Lenovo 804 User Manual

ThinkCentre
UserGuide

MachineTypes:0804,0809,0811,0822,0825,0828,0830,0833,
0837,0843,0845,0847,and0849

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe
ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixA“Notices”onpage69.

SecondEdition(September2011)

©CopyrightLenovo2010,2011.

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Contents

Importantsafetyinformation.....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Specications................3

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

SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindows

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

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

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators

onthefrontofyourcomputer........6

Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearof

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

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

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard.....8

Locatinginternaldrives..........9

Chapter2.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............11

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......11

Installingorreplacinghardware........11

Installingexternaloptions........11

Removingthecomputercover.......12

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..13
Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsand

drives................14

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......15

Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...18

Replacingthebattery..........20

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..21

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......24

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...27

Replacingtheopticaldrive........31

Replacingtheharddiskdrive.......34

Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....37

ReplacingtheUSBkeyboardormouse...39

Completingthepartsreplacement.....40

Obtainingdevicedrivers...........41

Basicsecurityfeatures...........41

Integratedcablelock..........42

Padlock...............43

Passwordprotection..........43

Erasingalostorforgottenpassword(clearing

CMOS)................43

Usingrecoverymedia..........46

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...46

Performingabackupoperation......47

Performingarecoveryoperation......47

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...48

Creatingandusingarescuemedium......48

Creatingarescuemedium........49

Usingarescuemedium.........49

Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers.....50

Solvingrecoveryproblems..........50

Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtility

program................51

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......51

Viewingorchangingsettings.........51

Usingpasswords..............51

Passwordconsiderations.........52

Power-onpassword...........52

Administratorpassword.........52

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword..52

Enablingordisablingadevice........52

Selectingastartupdevice..........53

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....53

Viewingorchangingthestartupdevice

sequence...............53

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......54

Chapter5.Updatingsystem

programs...............55

Usingsystemprograms...........55

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....55

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................56

RecoveringfromaPOSTandBIOSupdate

failure..................56

Chapter6.Troubleshootingand

diagnosticprograms.........59

Basictroubleshooting............59

Diagnosticprograms............60

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox.......60

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery....60

PC-DoctorforDOS...........61

Cleaninganopticalmouse..........61

Chapter3.Recoveryinformation...45

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......45

Creatingrecoverymedia.........45

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Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice..............63

Informationresources............63

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OnlineBooksfolder...........63

LenovoThinkVantageT ools........63

ThinkVantageProductivityCenter.....64

LenovoWelcome............64

AccessHelp..............64

Safetyandwarranty...........64

LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..64

LenovoSupportWebsite.........65

Helpandservice..............65

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

programs...............65

Callingforservice............66

Usingotherservices..........66

Purchasingadditionalservices......67

AppendixA.Notices..........69

Televisionoutputnotice...........70

EuropeanconformanceCEmark.......70

Trademarks................70

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......70

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........70

BatteryrecyclinginformationforT aiwan.....71

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................71

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

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Importantsafetyinformation

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

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,youcanobtainaPortable
DocumentFormat(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo
LenovoSupportWebsitealsoprovidestheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandthisThinkCentre
UserGuideinadditionallanguages.

®

SupportWebsiteathttp://support.lenovo.com.The

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,preinstalledsoftware
programs,andlocationsofconnectors,components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Features”onpage1

•“Specications”onpage3

:Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

:Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

•“Softwareoverview”onpage4:Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsprovided
withyourcomputer.

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

Features

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

Systeminformation

Thefollowinginformationcoversavarietyofmodels.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,usethe
SetupUtilityprogram.SeeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

Microprocessor

Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):

•Intel

®

Celeron

®

microprocessor

•IntelCore™2microprocessor

•IntelPentium

®

microprocessor

Memorymodule(s)

.

