Lenovo 1942, 1665, 1962, 1938, 1677 User Manual

ThinkCentre
UserGuide

MachineTypes:1654,1664,1665,1677,1738,1739,1741,1761,
1762,1763,1782,1837,1938,1942,1962,and1966.

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Important
safetyinformation”onpageiiiandAppendixA“Notices”onpage73.

SecondEdition(October2011)

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Contents

Importantsafetyinformation.....iii

Serviceandupgrades.............iii

Staticelectricityprevention...........iii

Powercordsandpoweradapters........iv

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......iv

Plugsandoutlets...............v

Externaldevices...............v

Heatandproductventilation..........v

Operatingenvironment............vi

Modemsafetyinformation...........vi

Lasercompliancestatement.........vii

Powersupplystatement...........vii

Cleaningandmaintenance..........vii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Specications................4

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

SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo........4

AdobeReader..............6

Antivirussoftware.............6

Locations..................7

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators

onthefrontofyourcomputer........8

Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour

computer................9

Adjustingthecomputerstand.......10

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......11

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...13

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........13

Usingthekeyboard.............13

UsingWindowsshortcutkeys.......13

UsingtheblueThinkVantagebutton....14

Usingangerprintreader........14

Usingthewheelmouse...........14

Adjustingaudio..............14

Aboutyourcomputeraudio........15

Settingthevolumefromthedesktop....15

SettingthevolumefromControlPanel...15

UsingCDsandDVDs............15

HandlingandstoringCDandDVDmedia..16

PlayingaCDorDVD..........16

RecordingaCDorDVD.........16

Usingthesingle-touchandmulti-touchfeature..17

Colortemperatureadjustment........17

Selectingapre-denedcolortemperature..18

SwitchingtoRGBadjustment.......18

Makingbrightnessadjustment.......18

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer..21

Accessibilityandcomfort..........21

Arrangingyourworkspace........21

Comfort...............21

Glareandlighting............22

Aircirculation.............22

Electricaloutletsandcablelengths.....22

RegisteryourcomputerwithLenovo......23

Movingyourcomputertoanothercountryor

region..................23

Voltage-selectionswitch.........23

Replacementpowercords........23

Chapter4.Security..........25

Securityfeatures..............25

Attachinganintegratedcablelock.......26

Usingpasswords..............26

BIOSpasswords............26

Windowspasswords..........27

Settingthengerprintreader.........27

Usingandunderstandingrewalls.......27

Protectingdataagainstviruses........27

Chapter5.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............29

Installingorreplacinghardware........29

Installingexternaloptions........29

Installingacomputerwallmount......29

ReplacingtheUSBkeyboardormouse...29

Replacingthewirelesskeyboard......30

Replacingthewirelessmouse.......30

Obtainingdevicedrivers.........32

Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...33

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......33

Creatingrecoverymedia.........33

Usingrecoverymedia..........34

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...34

Performingabackupoperation......34

Performingarecoveryoperation......35

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...35

Creatingandusingarescuemedium......36

Creatingarescuemedium........36

Usingarescuemedium.........36

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Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice

drivers..................37

Reinstallingsoftwareprograms........38

Reinstallingdevicedrivers..........38

Solvingrecoveryproblems..........38

Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtility

program................41

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......41

Viewingandchangingsettings........41

Usingpasswords..............41

Passwordconsiderations.........42

Power-OnPassword..........42

AdministratorPassword.........42

HardDiskPassword...........42

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.42

Enablingordisablingadevice........43

Selectingastartupdevice..........43

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....43

Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice

sequence...............43

ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram.....44

Chapter8.Updatingsystem

programs...............45

Usingsystemprograms...........45

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....45

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................46

Chapter9.Preventingproblems...47

Keepingyourcomputercurrent........47

Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour

computer...............47

Updatingyouroperatingsystem......47

UsingSystemUpdate..........47

Cleaningandmaintenance..........48

Basics................48

Cleaningyourcomputer.........49

Goodmaintenancepractices.......50

Movingyourcomputer...........50

Chapter10.T roubleshootingand

diagnostics..............51

Basictroubleshooting............51

Troubleshootingprocedure..........52

Troubleshooting..............52

Audioproblems............53

CDproblems.............54

DVDproblems.............55

Intermittentproblems..........57

Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice

problems...............57

Monitorproblems............59

Networkingproblems..........60

Optionproblems............63

Performanceandlockupproblems.....64

Printerproblems............65

Serialportproblems...........65

Softwareproblems...........66

USBproblems.............67

Diagnosticprograms............67

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox.......68

PC-DoctorforDOS...........68

Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice..............69

Informationresources............69

LenovoThinkVantageT ools........69

LenovoWelcome............69

HelpandSupport............69

SafetyandWarranty...........69

LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..69

LenovoSupportWebsite.........70

Helpandservice..............70

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

programs...............70

Callingforservice............70

Usingotherservices..........71

Purchasingadditionalservices......71

AppendixA.Notices..........73

Trademarks................74

AppendixB.Regulatory

information..............75

Exportclassicationnotice..........75

Televisionoutputnotice...........75

Electronicemissionsnotices.........75

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........75

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......77

AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling

information..............79

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective

2002/96/EC................79

Recyclinginformation............79

Index..................81

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Importantsafetyinformation

CAUTION:
Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis
product.RefertotheinformationinthissectionandthesafetyinformationintheThinkCentreSafety
andWarrantyGuidethatyoureceivedwiththisproduct.Readingandunderstandingthissafety
informationreducestheriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,youcanobtainaPortable
DocumentFormat(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo
LenovoSupportWebsitealsoprovidestheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandthisThinkCentre
UserGuideinadditionallanguages.

®

SupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.The

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare
referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor
customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Y oumustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake
surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Formore
informationonCRUs,refertoChapter5“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage29
questionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

.Ifyouhaveany

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputer
coolbeforeopeningthecover.

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.
Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoption

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orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou
toinstallit.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe

edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthe

parttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwo
seconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityinthepackageandyourbody.

•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackagingandinstallthepart

withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackagingonasmooth,
levelsurfaceandplacethepartonit.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F,3G,0.75mm
othercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordinwaysthat
cancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

Protectpowercordandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercordorpower
adapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronoorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.Liquidscancausea
shortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressedbymisuse.Liquidsalsocan
causegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnectorterminalsonapoweradapter,
whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsofoverheating(such
asdeformedplastic)attheacinputoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

2

,orbetter.For

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

Ensurethatextensioncords,surgeprotectors,uninterruptiblepowersupplies,andpowerstripsthatyouuse
areratedtohandletheelectricalrequirementsoftheproduct.Neveroverloadthesedevices.Ifpowerstrips
areused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation
ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.

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Plugsandoutlets

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamaged
orcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtainareplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamountsof
electricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugtsonlyintoagroundedelectricaloutlet.
Thisisasafetyfeature.Donotdefeatthissafetyfeaturebytryingtoinsertitintoanon-groundedoutlet.If
youcannotinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectricianforanapprovedoutletadapterortoreplace
theoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Neveroverloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystem
loadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranchcircuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation
ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloadsandbranchcircuitratings.

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclosetothe
equipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouareinstalling.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Externaldevices

DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)and1394
cableswhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoidpossible
damagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnect
externaldevices.

Heatandproductventilation

Computers,poweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhenbatteries
arecharging.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

•Donotleaveyourcomputer,poweradapter,oraccessoriesincontactwithyourlaporanypartofyour
bodyforanextendedperiodwhentheproductsarefunctioningorwhenthebatteryischarging.Your
computer,poweradapter,andmanyaccessoriesproducesomeheatduringnormaloperation.Extended
contactwiththebodycouldcausediscomfortor,potentially,askinburn.

•Donotchargethebatteryoroperateyourcomputer,poweradapter,oraccessoriesnearammable
materialsorinexplosiveenvironments.

•Ventilationslots,fans,andheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,andreliable
operation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproductonabed,sofa,
carpet,orotherexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.

Inspectyourdesktopcomputerfordustaccumulationatleastonceeverythreemonths.Beforeinspecting
yourcomputer,turnoffthepowerandunplugthecomputer'spowercordfromtheelectricaloutlet;then
removeanydustfromventsandperforationsinthebezel.Ifyounoticeexternaldustaccumulation,then
examineandremovedustfromtheinsideofthecomputerincludingheatsinkinletns,powersupplyvents,
andfans.Alwaysturnoffandunplugthecomputerbeforeopeningthecover.Ifpossible,avoidoperating
yourcomputerwithintwofeetofhigh-trafcareas.Ifyoumustoperateyourcomputerinornearahigh-trafc
area,inspectand,ifnecessary,cleanyourcomputermorefrequently.

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Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions
withyourdesktopcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightberequiredfor
computersindustyorhigh-trafcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotstoreoroperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

•Donotinstallairltrationdevices.Theymayinterferewithpropercooling.

Operatingenvironment

Theoptimalenvironmentinwhichtouseyourcomputeris10°C-35°C(50°F-95°F)withhumidityranging
between20%and80%.Ifyourcomputerisstoredortransportedintemperatureslessthan10°C(50°F),
allowthecoldcomputertoriseslowlytoanoptimaloperatingtemperatureof10°C-35°C(50°F-95°F)before
use.Thisprocesscouldtaketwohoursinextremeconditions.Failuretoallowyourcomputertorisetoan
optimaloperatingtemperaturebeforeusecouldresultinirreparabledamagetoyourcomputer.

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and
microwaveovenawayfromyourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbythese
appliancescandamagethemonitoranddataontheharddiskdrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Modemsafetyinformation

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofre,useonlyNo.26AWGorlarger(forexample,No.24AWG)telecommunication
linecordlistedbyUnderwritersLaboratories(UL)orcertiedbytheCanadianStandardsAssociation
(CSA).

Toreducetheriskofre,electricalshock,orinjurywhenusingtelephoneequipment,alwaysfollowbasic
safetyprecautions,suchas:

•Neverinstalltelephonewiringduringalightningstorm.

•Neverinstalltelephonejacksinwetlocationsunlessthejackisspecicallydesignedforwetlocations.

•Nevertouchuninsulatedtelephonewiresorterminalsunlessthetelephonelinehasbeendisconnectedat
thenetworkinterface.

•Usecautionwheninstallingormodifyingtelephonelines.

•Avoidusingatelephone(otherthanacordlesstype)duringanelectricalstorm.Theremaybearemote
riskofelectricshockfromlightning.

•Donotusethetelephonetoreportagasleakinthevicinityoftheleak.

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Lasercompliancestatement

CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Powersupplystatement

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabelattached.
Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwithoneoftheseparts,
contactaservicetechnician.

Cleaningandmaintenance

Keepyourcomputerandworkspaceclean.Shutdownthecomputerandthendisconnectthepower
cordbeforecleaningthecomputer.Donotsprayanyliquiddetergentdirectlyonthecomputeroruse
anydetergentcontainingammablematerialtocleanthecomputer.Spraythedetergentonasoftcloth
andthenwipethecomputersurfaces.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

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

Features

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerfeatures.Theinformationcoversavarietyofmodels.

Toviewtheinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,dooneofthefollowing:

•GointotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrambyfollowingtheinstructionsinChapter7“Usingthe
SetupUtilityprogram”onpage41.Then,selectMain➙SystemSummarytoviewtheinformation.

•InWindowsenvironment,clickStart,right-clickComputer,andselectPropertiestoviewtheinformation.

Microprocessor

Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):

•Intel

•IntelCorei5microprocessor

•IntelCorei7microprocessor

•IntelCeleron®microprocessor

•IntelPentium®microprocessor

®

Core™i3microprocessor

Memory

Yourcomputersupportsuptotwodoubledatarate3smalloutlinedualinlinememorymodules(DDR3
SODIMMs).

Note:Themaximumsystemmemorycapacityis8GB.

Internaldrives

•Cardreader

•OneslimSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)opticaldrive

•Oneharddiskdrive(StandardSATAharddiskdrive);onesolidstatedrive(SSD)(availableinsomemodels)

Videosubsystem

•OneDisplayPortoutconnector

Audiosubsystem

•Integratedhigh-denition(HD)audio

•Microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnectoronthefrontpanel

•Internalspeaker

Connectivity

•10/100/1000MbpsEthernetcontroller

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Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutall

aspectsofacomputer,includingprocessortype,installationdate,attachedprintersandotherperipherals,
powersources,andmaintenancehistory.

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)
ThePrebootExecutionEnvironmentisanenvironmenttostartcomputersusinganetworkinterface

independentofdatastoragedevices(suchastheharddiskdrive)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

•SystemManagement(SM)BasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)andSMsoftware
TheSMBIOSspecicationdenesdatastructuresandaccessmethodsinaBIOSthatallowsauseror

applicationtostoreandretrieveinformationspecicaboutthecomputerinquestion.

•WakeonLAN
WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon

orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningonanother
computeronthesamelocalareanetwork.

•WakeonRing
WakeonRing,sometimesreferredtoasWakeonModem,isaspecicationthatallowssupported

computersanddevicestoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode.

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)
WindowsManagementInstrumentationisasetofextensionstotheWindowsDriverModel.Itprovidesan

operatingsysteminterfacethroughwhichinstrumentedcomponentsprovideinformationandnotication.

Colortemperatureadjustment

Thecolortemperatureadjustmentfunctionenablesyoutoadjustthecolortemperatureandbrightnessof
yourcomputermonitor.Fordetailedinstructions,see“Colortemperatureadjustment”onpage17

.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•9-pinserialport

•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectors

•OneEthernetconnector

•Twoaudioconnectors(microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnector)

Formoreinformation,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”on
page8

and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage9.

Expansion

•Oneopticaldrivebay

•Oneharddiskdrivebay

Powersupply

Yourcomputercomeswith150-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply.

Securityfeatures

•ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinrmware

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•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)

•Abilitytoenableordisableadevice

•AbilitytoenableanddisableUSBconnectorsindividually

•Keyboardwithngerprintreader(shippedwithsomemodels)

•Power-onpassword(POP),administratorpassword,andharddiskdrivepasswordtodeterunauthorized
useofyourcomputer

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•Supportforanintegratedcablelock(Kensingtonlock)

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Security”onpage25

.

Preinstalledsoftwareprograms

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithsoftwareprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formore
information,see“Softwareoverview”onpage4.

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

YourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeMicrosoft

Operatingsystem(s),certiedortestedforcompatibility

•Linux

®

®

Windows

®

7operatingsystem.

