlineBooks➙OnlineBooks,thendouble-click
thepublicationforyourcomputer.ThepublicationisalsoavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Notes:

1.ThepublicationisinPDFversion.Toviewthepublication,youneedtohavetheAdobeReaderprogram
preinstalledonyourcomputer.IftheAdobeReaderprogramhasnotbeeninstalledonyourcomputer,a
messagewillbedisplayedwhenyouattempttoviewthePDFleandyouwillbeguidedthrough
theAdobeReaderinstallation.

2.ThepublicationisavailableinotherlanguagesontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

3.IfyouwanttoinstalladifferentlanguageversionoftheAdobeReaderprogramratherthantheversion
preinstalledonyourcomputer,downloadthedesiredlanguageversionfromtheAdobeWebsiteat:
http://www.adobe.com

LenovoThinkVantageT ools

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess
tovarioustechnologies,suchas:

•LenovoThinkVantageToolbox

•PasswordManager

•PowerManager

•ProductRecovery

•RescueandRecovery

•SystemUpdate

ToaccesstheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantage
Tools.

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LenovoWelcome

TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducessomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovotoyouandguidesyou
throughsomeimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.

AccessHelp

TheAccessHelpinformationsystemprovidesinformationaboutgettingstarted,doingbasictasks,
customizingsettingsforyourpersonalpreference,protectingdata,expandingandupgrading,and
troubleshooting.

ToopentheAccessHelpinformationsystemontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙Help
andSupport➙LenovoAccessHelp.

AfteryouhaveopenedtheAccessHelpinformationsystem,usetheleftpaneltomakeaselectionfromthe

ContentstabortheIndextab,orusetheSearchtabtondaparticularwordorphrase.

Safetyandwarranty

TheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputercontainsinformationabout
safety,warranty,serviceandsupportphonenumbers,CRUs,andothernoticesandinformationresources.
YoucanalsogetthelatestserviceandsupporttelephonenumbersandaPDFversionoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuidefromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Beforeusingtheinformationinthismanualandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe
ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixA“Notices”onpage71

.

LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)

TheLenovoWebsiteprovidesup-to-dateinformationandservicestohelpyoubuy,upgrade,andmaintain
yourcomputer.Youcanalsodothefollowing:

•Shopfordesktopandnotebookcomputers,monitors,projectors,upgradesandaccessoriesforyour
computer,andspecialoffers.

•Purchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforhardware,operatingsystems,softwareprograms,
networksetupandconguration,andcustominstallations.

•Purchaseupgradesandextendedhardwarerepairservices.

•Downloadthelatestdevicedriversandsoftwareupdatesforyourcomputermodel.

•Accesstheonlinemanualsforyourproducts.

•AccesstheLenovoLimitedWarranty.

•Accesstroubleshootingandsupportinformationforyourcomputermodelandothersupportedproducts.

•Findtheserviceandsupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion.

•FindaServiceProviderlocatednearyou.

Helpandservice

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutobtaininghelpandservice.

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Usingthedocumentationanddiagnosticprograms

Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,seeChapter6“T roubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms”
onpage63.Forinformationaboutadditionalresourcestohelpyoutroubleshootyourcomputerproblems,
see“Informationresources”onpage67.

Ifyoususpectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentationthatcamewiththeoperatingsystemorsoftware
program,includingreadmelesandonlinehelp.

Mostcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyouidentifyhardware
problems.Forinstructionsonhowtousethediagnosticprogramsonyourcomputer,see“Diagnostic
programs”onpage64

YoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevicedriversandupdatesfromtheLenovo
SupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

.

Callingforservice

Duringthewarrantyperiod,youcangethelpandinformationfromtheLenovoCustomerSupportCenterby
telephone.

Thefollowingservicesareavailableduringthewarrantyperiod:

•Problemdetermination-Trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdetermininga
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytosolvetheproblem.

•Hardwarerepair-Iftheproblemiscausedbyhardwareunderwarranty,trainedservicepersonnelare
availabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.

•EngineeringChangemanagement-Theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproducthas
beensold.LenovooryourresellerwillmakeselectedEngineeringChanges(ECs)thatapplytoyour
hardwareavailable.

Thefollowingitemsarenotcoveredbythewarranty:

•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedLenovoparts

•Identicationofsoftwareproblemsources

•CongurationoftheBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade

•Changes,modications,orupgradestodevicedrivers

•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)

•Installationandmaintenanceofapplicationprograms

Refertothesafetyandwarrantyinformationthatisprovidedwithyourcomputerforacompleteexplanation
ofwarrantyterms.Y oumustretainyourproofofpurchasetoobtainwarrantyservice.

ForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/supportandclickSupportphonelistorrefertotheThinkCentreSafetyand
WarrantyGuidethatisprovidedwithyourcomputer.

Note:Theserviceandsupportphonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Ifthenumberforyour
countryorregionisnotprovided,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Ifpossible,beatyourcomputerwhenyoucallandhavethefollowinginformationavailable:

•Machinetypeandmodel

•Serialnumbersofyourhardwareproducts

•Descriptionoftheproblem

•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages

•Hardwareandsoftwarecongurationinformation

Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,andservice69

Usingotherservices

Ifyoutravelwithyourcomputerorrelocateittoacountrywhereyourdesktopornotebookcomputer
machinetypeissold,yourcomputermightbeeligibleforInternationalWarrantyService,whichautomatically
entitlesyoutoobtainwarrantyservicethroughoutthewarrantyperiod.Servicewillbeperformedby
authorizedServiceProviders.

Servicemethodsandproceduresvarybycountry,andsomeservicesmightnotbeavailableinallcountries.
InternationalWarrantyServiceisdeliveredthroughthemethodofservice(suchasdepot,carry-in,or
on-siteservice)thatisprovidedintheservicingcountry.Servicecentersincertaincountriesmightnotbe
abletoserviceallmodelsofaparticularmachinetype.Insomecountries,feesandrestrictionsmight
applyatthetimeofservice.

TodeterminewhetheryourcomputeriseligibleforInternationalWarrantyServiceandtoviewalistofthe
countrieswhereserviceisavailable,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support,clickWarranty,andfollow
theinstructionsonthescreen.

FortechnicalassistancewiththeinstallationoforquestionsrelatedtoServicePacksforyour
preinstalledMicrosoftWindowsproduct,refertotheMicrosoftProductSupportServicesWebsiteat
http://support.microsoft.com/directoryoryoucancontacttheCustomerSupportCenter.Somefeesmight
apply.

Purchasingadditionalservices

Duringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforhardware,
operatingsystems,andapplicationprograms;networksetupandconguration;upgradedorextended
hardwarerepairservices;andcustominstallations.Serviceavailabilityandservicenamemightvaryby
countryorregion.Formoreinformationabouttheseservices,gototheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com

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AppendixA.Notices

Lenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.Consult
yourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyour
area.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythat
Lenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservice
thatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser's
responsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.

Lenovomayhavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthis
document.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Youcansend
licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:

Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc.
1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne
Morrisville,NC27560
U.S.A.
Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing

LENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICATION“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESS
ORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT ,
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallow
disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapply
toyou.

Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically
madetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.
Lenovomaymakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheprogram(s)describedinthis
publicationatanytimewithoutnotice.

Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport
applicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis
documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecicationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument
shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo
orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecicenvironmentsandis
presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.

Lenovomayuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithout
incurringanyobligationtoyou.

Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotin
anymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartof
thematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.

Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresult
obtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysignicantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeen
madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame
ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthrough
extrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir
specicenvironment.

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Televisionoutputnotice

Thefollowingnoticeappliestomodelsthathavethefactory-installedtelevision-outputfeature.

ThisproductincorporatescopyrightprotectiontechnologythatisprotectedbymethodclaimsofcertainU.S.
patentsandotherintellectualpropertyrightsownedbyMacrovisionCorporationandotherrightsowners.
UseofthiscopyrightprotectiontechnologymustbeauthorizedbyMacrovisionCorporation,andisintended
forhomeandotherlimitedviewingusesonlyunlessotherwiseauthorizedbyMacrovisionCorporation.
Reverseengineeringordisassemblyisprohibited.

EuropeanconformanceCEmark

Trademarks

Lenovo,theLenovologo,RescueandRecovery,ThinkCentre,andThinkVantagearetrademarksofLenovo
intheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth.

MicrosoftandWindowsaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

Intel,IntelCore,andPentiumaretrademarksofIntelCorporationintheUnitedStates,othercountries,or
both.

LinuxisatrademarkofLinusT orvaldsintheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth.

Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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Index

A

arescuemedium,creatingandusing52
AccessHelp68
accessing

systemboardcomponentsanddrives16
administratorpassword56
antivirussoftware6
audioline-inconnector8
audioline-outconnector8
audiosubsystem1

B

backupandrecoveryoperations50
basictroubleshooting63
battery,replacing22
Boot-blockRecovery60

C

cablelock,security45
cardreader,replacing38
changing

startupdevicesequence57
CMOS,clearing46
components,internal8
computercover

removing14
computercover,reinstalling43
connectordescription8
connectors

rear7
connectors,controls,indicators

front6
considerations,password56
creating

andusingarescuemedium52
creatingandusing

recoverymedia49
CRU

completingtheinstallation43

completingthereplacement43

internal10

DVImonitorconnector8

E

environment,operating4
Ethernet2
Ethernetconnector8
exiting,SetupUtilityprogram58
expansion2
externaloptions,installing13

F

failure,recoveringfromaPOSTandBIOSupdate60
features1
ashingtheBIOS59
front

connectors,controls,indicators6

frontbezel

removing,reinstalling15

frontfanassembly

replacing39

G

getting

help67
information67
service67

H

harddiskdrive,replacing35
heatsinkandfanassembly

replacing23

help

AccessHelp68
andservice68
getting67

D

devicedrivers44

installing53

reinstalling53
devices,handlingstatic-sensitive13
diagnosticprograms,troubleshooting63
diagnosticprograms,using69
documentation,using69
drivers,device44
drives

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importantsafetyinformationv
information

getting67
importantsafetyv
resources67
safety68

warranty68
Input/Output(I/O)features2
installing

devicedrivers53

73

installingoptions

securityfeatures44

installing,replacing

memorymodule20
PCIcard17

internal

drives10

internaldrives1

K

keyboard

replacing41

L

LenovoCustomerSupportCenter69
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox64
LenovoThinkVantageTools67
LenovoWebsite68
LenovoWelcome5
locatingcomponents8

M

media,creatingandusingrecoverymedia49
memorymodule1,20

installing,replacing20
microphoneconnector8
microprocessor1

replacing26
mouse

opticalmouse65

replacing42

N

notice,televisionoutput72
notices71

O

OnlineBooksfolder67
operations,backupandrecovery50
opticaldrive

replacing32
opticalmouse65

PCIcard17

installing,replacing17

slots18
physicalspecications3
powersupply

features3
powersupplyassembly

replacing28
power-onpassword56
power-onself-test(POST)59
programs,updatingsystem59
protection,password46
PS/2keyboardconnector8
PS/2mouseconnector8
purchasingadditionalservices70

R

rearconnectors7
recovering

fromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure60

software49
recovery

Boot-blockRecovery60

operations,backupand50

problems,solving53
recoverymedia,creatingandusing49
reinstalling

devicedrivers53
removing

computercover14
removing,reinstalling

frontbezel15
replacing

battery22

cardreader38

frontfanassembly39

harddiskdrive35

heatsinkandfanassembly23

keyboard41

microprocessor26

mouse42

opticaldrive32

powersupplyassembly28
RescueandRecovery49

workspace,RescueandRecovery51
RescueandRecoveryworkspace51
resources,information67

P

padlock46
Parallelport8
partsreplacement,completing43
password

considerations56
erasing46
lostorforgotten46

setting,changing,deleting56
passwordprotection46
PC-DoctorforDOS64

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safetyv
safetyinformation68
security

cablelock45
enablingordisabling56
features3,44
padlock46

selecting

startupdevice57

temporarystartupdevice57
serialport8
service

andhelp68

getting67

LenovoCustomerSupportCenter69
services

other70

purchasingadditional70
SetAdministratorPassword56
SetPower-OnPassword56
settings

changing55

viewing55
SetupUtilityprogram55
SetupUtilityprogram,exiting58
SetupUtilityprogram,starting55
software

recovering49
softwareoverview4
solvingrecoveryproblems53
startingtheSetupUtilityprogram55
startupdevice57

sequence,changing57

temporary,selecting57
static-sensitivedevices,handling13
system

management2

programs59
systemboard

locatingparts9

location9
systemboardcomponentsanddrives

accessing16

V

VGAmonitorconnector8
videosubsystem1
viewingorchangingsettings55

W

warrantyinformation68
Website,Lenovo68
workspace,backupandrecovery51

T

televisionoutputnotice72
temporarystartupdevice57
theBIOS,updating(ashing)59–60
trademarks72
troubleshooting,basic63
troubleshooting,diagnosticprograms63

U

updating

(ashing)theBIOS59

systemprograms59
updating(ashing)theBIOS60
USBconnector8
using

arescuemedium,creatingand52

diagnosticprograms69

documentation69

otherservices70

passwords55

SetupUtilityprogram55

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