•Supportsuptotwodoubledatarate3dualinlinememorymodules(DDR3DIMMs)

Internaldrives

•Cardreader(availableinsomemodels)

•Opticaldrive

•SerialAdvancedT echnologyAttachment(SA TA)harddiskdrive

Videosubsystem

•IntegratedgraphicscardfunctioningthroughaVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connector

•PeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressx16graphicscardslotonthesystemboardfora
discretegraphicscard

Audiosubsystem

•Integratedhigh-denition(HD)audio

•Headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnectoronthefrontpanel

•Audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnectorontherearpanel

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Connectivity

•10/100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)

•Automaticpower-onstartup

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)

•IntelTrustedExecutionTechnology(TXT)

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

•WakeonLAN(WOL)

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)(WMIistheinfrastructureformanagementdataand
operationsonWindowsoperatingsystems.)

Input/Output(I/O)features

•9-pinserialport(onestandardandoneoptional)

•Ethernetconnector

•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectors(twoUSBconnectorsonthefrontpanelandfourUSB
connectorsontherearpanel)

•Threeaudioconnectorsontherearpanel(audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,and
microphoneconnector)

•T woaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnector)

•VGAmonitorconnectorontherearpanel

Formoreinformation,referto“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”
onpage6

and“Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage7.

Expansion

•Oneharddiskdrivebay

•Oneopticaldrivebay

•OnePCIExpressx1cardslot

•OnePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

•Oneslimcardreaderdrivebay

•T woPCIcardslots

PowersupplyYourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplies:

•240-wattuniversalinputpowersupply

Securityfeatures

•Apower-onpasswordandanadministratorpasswordtodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer

•Computrace

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)(availableinsomemodels)

•EnablingordisablingSATAdevices

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•Enablingordisablingtheserialport

•EnablingordisablingUSBconnectors

•Keyboardwithngerprintreader(shippedwithsomemodels)

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•Supportfortheadditionofanintegratedcablelock(Kensingtonlock.See“Integratedcablelock”on
page42

formoreinformation.)

•Supportfortheadditionofapadlock(see“Padlock”onpage43formoreinformation)

Preinstalledsoftwareprograms

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithsomesoftwareprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.For
moreinformation,see“Softwareoverview”onpage4.

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithoneofthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft

®

Windows

•MicrosoftWindowsVista

®

7

®

•MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessional(preinstalledthroughdowngraderightsinWindows7Professional
orWindowsVistaBusiness)

Operatingsystem(s),certiedortestedforcompatibility

•Linux

®

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Specications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions

Width:99mm(3.9inches)

Height:335mm(13.19inches)

Depth:382mm(15.04inches)

Weight

Maximumcongurationasshipped:6.6kg(14.55lb)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

Storage:-40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto140°F)inoriginalshippingpackage

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

•Humidity:

Operating:20%to80%(non-condensing)

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

•Altitude:

(variesbymodeltype)

1.Theoperatingsystem(s)listedherearebeingcertiedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto

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

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Operating:-50to10000ft(-15.2to3048m)

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

Electricalinput

•Inputvoltage:

–Lowrange:

Minimum:100Vac

Maximum:127Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Voltage-selectionswitchsetting:115Vac

–Highrange:

Minimum:200Vac

Maximum:240Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Voltage-selectionswitchsetting:230Vac

Softwareoverview

Thecomputercomeswithapreinstalledoperatingsystemandseveralpreinstalledapplications.

SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem.

SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo

ThefollowingsoftwareprogramsareprovidedbyLenovotohelpyouimproveproductivityandreducethe
costassociatedwithmaintainingyourcomputer.Softwareprogramsprovidedwithyourcomputermight
varydependingonyourmodeltypeandpreinstalledoperatingsystem.

LenovoThinkVantageT ools

TheLenovoThinkVantage
accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formoreinformation,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageTools”onpage63

Note:TheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerswiththeWindows7operating
systemfromLenovo.