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(variesbymodeltype)

•MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalSP3

1.Theoperatingsystem(s)listedherearebeingcertiedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto

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

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Specications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions

Width:506.8mm(19.95inches)
Height:411.0mm(16.18inches)
Depth:71.5mm(2.81inches)fornon-touchmodel;78.0mm(3.07inches)fortouchmodel

Weight

Maximumcongurationasshipped:7.54kg(16.62lb)fornon-touchmodel;8.85kg(19.51lb)fortouchmodel

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)
Non-operating:-20°Cto60°C(-4°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

–Highrange:

Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Softwareoverview

Thecomputercomeswithapreinstalledoperatingsystemandseveralsoftwareprogramsprovidedby
Lenovo.

SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo

ThefollowingsoftwareprogramsareprovidedbyLenovotohelpyouimproveproductivityandreducethe
costassociatedwithmaintainingyourcomputer.Softwareprogramsprovidedwithyourcomputermight
varydependingonyourcomputermodeltypeandpreinstalledoperatingsystem.

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LenovoThinkVantageTools

TheLenovoThinkVantage
accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

ToaccesstheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantage
Tools.

ThefollowingtableliststheprogramsthatyoucanaccessfromtheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram.To
accessaprogram,double-clickthecorrespondingicon.

Table1.ProgramiconnamesinLenovoThinkVantageT ools

CreateRecoveryMedia

FingerprintSoftware

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

ThinkVantagePasswordManagerPasswordVault

ThinkVantagePowerManager

ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery

ThinkVantageSystemUpdate

CommunicationsUtilityWebConferencing

ViewManagementUtility

®

Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy

ProgramnameIconnameinLenovoThinkVantageT ools

FactoryRecoveryDisks

FingerprintReader

SystemHealthandDiagnostics

PowerControls

®

EnhancedBackupandRestore

UpdateandDrives

ScreenLayout

LenovoWelcome

TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducesyoutosomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovoandguidesyou
throughafewimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.

FingerprintSoftware

Theintegratedngerprintreaderprovidedonsomekeyboardsenablesyoutoenrollyourngerprintand
associateitwithyourpower-onpassword,harddiskdrivepassword,andWindowspassword.Asaresult,
ngerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.Angerprint
readerkeyboardisavailablewithselectcomputersorcanbepurchasedforcomputersthatsupportthis
option.

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,
diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andgetmore
informationaboutyourcomputer.See“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage68

fordetailedinformation.

ProductRecovery

TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory
defaultsettings.

ThinkVantagePasswordManager

TheThinkVantagePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformation
forWindowsapplicationsandWebsites.

Notes:

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•IfthePasswordVaulticonintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,itindicatesthatyou
needtoinstalltheThinkVantagePasswordManagerprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.To
installtheThinkVantagePasswordManagerprogram,dothefollowing:

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

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,thePasswordVaulticonisactivated.

ThinkVantagePowerManager

TheThinkVantagePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagement
foryourThinkCentre®computer.ByusingtheThinkVantagePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyour
powersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetweensystemperformanceandpowersaving.

ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery

TheThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryprogramisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludes
asetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystem
crashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Note:IftheEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,it
indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryprogrammanuallybeforeenabling
itsfeatures.ToinstalltheThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools,anddouble-clickEnhancedBackup
andRestore.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.

ThinkVantageSystemUpdate

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

CommunicationUtility

TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramprovidesacentrallocationforintegratedcameraandmicrophone
settings.ItcontrolsadvancedsettingsfortheintegratedmicrophoneandcameratooptimizeWeb
conferencingandVoiceoverIP(VOIP)experience.

ViewManagementUtility

TheViewManagementUtilityprogramenablesyoutoautomatewindowlocations.Itenhancesproductivity
byprovidingtheabilitytomovewindowstohotcornersandquicklysnapthemtoapredeterminedsize.
Itenablesyoutoworkacrossmultiplemonitors.

AdobeReader

TheAdobeReaderprogramisatoolusedtoview,print,andsearchPDFdocuments.

Antivirussoftware

Yourcomputercomeswithantivirussoftwarethatyoucanusetodetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovo
providesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourharddiskdrivewithafree30-daysubscription.After30
days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirusprogramupdates.

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Locations

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthefrontandrearofyourcomputer,
partsonthesystemboard,andcomponentsandinternaldrivesinyourcomputer.

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Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour computer

Figure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage8showsthelocationsoftheconnectors,
controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer.

Figure1.Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations

1IntegratedMicrophone6Harddiskdriveactivityindictor

2Integratedcameraindicator

3Integratedcamerablockshield8Brightness-downcontrol

4Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)panel

5Powerswitch

7Brightness-up/Auto-adjustingcontrol

9Footstand

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Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer

Figure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyour
computer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewhereto
connectthecablesonyourcomputer.

Figure2.Rearconnectorlocations

1Opticaldrive7Cardreader

2USBconnector(4)8USBconnector

3Powercordconnector9Headphoneconnector

4Ethernetconnector10Microphoneconnector

5Serialport11USBconnector

6DisplayPortconnector

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ConnectorDescription

Ethernetconnector

USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatrequiresaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,a

Microphoneconnector

DisplayPortoutconnector

Serialport

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5Ethernet
cable.

USBmouse,aUSBscanner,oraUSBprinter.IfyouhavemorethansixUSB
devices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.

Usedtoattachamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsoundorif
youusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices
thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea
9-pinserialport.

Adjustingthecomputerstand

Yourcomputercomeswithacomputerstandthatyoucanusetoadjustthecomputertoyourcomfortable
position.Pullthestandopenandadjustthepositionofthecomputeratananglebetween10°to32°
asshowninthefollowingillustration.

CAUTION:
Makesurethattheangleisatleast10°fromthevertical;otherwise,thecomputermightbeunstable
andfallover.

Figure3.Adjustingthecomputerstand

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Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Thefollowingisasampleofthemachinetypeandmodellabel.

Figure4.Machinetypeandmodellabel

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

TheuserguideisavailableinvariouslanguagesontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkCentreUserGuides

Wherearemyrecoverydiscs?

Lenovoprovidesaprogramthatenablesyoutocreaterecoverydiscs.Fordetailsaboutcreatingrecovery
discs,see“Creatingrecoverymedia”onpage33.

Additionally,incaseofaharddiskfailure,youcanorderProductRecoverydiscsfromtheLenovo
CustomerSupportCenter.ForinformationaboutcontactingtheCustomerSupportCenter,seeChapter
11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage69.BeforeusingtheProductRecoverydiscs,refer
tothedocumentationthatcomeswiththediscs.

Attention:AProductRecoverydiscpackagemightcontainmultiplediscs.Makesureyouhaveallofthe
discsreadybeforestartingtherecoveryprocess.Duringtherecoveryprocess,youmightbeprompted
tochangediscs.

WherecanIndhelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem?

TheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystemprovidesyoudetailedinformationaboutusingthe
Windowsoperatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowsHelpand
Supportinformationsystem,clickStart➙HelpandSupport.

Usingthekeyboard

Dependingonyourmodel,yourcomputercomeswitheitherastandardkeyboardorangerprintreader
keyboard.TheMicrosoftWindowsshortcutkeysareprovidedonbothkeyboardtypes.

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“UsingWindowsshortcutkeys”onpage13

•“UsingtheblueThinkVantagebutton”onpage14

•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage14

UsingWindowsshortcutkeys

Boththestandardkeyboardandthengerprintreaderkeyboardprovidethreekeysyoucanusewithyour
MicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.

•ThetwoStartmenukeysarelocatedbesidetheAltkeyoneithersideofthespacebar.Theyfeaturethe
Windowslogo.Whenyoupresseither,theWindowsStartmenuopens.ThestyleoftheWindowslogo
variesdependingonthekeyboardtype.

•Thecontext-menukeyislocatednexttotheCtrlkeyontherightsideoftheSpacebar.Pressingthe
context-menukeyopensthecontextmenufortheactiveprogram,icon,orobject.

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Note:YoucanusethemouseortheUpandDownarrowkeystohighlightmenuselections.Youcanclose
theStartmenuorthecontextmenubyclickingthemouseorpressingEsc.

UsingtheblueThinkVantagebutton

SomekeyboardshaveablueThinkVantagebuttonthatyoucanusetoopenacomprehensiveon-board
helpandinformationcenterfromLenovo.

•IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,pressingtheblueThinkVantagebuttonopensthe
LenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram.

FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoThinkVantageT oolboxprogram,see“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”
onpage68

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Usingangerprintreader

Somecomputersmightcomewithakeyboardthathasangerprintreader.Formoreinformationaboutthe
ngerprintreader,see“FingerprintSoftware”onpage5

ToopentheThinkVantageFingerprintSoftwareprogramandusethengerprintreader,clickStart➙All

Programs➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙FingerprintReader

Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Foradditionalinformation,refertotheThinkVantageFingerprint
Softwarehelpsystem.

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Usingthewheelmouse

1Wheel

2PrimarymousebuttonUsethisbuttontoselectorstartaprogramormenuitem.

3Secondarymousebutton

Youcanswitchthefunctionoftheprimaryandsecondarymousebuttonsandchangeotherdefaultbehavior
throughthemousepropertiesfunctionintheWindowsControlPanel.

Usethewheeltocontrolthescrollingactionofthemouse.Thedirectioninwhichyou
rotatethewheelcontrolsthedirectionofthescrollingaction.

Usethisbuttontodisplayamenufortheactiveprogram,icon,orobject.

Adjustingaudio

Soundisanimportantpartofthecomputerexperience.Yourcomputerhasadigitalaudiocontrollerbuilt
intothesystemboard.Somemodelsalsohaveahigh-performanceaudioadapterinstalledinoneofthePCI
cardslots.

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Aboutyourcomputeraudio

Ifafactory-installed,high-performanceaudioadapterisinstalledinyourcomputer,thesystem-board
audioconnectorsontherearofthecomputeraretypicallydisabled;usetheconnectorsprovidedonthe
audioadapter.

Eachaudiosolutionprovidesatleastthreeaudioconnectors:audioline-inconnector,audioline-out
connector,andMicrophoneconnector.Onsomemodels,afourthconnectorisprovidedfortheattachment
ofunpoweredstereospeakers(speakersthatdonotrequireanacpowersource).Theaudioadapter
providesyouwiththeabilitytorecordandplaybacksoundandmusic,aswellastoenjoysoundwith
multimediaapplicationsandworkwithspeech-recognitionsoftware.

Optionally,youcanconnectasetofpoweredstereospeakerstotheaudioline-outconnectortoenjoy
bettersoundwithmultimediaapplications.

Settingthevolumefromthedesktop

Thedesktopvolumecontrolisaccessiblethroughthevolumeiconinthetaskbar,whichislocatedatthe
bottom-rightcorneroftheWindowsdesktop.Clickthevolumeiconandmovethesliderupordownto
controlthevolume,orclicktheMuteicontoturntheaudiooff.Ifthevolumeiconisnotinthetaskbar,see
“Addingthevolumeicontothetaskbar”onpage15

Addingthevolumeicontothetaskbar

ToaddthevolumeicontothetaskbarontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙AppearanceandPersonalization.

2.IntheTaskbarandStartMenutopic,clickCustomizeiconsonthetaskbar.

3.ClickT urnsystemiconsonoroffandchangethevolumebehaviorsfromOfftoOn.

4.ClickOKtosavethenewsettings.

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SettingthevolumefromControlPanel

YoucansetthecomputervolumefromControlPanel.TosetthecomputervolumefromControlPanel,
dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound.

2.IntheSoundtopic,clickAdjustsystemvolume.

3.Movetheslidersupordowntoraiseorlowerthevolumeofyourcomputer.

UsingCDsandDVDs

YourcomputermighthaveaDVDROMdriveorrecordableDVDdriveinstalled.DVDdrivesuse
industry-standard,12cm(4.75-inch)CDmediaorDVDmedia.IfyourcomputercomeswithaDVDdrive,
thedrivecanreadDVD-ROMdiscs,DVD-Rdiscs,DVD-RAMdiscs,DVD-RWdiscs,andalltypesofCDs,
suchasCD-ROMdiscs,CD-RWdiscs,CD-Rdiscs,andaudioCDs.IfyouhavearecordableDVDdrive,
itcanalsorecordonDVD-Rdiscs,DVD-RWdiscs,typeIIDVD-RAMdiscs,CD-RWstandardandhigh
speeddiscs,andCD-Rdiscs.

FollowtheseguidelineswhenusingtheDVDdrive:

•Donotplacethecomputerinalocationwherethedriveisexposedtothefollowing:

–Hightemperature
–Highhumidity
–Excessivedust

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–Excessivevibrationorsuddenshock
–Aninclinedsurface
–Directsunlight

•DonotinsertanyobjectotherthanaCDorDVDintothedrive.

•Beforemovingthecomputer,removetheCDorDVDfromthedrive.

HandlingandstoringCDandDVDmedia

CDandDVDmediaaredurableandreliable,buttheydorequiresomecareandspecialhandling.When
handlingandstoringaCDorDVD,followtheseguidelines:

•Holdthediscbyitsedges.Donottouchthesurfaceofthesidethatisnotlabeled.

•Toremovedustorngerprints,wipethediscwithaclean,softclothfromthecentertotheoutside.Wiping
thediscinacirculardirectionmightcauselossofdata.

•Donotwriteorstickpaperonthedisc.

•Donotscratchormarkthedisc.

•Donotplaceorstorethediscindirectsunlight.

•Donotusebenzene,thinners,orothercleanerstocleanthedisc.

•Donotdroporbendthedisc.

•Donotinsertdamageddiscsintothedrive.Warped,scratched,ordirtydiscscandamagethedrive.

PlayingaCDorDVD

IfyourcomputercomeswithaDVDdrive,youcanlistentoaudioCDsorwatchDVDmovies.T oplaya
CDorDVD,dothefollowing:

1.PresstheEject/LoadbuttonontheDVDdrivetoopenthetray.

2.Withthetrayfullyextended,inserttheCDorDVDintothetray.SomeDVDdriveshaveasnaphubinthe
centerofthetray.Ifyourdrivehasasnaphub,supportthetraywithonehandandthenpushonthe
centeroftheCDorDVDuntilitsnapsintoplace.

3.PresstheEject/Loadbuttonagainorgentlypushthetrayforwardtoclosethetray.TheCDorDVD
playerprogramstartsautomatically.Foradditionalinformation,refertotheCDorDVDplayerprogram
helpsystem.

ToremoveaCDorDVDfromtheDVDdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Withthecomputeron,presstheEject/Loadbutton.Whenthetrayslidesoutautomatically,carefully
removethedisc.

2.ClosethetraybypressingtheEject/Loadbuttonorbygentlypushingthetrayforward.

Note:IfthetraydoesnotslideoutofthedrivewhenyoupresstheEject/Loadbutton,insertastraightened
paperclipintotheemergency-ejectholelocatedonthefrontoftheDVDdrive.Besurethedriveispowered
offwhenusingtheemergencyeject.UsetheEject/Loadbuttoninsteadoftheemergencyejectexcept
inanemergency.

RecordingaCDorDVD

IfyourcomputercomeswitharecordableDVDdrive,youcanusethedrivetorecordCDsorDVDs.To
recordaCDorDVD,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙CorelDVDMovieFactoryLenovoEdition.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheCorelDVDMovieFactoryprogram,seethehelpsystemforthe
program.

YoucanalsouseWindowsMediaPlayertorecordCDsanddataDVDs.Formoreinformation,see“Helpand
Support”onpage69.

Usingthesingle-touchandmulti-touchfeature

Note:Thesingle-touchfeatureormulti-touchfeatureisonlyavailableonsomecomputermodels.

Yourcomputermightcomewiththesingle-touchfeatureormulti-touchfeaturedependingonyourmodel.
Ifthesingle-touchfeatureorthemulti-touchfeatureisavailableonyourcomputer,youcantapthetouch
screenoncewithyourngertomakeasingleclick.T omakeadouble-click,taptwicewithoutpausing.
Tomakearight-click,tapthetouchscreenonceandthenholdyourngeronthetouchscreenuntila
roundcircleisdisplayed.Then,liftyourngeroffthetouchscreen.Acontextmenuwillbedisplayed,
whereyoucanmakeselections.

Usingthesingle-touchfeature

Thesingle-touchfeatureenablesyoutouseonlyonengeratatimetointeractwithyourcomputer.

Usingthemulti-touchfeature

Themulti-touchfeatureenablesyoutouseoneortwongerstointeractwithyourcomputer.Forexample,
youcanzoomin,zoomout,scroll,orrotateonthetouchscreenwithtwongerswhilebrowsingtheInternet
orreadingoreditingadocument.

Thefollowingtableshowsthesupportedtouchfeatureoneachoperatingsystemedition.

Table2.Operatingsystemeditionandsupportedtouchfeature

OperatingsystemeditionSupportedtouchfeature

Windows7StarterSingle-touch

Windows7HomeBasic

Windows7HomePremium

Windows7Professional

Windows7Ultimate

Single-touch

Single-touchormulti-touch

Single-touchormulti-touch

Single-touchormulti-touch

Colortemperatureadjustment

Thecolortemperatureadjustmentfunctionenablesyoutoadjustthecolortemperatureandbrightnessof
yourcomputermonitor.

Pressthebrightness-upbutton.Thefollowingsixoptionsaredisplayed:

•Autoadjustment:Selectthisoption,andthenthemonitorcolortemperatureandbrightnesswillbe
adjustedautomatically.

•Pre-denedcolortemperature:Fordetailedinstructions,see“Selectingapre-denedcolor
temperature”onpage18

•SwitchtoRGBadjustment:Fordetailedinstructions,see“SwitchingtoRGBadjustment”onpage18.

•Brightnessadjustment:Fordetailedinstructions,see“Makingbrightnessadjustment”onpage18.

•Defaultsetting:Selectthisoptiontousethedefaultsettings.

•Exit:Selectthisoptiontoexit.

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Selectingapre-denedcolortemperature

Toselectapre-denedcolortemperature,dothefollowing:

1.Pressthebrightness-upbutton.Thefollowingsixoptionsaredisplayed:

•Autoadjustment

•Pre-denedcolortemperature

•SwitchtoRGBadjustment

•Brightnessadjustment

•Defaultsetting

•Exit

2.Pressthebrightness-downbuttontomovetoPre-denedcolortemperature,andthenpressthe
brightness-upbuttontoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:

•Cold:Ifyouselectthisoption,yourcomputerproducesagentleandblue-huedimage.

•Normal:Ifyouselectthisoption,yourcomputerproducesanormalimage.

•Warm:Ifyouselectthisoption,yourcomputerproducesared-huedimage.

•Exit:Selectthisoptionorwaitforvesecondstoexit.

SwitchingtoRGBadjustment

Afterthepre-denedcolortemperatureisselected,youcanswitchtoRGB(Red,Green,orBlue)adjustment
tomakecoloradjustmentforyourcomputer.

ToswitchtoRGBadjustment,dothefollowing:

1.Pressthebrightness-upbutton.Thefollowingsixoptionsaredisplayed:

•Autoadjustment

•Pre-denedcolortemperature

•SwitchtoRGBadjustment

•Brightnessadjustment

•Defaultsetting

•Exit

2.Pressthebrightness-downbuttontomovetoSwitchtoRGBadjustment,andthenpressthe
brightness-upbuttontobringupthefollowingfouroptions:

•Red-adjustment

•Green-adjustment

•Blue-adjustment

•Exit

3.Pressthebrightness-downbuttontomovetothedesiredoption,andthenpressthebrightness-up
buttontoselecttheoption.Acoloradjustmentsliderisdisplayed.

4.Pressthebrightness-downbuttontodecreasethecolortemperature,orpressthebrightness-upbutton
toincreasethecolortemperature.

5.SelectExitorwaitforveseconds,andthenyouwillreturntothepreviousmenu.

Makingbrightnessadjustment

Tomakebrightnessadjustment,dothefollowing:

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1.Pressthebrightness-upbutton.Thefollowingsixoptionsaredisplayed:

•Autoadjustment

•Pre-denedcolortemperature

•SwitchtoRGBadjustment

•Brightnessadjustment

•Defaultsetting

•Exit

2.Pressthebrightness-downbuttontomovetoBrightnessadjustment,andthenpressthebrightness-up
button.Abrightnessadjustmentsliderisdisplayed.

3.Pressthebrightness-downbuttontodecreasethebrightnesslevel,orpressthebrightness-upbuttonto
increasethebrightnesslevel.

4.Waitforvesecondstoexit.

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andrelocatingyourcomputertoother
countriesorregions.

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.
Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork
thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile
usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer
equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits:

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility
limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

Assistivetechnologiesenableuserstoaccessinformationinthemostappropriateway.Someofthese
technologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem,otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors,or
accessedthroughtheWorldWideWeb:
http://www.lenovo.com/healthycomputing

Arrangingyourworkspace

Togetthemostfromyourcomputer,arrangeboththeequipmentyouuseandyourworkareatosuityour
needsandthekindofworkyoudo.Yourcomfortisofforemostimportance,butlightsources,aircirculation,
andthelocationofelectricaloutletscanalsoaffectthewayyouarrangeyourworkspace.

Comfort

Althoughnosingleworkingpositionisidealforeveryone,hereareafewguidelinestohelpyounda
positionthatsuitsyoubest.

Sittinginthesamepositionforalongtimecancausefatigue.Thebackrestandseatofyourchairshould
adjustindependentlyandprovidegoodsupport.Theseatshouldhaveacurvedfronttorelievepressureon
thethighs.Adjusttheseatsothatyourthighsareparalleltotheoorandyourfeetareeitheratonthe
oororonafootrest.

Whenusingthekeyboard,keepyourforearmsparalleltotheoorandyourwristsinacomfortableposition.
Usealighttouchonthekeyboardandyourhandsandngersrelaxed.Changetheangleofthekeyboard
formaximumcomfortbyadjustingthepositionofthekeyboardfeet.

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Adjustthemonitorsothetopofthescreenisat,orslightlybelow,eyelevel.Placethemonitorata
comfortableviewingdistance,usually51to61cm(20to24inches),andpositionitsoyoucanviewit
withouthavingtotwistyourbody.Also,positionotherequipmentyouuseregularly,suchasthetelephoneor
amouse,withineasyreach.

Glareandlighting

Positionthemonitortominimizeglareandreectionsfromoverheadlights,windows,andotherlightsources.
Reectedlightfromshinysurfacescancauseannoyingreectionsonyourmonitorscreen.Placethe
monitoratrightanglestowindowsandotherlightsources,whenpossible.Reduceoverheadlighting,if
necessary,byturningofflightsorusinglowerwattagebulbs.Ifyouinstallthemonitornearawindow,use
curtainsorblindstoblockthesunlight.Youcanadjustthebrightnessandcontrastcontrolsonthemonitor
astheroomlightingchangesthroughouttheday.

Whereitisimpossibletoavoidreectionsortoadjustthelighting,anantiglarelterplacedoverthescreen
mightbehelpful.However,theseltersmightaffecttheclarityoftheimageonthescreen;trythemonlyafter
youhaveexhaustedothermethodsofreducingglare.

Dustbuildupcompoundsproblemsassociatedwithglare.Remembertocleanyourmonitorscreen
periodicallyusingasoftclothasdirectedinyourmonitordocumentation.

Aircirculation

Yourcomputerandmonitorproduceheat.Thecomputerhasafanthatpullsinfreshairandforcesouthot
air.Themonitorletshotairescapethroughvents.Blockingtheairventscancauseoverheating,whichmight
resultinamalfunctionordamage.Placethecomputerandmonitorsothatnothingblockstheairvents;
usually,51mm(2inches)ofairspaceissufcient.Also,makesuretheventedairisnotblowingonpeople.

Electricaloutletsandcablelengths

Thelocationofelectricaloutlets,thelengthofpowercordsandcablesthatconnecttothemonitor,printer,
andotherdevicesmightdeterminethenalplacementofyourcomputer.

Whenarrangingyourworkspace:

•Avoidtheuseofextensioncords.Whenpossible,plugthecomputerpowercorddirectlyintoanelectrical
outlet.

•Keeppowercordsandcablesneatlyroutedawayfromwalkwaysandotherareaswheretheymight
getkickedaccidentally.

Formoreinformationaboutpowercords,see“Powercordsandpoweradapters”onpageiv

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RegisteryourcomputerwithLenovo

Toregisteryourcomputer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen
tocompletetheregistration.Thiscanhelpauthoritiesreturnyourcomputertoyouifitislostorstolen.
RegisteringyourcomputeralsoenablesLenovotonotifyyouaboutpossibletechnicalinformationand
upgrades.

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.

Movingyourcomputertoanothercountryorregion

Whenyoumoveyourcomputertoanothercountryorregion,youmusttakelocalelectricalstandardsinto
consideration.Thissectionprovidesinformationonthefollowing:

•“Voltage-selectionswitch”onpage23

•“Replacementpowercords”onpage23

Voltage-selectionswitch

Somecomputersareequippedwithavoltage-selectionswitchlocatednearthepower-cordconnection
pointonthecomputerandsomecomputersdonothaveavoltage-selectionswitch.Beforeyouinstall
yourcomputerorrelocateyourcomputertoanothercountryorregion,youmustbecertainthatyouhave
matchedyourcomputertothevoltageavailableatyourelectricaloutlet.

CAUTION:
Youmustknowthevoltageoftheelectricalconnection(outlet)whereyourcomputerwillbe
connected.Ifyoudonotknowthevoltage,contactyourlocalelectriccompanyorrefertoofcial
Websitesorotherliteraturefortravelerstothecountryorregionwhereyouarelocated.

Ifyourcomputerhasavoltage-selectionswitch,youmustsettheswitchtomatchthevoltageavailableat
yourelectricaloutlet.Settingthevoltage-selectionswitchincorrectlywillcausethecomputertomalfunction
andmightcausepermanentdamagetothecomputer.Donotconnectthecomputertoanelectrical
outletuntilyouhaveveriedthatthevoltage-selectionswitchsettingmatchesthevoltageavailableatthe
electricaloutlets.

Ifyourcomputerdoesnothaveavoltage-selectionswitch,inspectthevoltage-ratinglabelonthebottomof
thecomputerandnotethefollowing:

•Ifthevoltage-ratinglabelshowsarangeofeither“100-127V”or“200-240V,”youmustensurethatthe
voltageprovidedattheelectricaloutletmatchesthevoltageratingonthecomputerlabel.Ifitdoes
notmatch,donotattempttoconnectthecomputertotheelectricaloutlet,unlessanexternaldevice
suchasavoltage-convertingtransformerisused.

•Ifthevoltage-ratinglabelshowsadualrangeof“100-127V”and“200-240V,”thissigniesthatthe
computerissuitableforworldwideoperationandthecomputerwillautomaticallyadjusttothevoltageat
theelectricaloutletregardlessofthecountryorregionwherethecomputerisbeingconnected.

Replacementpowercords

Ifyourelocateyourcomputertoacountryorregionthatusesanelectricaloutletstyledifferentfromthe
typeyouarecurrentlyusing,youwillhavetopurchaseeitherelectricalplugadaptersornewpowercords.
YoucanorderpowercordsdirectlyfromLenovo.

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Forpowercordinformationandpartnumbers,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/powercordnotice

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

Securityfeatures

Thefollowingsecurityfeaturesareavailableonyourcomputer:

•ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinrmware
TheComputraceAgentsoftwareisanITassetmanagementandcomputertheftrecoverysolution.

Thesoftwaredetectsifchangeshavebeenmadeonthecomputer,suchashardware,software,or
thecomputercall-inlocation.

Note:YoumighthavetopurchaseasubscriptiontoactivatetheComputraceAgentsoftware.

•AbilitytoenableanddisabledevicesandUSBconnectors
Formoreinformation,see“Enablingordisablingadevice”onpage43.

•Integratedngerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
Dependingonthemodelsofyourcomputer,thekeyboardmayhaveanintegratedngerprintreader.

ByenrollingyourngerprintandassociatingitwithaPower-onPassword,aHardDiskPassword,or
bothpasswordsbeforehand,youcanstartthecomputer,logontothesystem,andentertheSetup
Utilityprogrambyswipingyourngeroverthereader,withouttypingapassword.Thusngerprint
authenticationcanreplacepasswordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

•Startupsequencecontrol
Formoreinformation,see“Selectingorchangingthestartupdevicesequence”onpage43

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse
Yourcomputerisabletologintotheoperatingsystemwithoutkeyboardormouseconnected.

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Attachinganintegratedcablelock

Anintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyour
computertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanentxture.Thecablelockattachestotheintegratedcable
lockslotattherearofyourcomputerandisoperatedwithakey.Thecablelockalsolocksthebuttonsused
toopenthecomputercover.Thisisthesametypeoflockusedwithmanynotebookcomputers.Youcan
orderanintegratedcablelockdirectlyfromLenovobysearchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Figure5.Integratedcablelock

Usingpasswords

YoucansetavarietyofpasswordsthroughtheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemandthroughtheBIOS
ofyourcomputertohelpdeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer.

BIOSpasswords

YoucanusetheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramtosetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyour
computeranddata.Thefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailable:

•Power-OnPassword:WhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpassword
eachtimethecomputeristurnedon.Thecomputercannotbeuseduntilthevalidpasswordistyped
in.Formoreinformation,see“Power-OnPassword”onpage42.

•HardDiskPassword:SettingaHardDiskPasswordpreventsunauthorizedaccesstothedataonthehard
diskdrive.WhenaHardDiskPasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimeyou
trytoaccesstheharddiskdrive.Formoreinformation,see“HardDiskPassword”onpage42

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•AdministratorPassword:SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchanging
congurationsettings.Ifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthecongurationsettingsofseveral
computers,youmightwanttosetanAdministratorPassword.Formoreinformation,see“Administrator
Password”onpage42

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimproves
computingsecurity.

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Windowspasswords

DependingonyourversionoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanusepasswordsforavarietyof
features,includingcontrollingloginaccess,accesstosharedresources,networkaccess,andindividualuser
settings.Formoreinformation,see“HelpandSupport”onpage69

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Settingthengerprintreader

Ifyourkeyboardhasangerprintreader,youcansetthengerprintreaderintheSetupUtilityprogram.

TheFingerprintSetupsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesthe
followingoptions:

•PrebootAuthentication:enablesordisablesthengerprintreaderfunctionforenteringBIOSpassword.

•ErasingFingerprintData:clearsthengerprintdatastoredinangerprintreader.

TosetanitemontheFingerprintSetupsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage41.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity➙FingerprintSetup,andpressEnter.
TheFingerprintSetupwindowopens.

3.SelectPrebootAuthenticationorErasingFingerprintDateasdesired,andpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingsandpressEnter.

5.PressF10tosaveandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.PressEnterwhenpromptedtoconrmtheexit.

Usingandunderstandingrewalls

Arewallcanbehardware,software,oracombinationofbothdependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired.
Firewallsworkonasetofrulestodeterminewhichinboundandoutboundconnectionsareauthorized.If
yourcomputerispreintalledwitharewallprogram,ithelpsprotectagainstcomputerInternetsecurity
threats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formore
informationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertothehelpsystemofyourrewallprogram.

TheWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalledonyourcomputerprovidestheWindowsFirewall.Fordetailson
usingtheWindowsFirewall,referto“HelpandSupport”onpage69

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Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramtohelpyouguardagainst,detect,andeliminate
viruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Note:Virusdenitionlesmustbekeptup-to-datetoguardagainstnewviruses.

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Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

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Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Y oucanexpand
thecapabilitiesofyourcomputerandmaintainyourcomputerbyinstallingorreplacinghardware.

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Important
safetyinformation”onpageiii

Notes:

1.UseonlycomputerpartsprovidedbyLenovo.

2.Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe
instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Installingexternaloptions

Youcanconnectexternaloptionstoyourcomputer,suchasexternalspeakers,aprinter,orascanner.For
someexternaloptions,youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection.
Wheninstallinganexternaloption,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour
computer”onpage8
requiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnection
andinstallanysoftwareordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.

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and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage9toidentifythe

Installingacomputerwallmount

Note:Wheninstallingacomputerwallmount,makesurethatyouleaveatleasta60mm(2.36inches)space

betweenthewallandyourcomputerforeasyaccesstotheconnectorsonthecomputerrearpanel.

ReplacingtheUSBkeyboardormouse

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Important

safetyinformation”onpageiii.

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheUSBkeyboardormouse.

ToreplacetheUSBkeyboardormouse,dothefollowing:

1.Disconnecttheoldkeyboardcableormousecablefromthecomputer.

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2.ConnectanewkeyboardormousetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonthecomputer.Dependingonwhere
youwanttoconnectthenewkeyboardormouse,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorson
thefrontofyourcomputer”onpage8or“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage9.

Figure6.ConnectingtheUSBkeyboardormouse

Replacingthewirelesskeyboard

Toreplacethewirelesskeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Takeawayyourfailingwirelesskeyboard.

2.Removethenewwirelesskeyboardfromthepackage.

3.InstallthekeyboardbyopeningthebatterycompartmentcoverandinstallingtwoAAAbatteries
accordingtothepolarityindicators.

Figure7.Installingthekeyboardbatteries

4.RemovetheUSBdonglefromthekeyboardcompartmentorfromthewirelessmousecompartment
andconnectittoanavailableUSBconnectorsonthecomputer.See“Replacingthewirelessmouse”
onpage30.

5.Closethecompartmentcover.Thekeyboardisreadyforuse.

Replacingthewirelessmouse

Toreplacethewirelessmouse,dothefollowing:

1.DisconnecttheUSBdonglefromyourcomputer.Then,takeawayyourfailingwirelessmouse.

2.Removethenewwirelessmousefromthepackage.

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3.RemovetheUSBdonglefromthecompartmentofthenewwirelessmouseorfromthecompartmentof
thewirelesskeyboard.

4.Then,connecttheUSBdongletoanavailableUSBconnectoronyourcomputer.

5.Correctlyinstallthebatteriesforthemouse,followingtheinstructionsinthetablebelow.

6.Switchonthepowerbuttononthebottomofthewirelessmouse,andthenitisreadytouse.

Pressthebatterycompartmentreleasebutton.

Figure8.Openingthebatterycompartment

ConnecttheUSBdongletoanavailableUSBconnector
onthecomputer.

TakeouttheUSBdongle

Figure9.TakingouttheUSBdongle

InserttwoAAbatteriesintothemousecompartment
accordingtothepolarityindicators.

Figure10.ConnectingtheUSBdongletoanUSB
connector

Figure11.Installingthemousebatteries

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Closethebatterycompartmentcoverandslideitforward
untilitclicksintoplace.

Figure12.Closingthebatterycompartmentcover

PushthepowerswitchtotheonpositionandtheLED
(light-emittingdiode)ison.

Figure13.Pushingthepowerswitchon

Notes:

•ThegreenLEDindicatesthatthemouseisreadyforuse.

•TheashingamberLEDindicatesalowbatterypowerlevel.

•Pushthepowerswitchtotheoffpositionwhenyouarenotusingthemouse.Thisextendsthebatterylife.

•DisconnecttheUSBdonglefromyourcomputerandstoreitinthewirelessmousecompartmentorin
thewirelesskeyboardcompartment.

Obtainingdevicedrivers

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

Notes:

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Chapter6.Recoveryinformation

ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

•Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

•UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

•Creatingandusingarescuemedium

•Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers

•Solvingrecoveryproblems

Notes:

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

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

andRestore.
b.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
c.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.

2.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofoperatingsystem
thatisinstalled.

3.Theproductontherecoverymediamaybeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer

•Reinstalltheproduct

•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultstate.Recoverymediaare
usefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.

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

Creatingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.

Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB
storagedevices.

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TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageT ools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymedia.

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecontentsoftheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultstate.Also,youcanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperational
stateafterallothermethodsofharddiskdriverecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecontentsoftheharddisktothefactorydefaultstate,
allthelescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultles.

TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

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

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Note:Afterrestoringyourcomputerharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultstate,youmighthavetoreinstall
devicedriversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingdevicedrivers”onpage38.

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

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

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsoftheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreselectedlesonly,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplicationsonly
whilekeepingtheotherdataonyourharddiskdrive.

Performingabackupoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
program.

ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

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3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

Performingarecoveryoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
program.

ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage35.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:

•Rescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup:TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenables
youtolocatelesonyourharddiskdriveandtransferthemtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,
suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionisavailableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourlesorif
changesweremadetothelessinceyourlastbackupoperation.Youcanalsorescueindividuallesfrom
aRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocalharddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup:Ifyouhavebackedupyourharddisk
driveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescueand
Recoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•Restoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultstate:TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenables
youtorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultstate.Ifyouhave
multiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdrive,youhavetheoptiontorestoretheC:partitionandleavethe
otherpartitionsintact.BecausetheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfrom
theWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanrestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultstateevenif
youcannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

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

TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethecomputeristurnedoff.

2.Turnonyourcomputer.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressEnter,andthenpressF11toenterthe
RescueandRecoveryworkspace.

3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue
andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

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Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage38.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdrive,clickRescuelesandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickFullRestoreandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreadvancedusagesabouttheThinkVantageRescueandRecovery,clickLaunchadvanced
RescueandRecovery.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.

Note:Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultstate,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingdevicedrivers”onpage38.

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemedium.

TocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreatea
rescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhenthePleaseselect
bootdevicewindowopens,releasetheF12key.

3.InthePleaseselectbootdevicewindow,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastherstbootdevice.
Then,inserttherescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

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2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhenthePleaseselect
bootdevicewindowopens,releasetheF12key.

3.InthePleaseselectbootdevicewindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceand
pressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.

Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor
eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete
therecoveryprocess.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedapplicationsanddevice
drivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplications

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreinstallpreinstalledapplications.

ToreinstalltheselectedapplicationspreinstalledonyourLenovocomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.

3.Opentheappsfolder.Withintheappsfolder,thereareseveralsubfoldersnamedforvariousapplications
installedinyourcomputer.

4.Opentheappropriateapplicationsubfolder.

5.Intheapplicationsubfolder,lookforaSETUP .EXEleorotherappropriateEXElesforsetup.
Double-clicktheleandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinstallation.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreinstallpreinstalleddevicedrivers.

Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentcongurationofyourcomputer.
Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstallthedevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.

3.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.WithintheDRIVERSfolder,thereareseveralsubfoldersnamedforvarious
devicesinstalledinyourcomputer,suchasAUDIOorVIDEO.

4.Opentheappropriatedevicesubfolder.

5.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.

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Note:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedrivers,see“Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyourcomputer”on
page47formoreinformation.

Reinstallingsoftwareprograms

Ifasoftwareprogramyouinstalledonyourcomputerisnotworkingcorrectly,youmightneedtoremove
andreinstallit.Reinstallingoverwritestheexistingprogramslesandusuallyxesanyproblemsthat
youmighthavehadwiththatprogram.

Toremoveaprograminyoursystem,seeMicrosoftWindowshelpsystemfordetailedinformation.

Toreinstalltheprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

Note:Themethodofreinstallingaprogramvariesfromprogramtoprogram.Refertothedocumentation
providedwiththeprogramtoseeifyourprogramhasspecialinstallationinstructions.

•Toreinstallmostcommerciallyavailableprogramsinyoursystem,seeMicrosoftWindowshelpsystem
formoreinformation.

•ToreinstallselectedapplicationprogramsthatcamepreinstalledfromLenovo,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.

3.OpentheAPPSfolder.WithintheAPPSfolder,thereareseveralsubfoldersnamedforvarious
applicationsinstalledinyourcomputer.

4.Opentheappropriateapplicationsubfolder.

5.Intheapplicationsubfolder,lookforaSETUP .EXEleorotherappropriateEXElesforsetup.
Double-clicktheleandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinstallation.

Reinstallingdevicedrivers

Toreinstalladevicedriverforanoptionyouinstalled,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeoption.

Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentcongurationofyourcomputer.Reinstall
devicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Formoreinformationaboutreinstallingdevicedriversthatcamewithyourcomputer,see“Reinstalling
preinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage37.

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue
medium”onpage36

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage33

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom
arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,a
disc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice
sequence.Y oumustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequenceintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage43fordetailed
informationabouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.Formoreinformation
abouttheSetupUtilityprogram,seeChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage41.

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Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

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Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardless
ofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilar
settingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Makesureyourcomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearmultiple
beepsorseealogoscreen,releasetheF1key.

Note:IfaPower-OnPasswordoranAdministratorPasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogram
menuwillnotbedisplayeduntilyoutypethecorrectpassword.Formoreinformation,see“Using
passwords”onpage41

WhenthePOSTdetectsthattheharddiskdrivehasbeenremovedfromyourcomputerorthememory
modulesizehasdecreased,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedwhenyoustartthecomputerandyouwillbe
promptedtodooneofthefollowing:

•PressF1toentertheSetupUtilityprogram.

Note:AfteryouentertheSetupUtilityprogram,selectSaveChangesandExitatthebottomofthe
screen.Theerrormessagewillnotbedisplayedagain.

•PressF2tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem.

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Viewingandchangingsettings

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconguration.T ovieworchange
settings,starttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage41.Then,follow
theinstructionsonthescreen.

YoucanusethekeyboardtonavigatethroughBIOSmenuchoices.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious
tasksaredisplayedatthebottomofeachscreen.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer
anddata.Thefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailable:

•Power-OnPassword

•AdministratorPassword

•HardDiskPassword

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimproves
computingsecurity.Ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,readthefollowingsections.

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Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,it
isrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Tosetastrongpassword,
usethefollowingguidelines:

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•SetupUtilityprogramandharddiskdrivepasswordsarenotcasesensitive

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Power-OnPassword

WhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimethecomputeris
turnedon.Thecomputercannotbeuseduntilthevalidpasswordistypedin.

AdministratorPassword

SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingcongurationsettings.Ifyou
areresponsibleformaintainingthecongurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttosetan
AdministratorPassword.

WhenanAdministratorPasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimeyoutryto
accesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannotbeaccesseduntilavalidpassword
istypedin.

IfboththePower-OnPasswordandAdministratorPasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpassword.However,
youmustuseyourAdministratorPasswordtochangeanycongurationsettings.

HardDiskPassword

SettingaHardDiskPasswordpreventsunauthorizedaccesstothedataontheharddiskdrive.Whena
HardDiskPasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimeyoutrytoaccessthe
harddiskdrive.

Notes:

•AfteryousetaHardDiskPassword,yourdataontheharddiskdriveisprotectedeveniftheharddisk
driveisremovedfromonecomputerandinstalledinanother.

•IftheHardDiskPasswordisforgotten,thereisnowaytoresetthepasswordorrecoverdatafromthe
harddiskdrive.

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword

Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage41.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity.