ThinkVantageProductivityCenter

TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandtoolsto
helpyousetup,understand,andmaintainyourcomputer,andenhanceyourcomputerperformance.For
moreinformation,see“ThinkVantageProductivityCenter”onpage64.

Note:TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerspreinstalledwiththe
WindowsVistaoperatingsystemortheWindowsXPoperatingsystemfromLenovo.

LenovoWelcome

TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducessomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovotoyouandguidesyou
throughsomeimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.

®

Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy

.

Note:TheLenovoWelcomeprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows7
operatingsystemortheWindowsVistaoperatingsystemfromLenovo.

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ProductRecovery

TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory
defaultsettings.

ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery

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

PasswordManager

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationforWindows
applicationsandWebsites.

Note:ThePasswordManagerprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows7
operatingsystemfromLenovo.

ThinkVantageClientSecuritySolution

TheThinkVantageClientSecuritySolution(CSS)programhelpsyouprotectyourinformation,includingvital
securityinformationlikepasswords,encryptionkeys,andelectroniccredentials,whileguardingagainst
unauthorizeduseraccesstodata.

Note:TheThinkVantageClientSecuritySolutionprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerspreinstalledwith
theWindowsVistaoperatingsystemortheWindowsXPoperatingsystemfromLenovo.

PowerManager

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

ThinkVantageSystemUpdate

TheThinkVantageSystemUpdate(TVSU)programhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date
bydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageapplications,devicedrivers,BIOS
updates,andotherthirdpartyapplications).Someexamplesofsoftwarethatyoushouldkeepupdated
areprogramsprovidedbyLenovo,suchastheRescueandRecoveryprogramandtheThinkVantage
ProductivityCenterprogram.

FingerprintSoftware

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

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,
diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andgetmore
informationaboutyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage60

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery

ThePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramispreinstalledonyourThinkCentrecomputer
aspartoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacetohelpyoudiagnosehardwareproblems.Itcanalsoreport
operating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofyoursystem.Usethe
PC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramifyouareunabletostarttheWindowsoperating
system.Formoreinformation,see“PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery”onpage60

.

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AdobeReader

TheAdobeReaderprogramisatoolusedtoview,print,andsearchPDFdocuments.

See“OnlineBooksfolder”onpage63formoreinformationaboutaccessingandviewingthepublications.

Antivirussoftware

Yourcomputercomeswithantivirussoftwarethatyoucanusetodetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovo
providesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After30days,
youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

Locations

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourcomputerconnectors,components,partson
thesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour computer

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

Figure1.Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations

1Opticaldriveeject/closebutton5USBconnector

2Powerswitch6Microphoneconnector

3Harddiskdriveactivityindicator7Headphoneconnector

4Powerindicator

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8USBconnector

Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer

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

Figure2.Rearconnectorandpartlocations

1Powercordconnector7Audioline-inconnector

2Serialport8PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

3VGAmonitorconnector9PCIExpressx1cardslot

4USBconnectors(4)10PCIcardslots(2)

5Microphoneconnector11Ethernetconnector

6Audioline-outconnector

12PersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardandmouseconnector

(availableonsomemodels)

ConnectorDescription

Audioline-inconnector

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

Audioline-outconnector

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

Ethernetconnector

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

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ConnectorDescription

MicrophoneconnectorUsedtoattachamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsoundor

ifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

Serialport

USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,

VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.

Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea
9-pinserialport.

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

Locatingcomponents

Figure3“Componentlocations”onpage8showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.
Toremovethecomputercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideofthecomputer,see“Removingthecomputer
cover”onpage12

.

Figure3.Componentlocations

1Heatsinkandfanassembly

2Powersupplyassembly

3Memorymodules(2)

4Opticaldrive9PCIcard(availableinsomemodels)

5FrontUSBandaudioassembly

6Frontbezel

7Frontfanassembly

8Harddiskdrive

10Heatsinkfanduct

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

Figure4“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.