3.Dependingonthepasswordtype,selectSetPower-OnPassword,SetAdministratorPassword,or
HardDiskPassword.

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

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Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formore

information,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage42.

Enablingordisablingadevice

Thissectionprovidesinformationonhowtoenableordisableuseraccesstothefollowingdevices:

USBSetupUsethisoptiontoenableordisableaUSBconnector.WhenaUSBconnectoris

disabled,thedeviceconnectedtotheUSBconnectorcannotbeused.

SATAControllerWhenthisfeatureissettoDisable,alldevicesconnectedtotheSA TAconnectors

(suchasharddiskdrivesortheopticaldrive)aredisabledandcannotbeaccessed.

Toenableordisableadevice,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage41.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectDevices.

3.Dependingonthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisable,dooneofthefollowing:

•SelectUSBSetuptoenableordisableaUSBdevice.

•SelectATADriveSetuptoenableordisableaSATAdevice.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingsandpressEnter.

5.PressF10tosaveandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage44.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartupfromadevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,dooneof
thefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice

Usethisproceduretoselectatemporarystartupdevice.

Note:Notalldiscsandharddiskdrivesarebootable.

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuwindowdisplays,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Thecomputerwillstartupfromthedeviceyou
selected.

Note:SelectingastartupdevicefromtheStartupDeviceMenuwindowdoesnotpermanentlychange
thestartupsequence.

Selectingorchangingthestartupdevicesequence

Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage41.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectStartup.

3.SelectthedevicesforthePrimaryBootSequence,theAutomaticBootSequence,andtheErrorBoot
Sequence.Readtheinformationdisplayedontherightsideofthescreen.

4.PressF10tosaveandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage44.

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ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram

Afteryounishviewingorchangingsettings,pressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu.
YoumighthavetopressEscseveraltimes.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouwanttosavethenewsettings,pressF10tosaveandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethesettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExit,andthenpressEnter.
WhentheResetWithoutSavingwindowshows,selectY es,andthenpressEntertoexittheSetup
Utilityprogram.

•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9toloadthedefaultsettings,andthenpressF10to
saveandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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Chapter8.Updatingsystemprograms

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOST
andBIOSupdatefailure.

Usingsystemprograms

Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourcomputer.Systemprogramsincludethe
POST,theBIOS,andtheSetupUtilityprogram.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandproceduresthatare
performedeachtimeyouturnonyourcomputer.TheBIOSisalayerofsoftwarethattranslatesinstructions
fromotherlayersofsoftwareintoelectricalsignalsthatthecomputerhardwarecanexecute.Youcanuse
theSetupUtilityprogramtovieworchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer.SeeChapter7
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage41

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

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

fordetailedinformation.

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.

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

6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheupdate.Aftertheupdateiscompleted,removethe
discfromtheopticaldrive.

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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.

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Chapter9.Preventingproblems

Thischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyouavoidcommonproblemsandkeepyourcomputer
runningsmoothly.

Keepingyourcomputercurrent

Insomesituationsyoumaynditnecessarytohavethemostcurrentsoftwareprograms,devicedrivers,or
operatingsystem.Thissectionexplainshowtogetthelatestupdatesforyourcomputer.

Selectanyofthefollowingtopics:

•“Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyourcomputer”onpage47

•“Updatingyouroperatingsystem”onpage47

•“UsingSystemUpdate”onpage47

Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyourcomputer

YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:

Attention:DonotdownloadupdateddevicedriversfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.Thedevice
driversprovidedontheWindowsWebsitehavenotbeentestedbyLenovoandusingthemmightcause
unexpectedproblems.ObtainupdateddevicedriversfromLenovo.

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

2.ClickDownloadsanddrivers.

3.Selectthemachinetypeofyourcomputerfromthemachinetypelist.

4.Clickthecategoryofdeviceforwhichyouneedthedevicedriver.

5.Clicktheappropriatedevicedriver.

6.Downloadandinstallthedevicedriver.

Updatingyouroperatingsystem

MicrosoftmakesupdatesavailableforthevariousWindowsoperatingsystemsthroughtheMicrosoft
WindowsUpdateWebsite.TheWebsiteautomaticallydetermineswhatWindowsupdatesareavailablefor
yourspeciccomputerandliststhoseupdatesonly.Updatescouldincludesecurityxes,newversionsof
Windowscomponents(suchasMediaPlayer),xestootherportionsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,
orenhancements.

Attention:DonotdownloadupdateddevicedriversfromtheWindowsWebsite.Thedevicedrivers
providedontheWindowsWebsitehavenotbeentestedbyLenovoandusingthemmightcauseunexpected
problems.ObtainupdateddevicedriversfromLenovo.See“Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour
computer”onpage47

ToaccesstheMicrosoftWindowsUpdatesite,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

formoreinformation.

UsingSystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.Updatepackages
arestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackages

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cancontainapplications,devicedrivers,BIOSashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdate
programconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallyrecognizes
themachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer,theinstalledoperatingsystem,andthelanguageofthe
operatingsystemtodeterminewhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer.TheSystemUpdateprogram
thendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,recommended,and
optionaltohelpyouunderstandtheimportance.Youhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownload
andinstall.Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,theSystemUpdateprogramautomatically
downloadsandinstallstheupdateswithoutanyfurtherinterventionfromyou.

TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonmostLenovocomputersandisreadytorun.Theonly
prerequisiteisanactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusethe
schedulefeaturetoenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspeciedintervals.Youalso
canpredenescheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,
orallupdates)sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.

IftheSystemUpdateprogramcamewithyourcomputer,youcanopenitbycompletingthefollowing
procedure:

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙LenovoThinkVantageTools.

2.Double-clickUpdateandDrivers.

IftheSystemUpdateprogramisnotcurrentlyinstalledonyourcomputer,youcandownloaditfromthe
LenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

Cleaningandmaintenance

Withappropriatecareandmaintenanceyourcomputerwillserveyoureliably.Thefollowingtopicsoffer
informationtohelpyoukeepyourcomputerintopworkingorder.

•“Basics”onpage48

•“Cleaningyourcomputer”onpage49

–“Computer”onpage49
–“Keyboard”onpage49
–“Opticalmouse”onpage49
–“Displayscreen”onpage49

•“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage50

Basics

Herearesomebasicpointsaboutkeepingyourcomputerfunctioningproperly:

•Keepyourcomputerinaclean,dryenvironment.Makesureitrestsonaat,steadysurface.

•Donotplaceitemsontopofthemonitororcoveranyoftheventsinthemonitororcomputer.These
ventsprovideairowtokeepyourcomputerfromoverheating.

•Keepfoodanddrinksawayfromallpartsofyourcomputer.Foodparticlesandspillsmightmakethe
keyboardandmousestickandunusable.

•Donotgetthepowerswitchesorothercontrolswet.Moisturecandamagethesepartsandcausean
electricalhazard.

•Alwaysdisconnectapowercordbygraspingtheplug,butnotthecord.

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Cleaningyourcomputer

Itisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-free
operation.

CAUTION:
Besuretoturnoffthecomputerandmonitorpowerswitchesbeforecleaningthecomputerand
monitorscreen.

Computer

Useonlymildcleaningsolutionsandadampclothtocleanthepaintedsurfacesofthecomputer.

Keyboard

Tocleanyourcomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.

2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,
theclothmayhookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsonto
orbetweenthekeys.

3.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush
orcoolairfromahairdryer.

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothedisplayorthekeyboard.

Opticalmouse

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocleananopticalmouse.

Anopticalmouseusesalight-emittingdiode(LED)andanopticalsensortonavigatethepointer.Ifthe
pointeronthescreendoesnotmovesmoothlywiththeopticalmouse,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.

Displayscreen

Dustbuildupcompoundsproblemsassociatedwithglare.Remembertocleanyourmonitorscreen
periodically.See“Cleaningaat-panelmonitorsurface”onpage49or“Cleaningaglass-screensurface”
onpage50.

Cleaningaat-panelmonitorsurface

Ifyouhaveaat-panelcomputerdisplaythathasaexiblelmsurface,dothefollowingtocleanthespecial
surface.Wipeitgentlywithasoft,drycloth,orblowonthescreentoremovegritandotherlooseparticles.
ThenmoistenaclothwithLCDcleanerandwipethescreensurface.

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Manycomputersupplystorescarrythespecialcleaninguidsfordisplays.Usecleaninguidsdevelopedfor
LCDdisplaysonly.Firstapplytheuidtoalint-free,softcloth,thencleantheLCDdisplay.Somecomputer
supplystorescarrypre-moistenedtowelettesforLCDmaintenance.

Cleaningaglass-screensurface

Tocleanaglass-screensurface,wipeitgentlywithasoft,drycloth,orblowonthescreentoremovegritand
otherlooseparticles.Thenuseasoftclothmoistenedwithanonabrasiveliquidglasscleaner.

Goodmaintenancepractices

Byperformingafewgoodmaintenancepractices,youcanmaintaingoodcomputerperformance,protect
yourdata,andbepreparedincaseofacomputerfailure.

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•RuntheWindowsDiskDefragmenterprogramoccasionallytopreventperformanceproblemscausedby
anexcessivenumberoffragmentedles.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersinyoure-mailapplicationonaregularbasis.

•Makebackupcopiesofcriticaldataonremovablemediamemoryatregularintervalsandstorethe
removablemediainasafelocation.Thefrequencyofmakingbackupcopiesdependsonhowcriticalthe
dataistoyouoryourbusiness.Lenovomakesanumberofremovable-mediastoragedevicesavailable
asoptions,suchasCD-RWdrivesandrecordableDVDdrives.

•Backupyourentireharddiskdriveonaregularbasis.

•Keepyourcomputersoftwareup-to-date.See“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage47
information.

•Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorsoftwareorhardwarechanges,device-driverupdates,
intermittentproblemsandwhatyoudidtoresolvethem,andanyminorissuesyoumighthave
experienced.AlogbookcanhelpyouoraLenovotechniciandetermineifaproblemisrelatedtochange
inhardware,changeinsoftware,orsomeotheractionthatmighthavetakenplace.

•CreateProductRecoverydiscs.See“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage33
aboutusingProductRecoverydiscstorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

•Createrescuemedia.See“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage36formoreinformationabout
usingaRescuemediumsuchasaCDorDVDtorecoverfromfailuresthatpreventyoufromgaining
accesstotheWindowsenvironmentortheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

formoreinformation

formore

Movingyourcomputer

Takethefollowingprecautionsbeforemovingyourcomputer.

1.Backupalllesanddatafromtheharddiskdrive.Thereareavarietyofbackupprogramsavailable
commercially.Youroperatingsystemalsomighthaveabackupprogramthatyoucanuse.Lenovo
providestheRescueandRecoveryprogramtohelpyoubackupandrestoredata.See“Performing
backupandrecoveryoperations”onpage34formoreinformation.

2.Removeallmedia(diskettes,compactdiscs,tapes,andsoon)fromthedrives.

3.Turnoffthecomputerandallattacheddevices.Yourharddiskdriveautomaticallyparkstheread/write
headinanondataarea.Thispreventsdamagetotheharddiskdrive.

4.Unplugthepowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

5.Disconnectcommunicationcables,suchasmodemornetworkcables,fromtheoutletsrst,andthen
disconnecttheotherendsfromthecomputer.

6.Notewhereanyremainingcablesareattachedtothecomputer;then,removethem.

7.Ifyousavedtheoriginalshippingcartonsandpackingmaterials,usethemtopacktheunits.Ifyouare
usingdifferentcartons,cushiontheunitstoavoiddamage.

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Chapter10.Troubleshootinganddiagnostics

Thischapterdescribessomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyourcomputerproblem
isnotdescribedhere,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage69
troubleshootingresources.

Basictroubleshooting

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationtohelpyoutroubleshootyourcomputerproblems.

Note:Ifyoucannotcorrecttheproblem,havethecomputerserviced.Foralistofserviceandsupport
telephonenumbers,refertotheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputeror
gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.

SymptomAction

Thecomputerdoesnotstart
whenyoupressthepower
switch.

Themonitorscreenisblank.

Thekeyboarddoesnotwork.

Themousedoesnotwork.

Verifythat:

•Thepowercordiscorrectlyconnectedtotherearofthecomputerandtoa
workingelectricaloutlet.

•Ifyourcomputerhasasecondarypowerswitchontherearofthecomputer,
makesurethatitisswitchedon.

•Thepowerindicatoronthefrontofthecomputerison.

•Thecomputervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletfor
yourcountryorregion.

Verifythat:

•Themonitorsignalcableiscorrectlyconnectedtothemonitorandtothe
appropriatemonitorconnectoronthecomputer.

•Themonitorpowercordiscorrectlyconnectedtothemonitorandtoaworking
electricaloutlet.

•Themonitoristurnedonandthebrightnessandcontrastcontrolsareset
correctly.

•Thecomputervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletfor
yourcountryorregion.

•Ifyourcomputerhastwomonitorconnectors,besuretousetheconnector
onthegraphicscard.

Verifythat:

•Thecomputeristurnedon.

•ThekeyboardissecurelyconnectedtoaUSBconnectoronthecomputer.

•Nokeysarestuck.

Verifythat:

•Thecomputeristurnedon.

•ThemouseissecurelyconnectedtoaUSBconnectoronthecomputer.

•Themouseisclean.Referto“Opticalmouse”onpage49

foradditional

forfurtherinformation.

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SymptomAction

Theoperatingsystemdoesnot
start.

Thecomputerbeepsmultiple
timesbeforetheoperating
systemstarts.

Verifythat:

•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.
Usually,theoperatingsystemisontheharddiskdrive.Formoreinformation,
see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage43

Verifythatnokeysarestuck.

.

Troubleshootingprocedure

Usethefollowingprocedureasastartingpointfordiagnosingproblemsyouareexperiencingwithyour
computer:

1.Verifythatthecablesforallattacheddevicesareconnectedcorrectlyandsecurely.

2.Verifythatallattacheddevicesthatrequireacpowerareconnectedtoproperlygrounded,functioning
electricaloutlets.

3.VerifythatallattacheddevicesareenabledintheBIOSsettingsofyourcomputer.Formoreinformation
aboutaccessingandchangingtheBIOSsettings,refertoyourChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage41.

4.Gotothe“T roubleshooting”onpage52andfollowtheinstructionsforthetypeofproblemyouare
experiencing.IftheT roubleshootinginformationdoesnothelpyouresolveaproblem,continuewiththe
nextstep.

5.Tryusingapreviouslycapturedcongurationtoseeifarecentchangetohardwareorsoftwaresettings
hascausedaproblem.Beforerestoringapreviousconguration,captureyourcurrentcongurationin
casetheoldercongurationsettingsdonotsolvetheproblemorhaveadverseaffects.Torestorea
capturedconguration,dothefollowing:

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙

System➙SystemProtection➙SystemRestore.

Ifthisdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

6.Runthediagnosticprograms.See“Diagnosticprograms”onpage67formoreinformation.

•Ifthediagnosticprogramsdetectahardwarefailure,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

SeeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage69

formoreinformation.

•Ifyouareunabletorunthediagnosticprograms,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.See

Chapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage69formoreinformation.

•Ifthediagnosticprogramsdonotdetectahardwarefailure,continuewiththenextstep.

7.Useanantivirusprogramtoseeifyourcomputerhasbeeninfectedbyavirus.Iftheprogramdetectsa
virus,removethevirus.

8.Ifnoneoftheseactionssolvetheproblem,seektechnicalassistance.SeeChapter11“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage69formoreinformation.

Troubleshooting

Usethetroubleshootinginformationtondsolutionstoproblemsthathavedenitesymptoms.

Ifthesymptomyourcomputerisexperiencingoccurredimmediatelyafteryouinstalledanewhardware
optionornewsoftware,dothefollowingbeforereferringtothetroubleshootinginformation:

1.Removethenewhardwareoptionorsoftware.Ifyoumustremovethecomputercovertoremovea
hardwareoption,makesureyoureviewandfollowtheelectricalsafetyinformationprovidedwithyour
computer.Foryoursafety,donotoperatethecomputerwiththecoverremoved.

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2.Runthediagnosticprogramstoensureyourcomputerisoperatingcorrectly.

3.Reinstallthenewhardwareoptionorsoftwarefollowingthemanufacturer'sinstructions.

Selecttheproblemyourcomputerisexperiencingfromthefollowinglist:

•“Audioproblems”onpage53

•“CDproblems”onpage54

•“DVDproblems”onpage55

•“Intermittentproblems”onpage57

•“Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdeviceproblems”onpage57

•“Monitorproblems”onpage59

•“Networkingproblems”onpage60

•“Optionproblems”onpage63

•“Performanceandlockupproblems”onpage64

•“Printerproblems”onpage65

•“Serialportproblems”onpage65

•“Softwareproblems”onpage66

•“USBproblems”onpage67

Audioproblems

Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

•“NoaudioinWindows”onpage53

•“AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitisinsertedintoadrive”
onpage54

•“Soundcomesfromoneexternalspeakeronly”onpage54

•“NoaudioinDOSapplicationsorgames”onpage54

NoaudioinWindows

Symptom:NoaudioinWindows

Actions:

•IfyouareusingpoweredexternalspeakersthathaveanOn/Offcontrol,verifythattheOn/Offcontrolis
settotheOnpositionandthespeakerpowercableisconnectedtoaproperlygrounded,functionalac
electricaloutlet.

•Ifyourexternalspeakershaveavolumecontrol,verifythatthevolumecontrolisnotsettoolow.

•Double-clickthespeakericonintheWindowsnoticationarea.Amastervolume-controlwindowopens.
VerifythattheMutesettingsarenotcheckedandnoneofthevolumesettingsissettoolow.

•Somemodelshaveafrontaudiopanelyoucanusetoadjustvolume.Ifyouhaveafrontaudiopanel,
verifythatthevolumeisnotsettoolow.

•Verifythatyourexternalspeakers(andheadphones,ifused)areconnectedtothecorrectaudioconnector
onthecomputer.Mostspeakercablesarecolor-codedtomatchtheconnector.

Note:Whenexternal-speakerorheadphonecablesareattachedtotheaudioconnector,theinternal
speaker,ifpresent,isdisabled.Inmostcases,ifanaudioadapterisinstalledinoneoftheexpansionslots,
theaudiofunctionbuiltintothesystemboardisdisabled;usetheaudiojacksontheadapter.

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•MakesurethattheprogramyouarerunningisdesignedforuseintheMicrosoftWindowsoperating
system.IftheprogramisdesignedtoruninDOS,theprogramdoesnotusetheWindowssoundfeature
andmustbeconguredtouseSoundBlasterProorSoundBlasteremulation.

•Verifythattheaudiodevicedriversarecorrectlyinstalled.SeeMicrosoftWindowshelpsystemformore
information.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,
andservice”onpage69

.

AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitis
insertedintoadrive

Symptom:AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitisinsertedintoadrive

Action:See“CDproblems”onpage54.

Soundcomesfromoneexternalspeakeronly

Symptom:Soundcomesfromoneexternalspeakeronly.

Actions:

•Ensurethatthespeakercableisinsertedcompletelyintotheconnectoronthecomputer.

•Makesurethecablethatattachestheleftspeakertotherightspeakerissecurelyconnected.

•Double-clickthespeakericonintheWindowsnoticationarea.Amastervolume-controlwindowopens.
VerifythattheBalancesettingsaresetcorrectly.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,youmighthaveafailingspeaker.Havethespeakerserviced.If
youneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage69.

NoaudioinDOSapplicationsorgames

Symptom:NoaudioinDOSapplicationsorgames

Actions:

•MakesuretheDOSapplicationorgameisconguredtouseSoundBlasterProorSoundBlaster
emulation.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationorgameforinstructionson
settingsound-cardsettings.

•Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,and
service”onpage69.

CDproblems

Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

•“AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitisinsertedintoaCD
drive”onpage55

•“ACDorDVDdoesnotwork”onpage55

•“Unabletouseastartable(bootable)recoverymedium,suchastheProductRecoveryCD,tostart
yourcomputer”onpage55

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AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitis
insertedintoaCDdrive

Symptom:AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitisinsertedinto
aCDdrive.

Actions:

•IfyouhavemultipleCDorDVDdrivesinstalled(oracombinationofCDandDVDdrives),tryinsertingthe
discintotheotherdrive.Insomecases,onlyoneofthedrivesisconnectedtotheaudiosubsystem.

•IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,followtheactionfor“ACDorDVDdoesnotwork”
onpage55

Ifthisdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,followtheactionfor“ACDorDVDdoesnotwork”onpage55.

.

ACDorDVDdoesnotwork

Symptom:ACDorDVDdoesnotwork.

Actions:

•Verifythatthediscisinsertedcorrectly,withitslabelup.

•Makesurethatthediscyouareusingisclean.Toremovedustorngerprints,wipethedisccleanwitha
softclothfromthecentertotheoutside.Wipingadiscinacircularmotionmightcauselossofdata.

•Verifythatthediscyouareusingisnotscratchedordamaged.Tryinsertinganotherdiscthatyouknow
isgood.Ifyoucannotreadfromaknown-gooddisc,youmighthaveaproblemwithyourCDorDVD
driveorthecablingtoyourCDorDVDdrive.Makesurethatthepowercableandsignalcableare
securelyconnectedtothedrive.

Unabletouseastartable(bootable)recoverymedium,suchastheProductRecovery
CD,tostartyourcomputer

Symptom:Unabletouseastartable(bootable)recoverymedium,suchastheProductRecoveryCD,
tostartyourcomputer.

Action:MakesurethattheCDorDVDdriveisinthestartupsequencebeforetheharddiskdrive.Refer
toyour“Selectingorchangingthestartupdevicesequence”onpage43forinformationonviewingand
changingthestartupsequence.Notethatonsomemodelsthestartupsequenceispermanentlysetand
cannotbechanged.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67
andservice”onpage69.

forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,

DVDproblems

Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

•“BlackscreeninsteadofDVDvideo”onpage55

•“DVDmoviewillnotplay”onpage56

•“NoaudioorintermittentaudiowhileplayingDVDmovie”onpage56

•“Playbackisverysloworchoppy”onpage56

•“Invaliddiscornodiscfoundmessage”onpage56

BlackscreeninsteadofDVDvideo

Symptom:BlackscreeninsteadofDVDvideo

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Actions:

•RestarttheDVDplayerprogram.

•Closeanyopenles,turnoffthecomputer,andthenrestartthecomputer.

•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,
andservice”onpage69.

DVDmoviewillnotplay

Symptom:DVDmoviewillnotplay.

Actions:

•Makesurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkthediscorpackageforregionalcoding.Youmightneedtopurchaseadiscwithcodingfor
theregionwhereyouareusingyourcomputer.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,
andservice”onpage69.

NoaudioorintermittentaudiowhileplayingDVDmovie

Symptom:NoaudioorintermittentaudiowhileplayingDVDmovie.

Actions:

•Checkthevolumecontrolsettingsonyourcomputerandonyourspeakers.

•Makesurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkallcableconnectionstoandfromthespeakers.

•UsetheDVDmenuforthevideotoselectadifferentaudiotrack.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67
andservice”onpage69.

forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,

Playbackisverysloworchoppy

Symptom:Playbackisverysloworchoppy.

Actions:

•Disableanybackgroundprograms,suchasAntiVirusorDesktopThemes.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionissettolessthan1152x864.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67
andservice”onpage69.

forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,

Invaliddiscornodiscfoundmessage

Symptom:Invaliddiscornodiscfoundmessage

Actions:

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•EnsurethataDVDdiscisinthedrivewiththeshinysideofthediscfacingdown.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionissettolessthan1152x864.

•OncomputersthathaveaCD-ROMorCD-RWdriveinadditiontoaDVD-ROMdrive,makesurethatthe
DVDdiscisinthedrivelabeled“DVD”.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,
andservice”onpage69.

Intermittentproblems

Symptom:Aproblemoccursonlyoccasionallyandisdifculttorepeat.

Actions:

•Verifythatallcablesandcordsaresecurelyconnectedtothecomputerandattacheddevices.

•Verifythatwhenthecomputerison,thefanisnotblocked(thereisairowaroundthefan),andthefanis
working.Ifairowisblockedorthefanisnotworking,thecomputermightoverheat.

•IfSCSIdevicesareinstalled,verifythatthelastexternaldeviceineachSCSIchainisterminatedcorrectly.
(SeeyourSCSIdocumentation.)

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67
andservice”onpage69

forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,

.

Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdeviceproblems

Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

•“Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork”onpage57

•“Themouseorpointingdevicedoesnotwork”onpage58

•“Thepointeronthescreendoesnotmovesmoothlywiththemouse”onpage58

•“Thengerprintreaderdoesnotwork”onpage58

•“Thewirelesskeyboarddoesnotwork”onpage58

Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork

Symptom:Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.

Actions:

•Verifythatthekeyboardcableissecurelyconnectedtothecorrectconnectoronthecomputer.

•IfyouareusinganEnhancedPerformanceUSBkeyboardandoneormoreoftheRapidAccessbuttons
aretheonlykeysthatarenotworking,thesebuttonsmighthavebeendisabledorhavenotbeenassigned
toafunction.UsethehelpsystemintheEnhancedPerformanceCustomizationKeyboardprogramto
helpdiagnoseproblemswiththeRapidAccessbuttons.

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDevicesandPrinters.

4.Double-clickUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboard.TheUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboard
Customizationprogramstarts.

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Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,havethecomputerandkeyboardserviced.SeeChapter11
“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage69fordetails.

Themouseorpointingdevicedoesnotwork

Symptom:Themouseorpointingdevicedoesnotwork.

Actions:

•Verifythatthemouseorpointing-devicecableissecurelyattachedtothecorrectconnectoronthe
computer.Dependingonthetypeofmouseyouhave,themousecablewillconnecttoeitherthe
mouse,serial,orUSBconnector.SomekeyboardshaveintegratedUSBconnectorsthatcanbeused
foraUSBmouseorpointingdevice.

•Verifythatthedevicedriversforthemouseorpointingdeviceareinstalledcorrectly.

•IfyouareusingaUSBkeyboardormouse,verifythattheUSBconnectorsareenabledintheBIOS
settings.See“Enablingordisablingadevice”onpage43

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,
andservice”onpage69.

.

Thepointeronthescreendoesnotmovesmoothlywiththemouse

Symptom:Thepointeronthescreendoesnotmovesmoothlywiththemouse.

Action:Erraticmovementofthemousepointerisgenerallycausedbyabuildupofdirt,oils,andother
contaminantsontheballinsidethemouse.Cleanthemouse.See“Opticalmouse”onpage49for
instructions.

Thengerprintreaderdoesnotwork

Symptom:Thengerprintreaderdoesnotwork.

Action:Thefollowingcouldcausethengerprintreadernottooperateproperly:

•Notenrollingyourngerprintcorrectly.

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyournailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.

•Thesurfaceofyourngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourngerprint.

Thewirelesskeyboarddoesnotwork

Symptom:Thewirelesskeyboarddoesnotwork.

Action:IftheTransceiverCommunicationsLEDisonandthewirelessKeyboarddoesnotwork,restartyour
computer.Ifrestartingyourcomputerdoesnotsolvetheproblem,verifythatthefollowingconditionsaremet:

•Thebatteriesareproperlyinstalled.

•Thebatteriesstillretaintheircurrent.

•ThewirelessKeyboardislocatedlessthantenmetersawayfromthetransceiver.

•Thetransceiverisfullyinstalled.

Action:IftheTransceiverCommunicationsLEDisnoton,reconnectthetransceiverandthekeyboard.

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Monitorproblems

Note:Manymonitorshavestatus-indicatorlightsandbuilt-incontrolsforadjustingbrightness,contrast,

width,height,andotherpictureadjustments.However,thecontrolsvaryfrommonitortypetomonitortype.
Forinformationaboutthestatuslightsandusingthecontrols,refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withyourmonitor.

Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

•“Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen”onpage59

•“Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiodofcomputer
inactivity”onpage59

•“Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustartsomeapplication
programs”onpage59

•“Theimageappearstobeickering”onpage59

•“Theimageisdiscolored”onpage60

Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen

Symptom:Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen.

Action:Havethecomputerserviced.Fordetails,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”
onpage69.

Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiod
ofcomputerinactivity

Symptom:Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiodofcomputer
inactivity.

Action:Thecomputerisprobablysetforenergysavingswiththepower-managementfeature.Ifthe
power-managementfeatureisenabled,disablingitorchangingthesettingsmightsolvetheproblem.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67
andservice”onpage69

forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,

.

Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustart
someapplicationprograms

Symptom:Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustartsome
applicationprograms.

Actions:

•Makesurethemonitorsignalcableissecurelyconnectedtothemonitorandthemonitorconnectoron
thecomputer.Aloosecablecancauseintermittentproblems.

•Verifythatthenecessarydevicedriversfortheapplicationprogramsareinstalled.Refertothe
documentationfortheaffectedapplicationprogramtoseeifdevicedriversarerequired.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67
andservice”onpage69.

forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,

Theimageappearstobeickering

Symptom:Theimageappearstobeickering.

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Actions:

•Themonitormightbeoperatinginalow-refreshratedisplaymode.Setthemonitortothehighest,
noninterlacedrefreshratesupportedbyyourmonitorandthevideocontrollerinyourcomputer.

Attention:Usingaresolutionorrefreshratethatisnotsupportedbyyourmonitormightdamageit.Check
thedocumentationthatcomeswithyourmonitortoverifythesupportedrefreshrates.

•Themonitormightbeaffectedbyinterferencefromnearbyequipment.Magneticeldsaroundother
devices,suchastransformers,appliances,uorescentlights,andothermonitorsmightbecausingthe
problem.Moveuorescentdesklightingoranyequipmentthatproducesmagneticeldsfartheraway
fromthemonitor.Ifthisdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthemonitor.(Movingacolormonitorwhileitisturnedonmightcausescreendiscoloration.)

2.Adjusttheplacementofthemonitorandotherdevicessothattheyareatleast305mm(12inches)
apart.

3.Turnonthemonitor.

•YoucanresettherefreshratethroughyouroperatingsystemControlPanel:
OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Adjust

screenresolution➙AdvancedSettings.ThenclicktheMonitortabandselectanewrefreshrate.

•Seeyouroperatingsystemdocumentationorhelpforfurtherinformationonmonitorsettings.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,yourmonitormightneedservice.SeeChapter11“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage69fordetails.

Theimageisdiscolored

Symptom:Theimageisdiscolored.

Action:Themonitormightbeaffectedbyinterferencefromnearbyequipment.Magneticeldsaroundother
devices,suchastransformers,appliances,uorescentlights,andothermonitorsmightbecausingthe
problem.Moveuorescentdesklightingoranyequipmentthatproducesmagneticeldsfurtherawayfrom
themonitor.Ifthisdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthemonitor.(Movingacolormonitorwhileitisturnedonmightcausescreendiscoloration.)

2.Adjusttheplacementofthemonitorandotherdevicessothattheyareatleast305mm(12inches)apart.

3.Turnonthemonitor.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,yourmonitormightneedservice.SeeChapter11“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage69

fordetails.

Networkingproblems

Thefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems.Selectyournetworkingproblemfromthe
followinglist:

•“Ethernetproblems”onpage60

•“AwirelessLANproblem”onpage62

•“AwirelessWANproblem”onpage62

•“Bluetoothproblems”onpage62

Formoreinformation,see“HelpandSupport”onpage69.

Ethernetproblems

ForEthernetproblems,selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

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•“Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork”onpage61

•“Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason”onpage61

•“IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnectionfails
orerrorsoccur”onpage62

•“IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,itcannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.Instead,
itconnectsat100Mbps”onpage62

Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork

Symptom:Y ourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.

Actions:Makesurethat:

•Thecableisinstalledproperly.
ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedtoboththeEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerand

theRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis100
meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblempersists,try
adifferentcable.

•Thecableisinstalledproperly.

•Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.
OntheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.

4.IfanexclamationmarkisdisplayednexttoanadapternameunderNetworkadapters,youmightnot
usethecorrectdriverorthedriverisnotenabled.Toupdatethedriver,right-clickthehighlighted
adapter.

5.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.
Ifyouconguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesuretheswitchportisalsoconguredforfullduplex.

Settingthewrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlostconnections.

•Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.
CheckwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.

Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason

Symptom:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason.

Action:Thenetworkdriverlesmaybecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtothe“Solution”
descriptionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalled.

TheWakeonLANfeatureisnotworking

Symptom:TheWakeonLAN(WOL)featureisnotworking.

Actions:

•MakesurethatWOLisenabledintheBIOSSetupUtilityprogram.

•Ifitis,checkwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarysettings.

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IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnection
failsorerrorsoccur

Symptom:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnection
failsorerrorsoccur.

Actions:

•UseCategory5wiringandmakesurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected.

•Connecttoa1000BASE- Thub/switch(not1000BASE-X).

IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,itcannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.Instead,
itconnectsat100Mbps

Symptom:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,itcannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.
Instead,itconnectsat100Mbps.

Actions:

•Tryanothercable.

•Makesurethatthelinkpartnerissettoauto-negotiate.

•Makesurethattheswitchis802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).

AwirelessLANproblem

Symptom:Youcannotconnectusingthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingcard.

Actions:

•MakesurethatyourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversion.ChecktheWebsiteandverifythedriver
versionsupportedbyAccessConnectionsisthelatestdocumentedinthereadmele.

•Makesurethatyourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.

•Makesurethatthewirelessradioisenabledbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionsiconinthe
Windowsnoticationarea.

Note:IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,clickShowhiddeniconsin
theWindowsnoticationarea.TheAccessConnectionsiconisdisplayed.Formoreinformationabout
theicon,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.

•CheckNetworkName(SSID),andyourencryptioninformation.UseAccessConnectionstoverifythis
case-sensitiveinformation.

AwirelessWANproblem

Message:UnauthorizedWANcardispluggedin-PoweroffandremovetheWANcard.

Action:TheWANcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.

Note:SomecomputermodelsdonothaveawirelessWAN.

Bluetoothproblems

ForBluetoothproblems,selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

•“SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadphone”onpage63

•“PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemcannotbereceivedcorrectly”onpage63

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SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadphone

Symptom:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocalspeaker
eventhoughtheheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingHeadsetproleorAVprole.

Action:Dothefollowing:

1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).

2.OpentheControlPanelbyclickingStart➙ControlPanel.

3.ClickHardwareandSound➙Sound.

4.SelectthePlaybacktab.

5.IfyouareusingHeadsetprole,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.If
youareusingAVprole,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.

6.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.

PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemcannotbereceivedcorrectly

Symptom:PersonalInformationManager(PIM)itemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemcannotbe
receivedcorrectlyintotheaddressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.

Action:TheWindows7operatingsystemsendsPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled
deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceivealethrough
Bluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemmightbesavedasalewiththeextension
contact.

Optionproblems

UsethisinformationtodiagnoseproblemswithLenovohardwareoptionsthatdonothavetheirown
troubleshootinginformation.

Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

•“Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork”onpage63

•“Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow”onpage63

Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork

Symptom:Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork.

Action:Verifythat:

•Theoptionisdesignedforyourcomputer.

•Youfollowedtheinstallationinstructionssuppliedwiththeoptionandtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withyourcomputer,andalloptionles(suchasdevicedrivers,ifrequired)areinstalledcorrectly.

•Youhavenotloosenedotherinstalledoptionsorcables.

•Iftheoptionisanadapter,youhaveprovidedenoughhardwareresourcesfortheadaptertofunction
correctly.Seethedocumentationsuppliedwiththeadapter(aswellasthedocumentationforanyother
installedadapters)todeterminetheresourcesrequiredforeachadapter.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67
andservice”onpage69

forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,

.

Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow

Symptom:Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow.

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Actions:

•Verifythatalloptionhardwareandcableconnectionsaresecure.

•Iftheoptioncomeswithitsowntestinstructions,usethoseinstructionstotesttheoption.

•IfthefailingoptionisaSCSIoption,verifythat:

–ThecablesforallexternalSCSIoptionsareconnectedcorrectly.
–ThelastoptionineachSCSIchain,ortheendoftheSCSIcable,isterminatedcorrectly.
–AllexternalSCSIoptionsareturnedon.ExternalSCSIoptionsmustbeturnedonbeforethecomputer

isturnedon.Formoreinformation,seeyourSCSIdocumentation.

•Verifythattheoptionandanyrequireddevicedriversareinstalledcorrectly.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67
andservice”onpage69.

forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,

Performanceandlockupproblems

Poorperformanceandlockupproblemscanbearesultofanyofthefollowing:

•“Insufcientfreeharddiskdrivespace”onpage64

•“Excessivenumberoffragmentedles”onpage65

Makeaselectionfromtheabovelisttondoutmoreaboutthecorrectiveactionsyoucantake.

Insufcientfreeharddiskdrivespace

Symptom:Insufcientfreeharddiskdrivespace

TheWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrorsiftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull.

TochecktheamountoffreespaceontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙Computer.

2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.Theamountoffreediskspaceisdisplayed.

Actionstofreeupdiskspace:

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,dooneorallofthefollowing:

–

1.ClickStart➙Computer.

2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.

3.ClickDiskCleanup.

4.Alistofunnecessarylecategoriesisdisplayed.Selecteachlecategoryyouwanttodelete,and
thenclickOK.

–

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

2.ClickPrograms.

3.ClickTurnWindowsfeaturesonoroff.

4.AlistofoptionalWindowscomponentsisdisplayed.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–

1.ClickStart➙Computer.

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2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.

3.ClickDiskCleanup.

4.ClickCleanupsystemles.

5.ClicktheMoreOptionstab.

6.IntheProgramsandFeaturesarea,clicktheCleanupbutton.

7.Alistofinstalledapplicationsisdisplayed.Selecttheapplicationyouwanttoremove.Click
Uninstall/Change.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersfromyoure-mailapplication.Thefolder
namesandproceduresvarydependingonyoure-mailapplication.Ifyouneedassistance,seethe
helpsystemforyoure-mailapplication.

Excessivenumberoffragmentedles

Symptom:Excessivenumberoffragmentedles

Action:RuntheWindowsDiskDefragmenterprogram.

Note:Dependingonthesizeoftheharddiskdriveandamountofdatacurrentlystoredontheharddisk
drive,thediskdefragmentationprocessmighttakeuptoseveralhourstocomplete.

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Closeanyprogramsthatarecurrentlyrunningandcloseanyopenwindows.

2.ClickStart➙Computer.

3.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.

4.ClicktheT oolstab.

5.ClickDefragmentNow,thenclickContinue.

6.ClickDefragmentNowagaintostartadisk-defragmentationprocess.

Printerproblems

Symptom:Theprinterdoesnotwork.

Actions:Verifythat:

1.Theprinteristurnedonandisonline.

2.Paperisloadedcorrectly.

3.Theprintersignalcableissecurelyconnectedtothecorrectparallel,serial,orUSBconnectoronthe
computer.

Note:Non-IEEE-approvedprintersignalcablesmightcauseunpredictableproblems.

1.Anydevicedriversandothersoftwarethatcamewiththeprinterarecorrectlyinstalled.

2.Youhaveassignedtheprinterportcorrectlyinyouroperatingsystem,applicationprogram,orBIOS
settings.FormoreinformationaboutBIOSsettings,seeChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage41

Iftheproblempersists,runthetestsdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourprinter.Ifyou
cannotcorrecttheproblem,havethecomputerserviced.SeeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,and
service”onpage69

.

.

Serialportproblems

Usethisinformationtotroubleshoottheserialportanddevicesattachedtotheserialport.

Chapter10.Troubleshootinganddiagnostics65

Symptom:Serialportcannotbeaccessed.

Actions:

•Makesuretheserialcableissecurelyconnectedtotheserialportonthecomputerandtotheserialdevice.
Iftheserialdevicehasitsownpowercord,makesureitisattachedtoaproperlygroundedelectricaloutlet.

•IftheserialdevicehasitsownOn/Offswitch,makesureitisintheOnposition.

•IftheserialdevicehasanOnlineswitch,makesureitisintheOnlineposition.

•Iftheserialdeviceisaprinter,makesurepaperisloadedcorrectly.

•Verifythatanysoftwaresuppliedwiththeserialdeviceiscorrectlyinstalled.Refertothedocumentation
fortheserial-deviceoption.

•Makesurethattheserial-portadapter,ifyouaddedone,isproperlyinstalledandrmlyseated.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page67
andservice”onpage69

forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,

.

Softwareproblems

Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

•“Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder”onpage66

•“Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected”onpage66

Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder

Symptom:Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder.

Action:Somesoftwaredevelopedbeforetheyear2000usedonlythelasttwodigitsofayeartosort
dates,alwaysassumingthersttwodigitswere19.Consequently,theseprogramssortdatesoutoforder.
Checkwithyoursoftwaremanufacturertoseeifanyupdatesareavailable.Manysoftwaremanufacturers
makeupdatesavailablefromtheWorldWideWeb.

Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected

Symptom:Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected.

Actions:

•Mostsoftwareprogramshavebuilt-inhelpsystemsthatprovideinstructionsformosttasks.Ifyouare
havingdifcultyperformingaspecictaskwithinasoftwareprogram,refertothehelpsystemforthat
program.Helpsystemsaretypicallyaccessiblefromamenuorbuttonintheprogram,andfrequently
fromtheF1key.

•IfyouarehavingdifcultywiththeWindowsoperatingsystemoroneofitscomponents,refertothe
Windowshelpsystem.ItisaccessiblefromtheWindowsStartmenu.

•Todetermineifproblemsarecausedbynewlyinstalledsoftware,verifythat:

–Yourcomputerhastheminimummemoryrequirementsneededtousethesoftware.Seethe

informationsuppliedwiththesoftwaretoverifymemoryrequirements.(Ifyoujustinstalledanadapter

ormemory,youmighthaveamemory-addressconict.)
–Thesoftwareisdesignedtooperateonyourcomputer.
–Othersoftwareworksonyourcomputer.
–Thesoftwareyouareusingworkscorrectlyonanothercomputer.

66ThinkCentreUserGuide

•Ifyoureceivedanyerrormessageswhileusingthesoftwareprogram,seetheprinteddocumentation
suppliedwiththesoftwareorthehelpsystemforthatsoftwareforadescriptionofthemessagesand
solutionstotheproblem.

•Checkwithyoursoftwaremanufacturertoseeifanyupdatesareavailable.Manysoftwaremanufacturers
makeupdatesavailablefromtheWorldWideWeb.

•Ifthesoftwareprogramusedtoworkcorrectly,butdoesnotworkcorrectlynow,dothefollowing:

–OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙System

➙SystemProtection➙SystemRestore.

•Ifyouareunabletoresolvetheproblemthroughothermethods,uninstallthesoftwareprogramand
reinstallit.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,youmightneedtechnicalassistance.Contactyoursoftware
manufacturerorseeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage69

fordetails.

USBproblems

Symptom:TheUSBconnectorscannotbeaccessed.

Actions:

•MakesuretheUSBcableissecurelyconnectedtotheUSBconnectorandtotheUSBdevice.IftheUSB
devicehasitsownpowercord,makesureitisattachedtoaproperlygroundedelectricaloutlet.

•IftheUSBdevicehasitsownOn/Offswitch,makesureitisintheOnposition.

•IftheUSBdevicehasanOnlineswitch,makesureitisintheOnlineposition.

•IftheUSBdeviceisaprinter,makesurepaperisloadedcorrectly.

•MakesureanydevicedriversorothersoftwaresuppliedwiththeUSBdeviceiscorrectlyinstalled.
RefertothedocumentationfortheUSBdevice.

•ResetthedevicebydetachingandreattachingtheUSBconnector.

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprogramstotesttheUSBconnector(see
“Diagnosticprograms”onpage67
thosediagnosticsagainsttheUSBdevice.Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage69

forinstructions).IftheUSBdevicecamewithitsowndiagnostics,run

.

Diagnosticprograms

Diagnosticprogramsareusedtotesthardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.Diagnosticprogramscan
alsoreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofyourcomputer.
YoucanusethepreinstalledLenovoThinkVantageT oolboxprogramtodiagnosecomputerproblems,ifyour
computerisrunningtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Notes:

1.YoucanalsodownloadthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
See“PC-DoctorforDOS”onpage68

2.Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprograms,saveandprint
theloglescreatedbytheprograms.Y ouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical
supportrepresentative.

fordetailedinformation.

Chapter10.Troubleshootinganddiagnostics67

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

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

•ToruntheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙All
Programs➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙SystemHealthandDiagnostics.Followtheinstructions
onthescreen.

Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox
helpsystem.

PC-DoctorforDOS

YoucanalsodownloadthelatestversionofthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfrom
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ThePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramrunsindependentlyofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem.UsethePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramifyouareunabletostartthe
Windowsoperatingsystemorifthetwodiagnosticprogramspreinstalledonyourcomputerhavenot
beensuccessfulinisolatingapossibleproblem.YoucanrunthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogram
fromadiagnosticdiscthatyoucreated.

Creatingadiagnosticdisc

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreateadiagnosticdisc.

Tocreateadiagnosticdisc,dothefollowing:

1.Downloadaself-startingbootableCD/DVDimage(knownasanISOimage)ofthediagnosticprogram
from:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

2.UseanyCD/DVDburningsoftwaretocreateadiagnosticdiscwiththeISOimage.

Runningthediagnosticprogramfromadiagnosticdisc

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtorunthediagnosticprogramfromadiagnosticdiscthatyou
created.

Torunthediagnosticprogramfromadiagnosticdiscthatyoucreated,dothefollowing:

1.Makesuretheopticaldriveyouwanttouseissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequence.
See“Selectingorchangingthestartupdevicesequence”onpage43

2.Makesurethecomputeristurnedonandtheninsertthediscintotheopticaldrive.Thediagnostic
programopens.

Note:Youcaninsertthediscintotheopticaldrivewhenyouaresettingthestartupdevicesequence.
However,ifyouinsertthediscintotheopticaldrivewhenyouhavealreadyenteredtheoperating
system,youneedtorestartthecomputertoaccessthediagnosticprogram.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoselectthediagnostictestyouwanttorun.

Note:Foradditionalhelp,presstheF1key.

4.Removethediagnosticdiscfromtheopticaldrivewhenyoucompletethediagnosticprocess.

.

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Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andservice

Thischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufactured
byLenovo.

Informationresources

Youcanusetheinformationinthissectiontoaccessusefulresourcesrelatingtoyourcomputingneeds.

LenovoThinkVantageT ools

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy
accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

Note:TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows
7operatingsystemfromLenovo.

ToaccesstheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantage

Tools.

LenovoWelcome

TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducesyoutosomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovoandguidesyou
throughafewimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.

HelpandSupport

TheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystemguidesyoutovarioushelpandsupportinformation
fromLenovoandMicrosoft,suchasupdatingdrivers,accessingThinkVantageTechnologies,andaccessing
usermanuals.

ToaccesstheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem,clickStart➙HelpandSupport.

SafetyandWarranty

TheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatisprovidedwithyourcomputercontainsinformationon
safety,setup,warranty,andnotices.Readandunderstandallsafetyinformationbeforeusingthisproduct.

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

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

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

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

•Purchaseupgradesandextendedhardwarerepairservices.

•Downloadthelatestdevicedriversandsoftwareupdatesforyourcomputermodel.

•Accesstheonlinemanualsforyourproducts.

•AccesstheLenovoLimitedWarranty.

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69

•Accesstroubleshootingandsupportinformationforyourcomputermodelandothersupportedproducts.

•Findtheserviceandsupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion.

•FindaServiceProviderlocatednearyou.

LenovoSupportWebsite

Technicalsupportinformationisavailableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thisportalisupdatedwiththelatestinformationaboutthefollowingsubjects:

Download&Drivers

Warranty
TechnicalSupportClickNeedHelp?forself-helptipstohelpdiagnosea

ThinkVantage

LenovoForums

UserGuides&Manuals

Downloaddrivers,ashBIOS,andupdateyoursoftware.
Checkyourwarrantystatusandupgradeyourwarranty.

problem.
LearnmoreaboutThinkVantagesoftwaretoimprove

productivityandreducecost.
Searchthecommunityknowledgebaseforyourcomputer

toshareanddiscoverinformationwithotherusers.
Readorprintanypublicationsrelatedtoyourproduct.

Helpandservice

Thissectioncontainsinformationaboutobtaininghelpandservice.

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnosticprograms

Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer,seeChapter10“Troubleshootinganddiagnostics”
onpage51.Forinformationonadditionalresourcestohelpyoutroubleshootyourcomputerproblem,
see“Informationresources”onpage69.

Ifyoususpectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeoperatingsystemorsoftware
program,includingreadmelesandonlinehelp.

Mostcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthathelpyouidentifyhardwareproblems.For
instructionsonusingthediagnosticprograms,see“Diagnosticprograms”onpage67.

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

Callingforservice

Duringthewarrantyperiod,youcangethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupport
Center.

Thefollowingservicesareavailableduringthewarrantyperiod:

•Problemdetermination-Trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdetermininga
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytoxtheproblem.

•Hardwarerepair-Iftheproblemiscausedbyhardwareunderwarranty,trainedservicepersonnelare
availabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.

70ThinkCentreUserGuide

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

Theseitemsarenotcoveredbythewarranty:

•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedLenovoparts

•Identicationofsoftwareproblemsources

•CongurationofBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade

•Changes,modications,orupgradestodevicedrivers

•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)

•Installationandmaintenanceofapplicationprograms

RefertotheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputerforinformationabout
yourwarrantytypeandduration.Youmustretainyourproofofpurchasetoobtainwarrantyservice.

ForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneorrefertotheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomes
withyourcomputer.

Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot
provided,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Ifpossible,beatyourcomputerwhenyoucall.Havethefollowinginformationavailable:

•Machinetypeandmodel

•Serialnumbersofyourhardwareproducts

•Descriptionoftheproblem

•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages

•Hardwareandsoftwarecongurationinformation

Usingotherservices

Ifyoutravelwithyourcomputerorrelocateittoacountrywhereyourdesktopornotebookcomputer
machinetypeissold,yourcomputermightbeeligibleforInternationalWarrantyService,whichautomatically
entitlesyoutoobtainwarrantyservicethroughoutthewarrantyperiod.Servicewillbeperformedbyservice
providersauthorizedtoperformwarrantyservice.

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

Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andservice71

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.

©CopyrightLenovo2011

73

Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:

Lenovo
TheLenovologo
RescueandRecovery
ThinkVantage

Microsoft,WindowsaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

Celeron,Intel,IntelCoreandPentiumaretrademarksofIntelCorporationintheUnitedStates,other
countries,orboth.

Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

74ThinkCentreUserGuide

AppendixB.Regulatoryinformation

Exportclassicationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport
ClassicationControlNumber(ECCN)of4A994.b.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed
countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Televisionoutputnotice

Thefollowingnoticeappliestomodelsthathavethefactory-installedtelevision-outputfeature.

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

Electronicemissionsnotices

ThefollowinginformationreferstoLenovopersonalcomputermachinetypes1654,1664,1665,1677,1738,
1739,1741,1761,1762,1763,1782,1837,1938,1942,1962,and1966.

FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant
toPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency
energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterference
toradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe
determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby
oneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.

Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspeciedor
recommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodicationstothisequipment.
Unauthorizedchangesormodicationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)
thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

ResponsibleParty:
Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated
1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne
Morrisville,NC27560
PhoneNumber:919-294-5900

©CopyrightLenovo2011

75

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective

ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EConthe
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannot
acceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanon-recommended
modicationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.

ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationT echnology
EquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederived
fortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensed
communicationdevices.

GermanClassBcompliancestatement

DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:

HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit

DiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)zur
AngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaaten
undhältdieGrenzwertederEN55022KlasseBein.

Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzu
betreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.
LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProdukt
ohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohne
EmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.

Deutschland:

EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln

DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“
EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungder
EU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)inderBundesrepublikDeutschland.

ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeit
vonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetische
VerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEGRichtlinie2004/108/EC(früher89/336/EWG),für
GerätederKlasseB.

DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen

-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo
(Deutschland)GmbH,Gropiusplatz10,D-70563Stuttgart.

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InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:

DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement

Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrent
lessthanorequalto20Aperphase

LenovoproductserviceinformationforT aiwan

KeyboardandmousecompliancestatementforT aiwan

Additionalregulatoryinformation

Foradditionalregulatoryinformation,refertotheThinkCentreRegulatoryNoticeshippedwithyourcomputer.
Dependingonthecongurationofyourcomputerandthecountryorregionwherethecomputerwas
purchased,youmighthavereceivedadditionalprintedregulatorynotices.Allregulatorynoticesareavailable
ontheLenovoSupportWebsiteinelectronicformat.Toaccesselectroniccopiesofthedocumentation,go
tohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandclickUserGuidesandManuals.

AppendixB.Regulatoryinformation77

78ThinkCentreUserGuide

AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclinginformation

EU Only

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective2002/96/EC

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)markappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropean
Union(EU)andNorway.AppliancesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2002/96/EC
concerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).TheDirectivedeterminestheframeworkfor
thereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicablethroughouttheEuropeanUnion.Thislabelis
appliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobethrownaway,butratherreclaimedupon
endoflifeperthisDirective.Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingper
AnnexIVoftheWEEEDirectivemustnotdisposeofendoflifeEEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethe
collectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,recycle,recoveryofWEEEandminimizeanypotential
effectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.For
additionalWEEEinformationgoto:http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment.

Recyclinginformation

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment
whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin
recyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment/recycling

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor

©CopyrightLenovo2011

79

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty
ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof
Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed
ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw
forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingand
RecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,
visittheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/sustainability/ptb_japan.html.
PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingof
home-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceis
providedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,visittheLenovo
Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/sustainability/ptb_japan.html.

DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother
environmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit
boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.

DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers

Abutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledonthesystemboardofyourLenovocomputertoprovidepower
tothecomputerclockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouwantto
replaceitwithanewone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraskforarepairserviceprovidedbyLenovo.If
youhavereplaceditbyyourselfandwanttodisposeofthedisusedlithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,
contactyourplaceofpurchase,andfollowtheirinstructions.IfyouuseaLenovocomputerathomeand
needtodisposeofalithiumbattery,youmustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.

80ThinkCentreUserGuide

Index

A

arescuemedium,creatingandusing36
Administrator,password42
antivirussoftware6
audiosubsystem1

B

backupandrecoveryoperations34
basictroubleshooting51

C

cablelock,security26
changing

password42

startupdevicesequence43
cleaninganopticalmouse49
connector10
connectors

rear9
connectors,controls,indicators

front8
considerations,passwords42
creating

andusingarescuemedium36
creatingandusing

recoverymedia33
customersupportcenter70

front

connectors,controls,indicators8

G

getting

help69
information69
service69

H

help

andservice70
getting69

HelpandSupport69

I

importantsafetyinformationiii
information

getting69
importantsafetyiii
resources69
safety69

warranty69
Input/Output(I/O)features2
internaldrives1

D

deletingapassword42
Description10
devicedrivers32
diagnosticsprograms,using70
diagnostics,troubleshooting51
DisplayPortoutconnector10
documentation,using70
drivers,device32

E

environment,operating4
Ethernet1
Ethernetconnector10
exiting,SetupUtility44
expansion2
externaloptions,installing29

F

features1
ashingtheBIOS45

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K

keyboard,replacing29

L

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox68
LenovoThinkVantageT ools69
LenovoWelcome5,69

M

media,creatingandusingrecoverymedia33
Microphoneconnector10
mouse,replacing29

N

notices73

O

operations,backupandrecovery34

81

opticalmouse

cleaning49

P

password

Administrator42
considerations42
Power-OnPassword42

setting,changing,deleting42
passwords,using41
physicalspecications4
power

features2
power-onself-test(POST)45
Power-On,Password42
programs,updatingsystem45
purchasingadditionalservices71

R

rearconnectors9
recovering

software33
recovery

operations,backupand34

problems,solving38
recoverymedia,creatingandusing33
RescueandRecovery33

workspace,RescueandRecovery35
RescueandRecoveryworkspace35
resources,information69

S

safetyiii
safetyinformation69
security

cablelock26

enablingordisabling43

features2
selecting

startupdevice43

temporarystartupdevice43
Serialport10
service

andhelp70

customersupportcenter70

getting69
services

other71

purchasingadditional71
setting

password42
settings

changing41

viewing41
SetupUtility41
SetupUtilityprogram,starting41

SetupUtility,exiting44
software

recovering33
solvingrecoveryproblems38
startingtheSetupUtilityprogram41
startupdevice43

sequence,changing43

temporary,selecting43
system

management2

programs45

T

temporarystartupdevice43
theBIOS,updating(ashing)45–46
trademarks74
troubleshooting,basic51
troubleshooting,diagnostics51

U

updating

(ashing)theBIOS45

systemprograms45
updating(ashing)theBIOS46
USBconnector10
using

arescuemedium,creatingand36

diagnosticprograms70

documentation70

otherservices71

passwords41

SetupUtility41

V

videosubsystem1
viewingandchangingsettings41

W

warrantyinformation69
workspace,backupandrecovery35

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