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Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations

1Microprocessor12Frontpanelconnector

2Microprocessorfanconnector

3Memoryslots(2)14Serial(COM2)connector

4Thermalsensorconnector15Frontaudioconnector

524-pinpowerconnector16Internalspeakerconnector

6Parallelconnector

7Battery

8Coverpresenceswitchconnector(Intrusionswitch

13USBconnectors(2)

17PCIcardslots(2)

18PCIExpressx1cardslot

19PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

connector)(availableinsomemodels)

9SA TAconnectors(3)20Systemfanconnector

10ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxide

214-pinpowerconnector

Semiconductor)/Recoveryjumper

11Powerfanconnector

22PS/2keyboardandmouseconnector

Locatinginternaldrives

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

Wheninstallingorreplacinganinternaldrive,itisimportanttonotethetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyou
caninstallorreplaceineachbayandcorrectlyconnectthecablestothedriveinstalled.Refertothe
appropriatesectioninChapter2“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage11

forinstructionsonhowto

installorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.

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Figure5“Drivebaylocations”onpage10showsthelocationsofthedrivebaysinyourcomputer.

Figure5.Drivebaylocations

1Bay1-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalled)

2Bay2-Slimcardreaderdrivebay

3Bay3-SA TAharddiskdrivebay

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Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage11

•“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage11

•“Obtainingdevicedrivers”onpage41

•“Basicsecurityfeatures”onpage41

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

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

Whenyouhandlecomputerpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayscarefullyhandlethepartsandothercomputercomponents.HandlePCIcards,memorymodules,
systemboards,andmicroprocessorsbytheedges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingthepartsandothercomputercomponents.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoametal
expansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwoseconds.This
reducesstaticelectricityfromthepackageandyourbody.

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Y oucanexpand
thecapabilitiesofyourcomputerbyaddingmemorymodules,PCIcards,ordrives,andmaintainyour
computerbyreplacingthefailinghardware.

Notes:

1.UseonlycomputerpartsprovidedbyLenovo.

2.Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe
instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Installingexternaloptions

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

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identifytherequiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumakethe
connectionandinstallsoftwareordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.

Removingthecomputercover

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety

information”intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopyofthe
ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:

http://support.lenovo.com

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethecomputercover.

CAUTION:

Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthe
computercover.

Toremovethecomputercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

3.Disconnectthepowercord,Input/Outputcables,andallothercablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

4.Removeanylockingdevicethatsecuresthecomputercover,suchasanintegratedcablelockora
padlock.See“Integratedcablelock”onpage42or“Padlock”onpage43.

5.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecomputercoverandslidethecomputercovertotherearto
removeit.

Figure6.Removingthecomputercover

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Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety

information”intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopyofthe
ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:

http://support.lenovo.com

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel.

Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage12.

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

Figure7.Removingthefrontbezel

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4.T oreinstallthefrontbezel,aligntheotherthreeplastictabsonthebottomofthefrontbezelwiththe
correspondingholesinthechassis,thenpivotthefrontbezelinwarduntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure8.Reinstallingthefrontbezel

5.Goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage40.

Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety

information”intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopyofthe
ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:

http://support.lenovo.com

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoaccessthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives.

Toaccessthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercovertoaccessthesystemboardcomponents.See“Removingthecomputer
cover”onpage12

3.Removethefrontbezel.

.

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4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtoaccessalltheinternaldrives,cables,andothercomponents.

Figure9.Pivotingthedrivebayassemblyupward

5.T olowerthedrivebayassembly,pressthedrivebayassemblyclip1inwardandpivotthedrivebay
assemblydownwardasshown.

Figure10.Loweringthedrivebayassembly

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety

information”intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopyofthe
ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:

http://support.lenovo.com

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ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard.

YourcomputerhastwostandardPCIcardslots,onePCIExpressx1cardslot,andonePCIExpressx16
graphicscardslot.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage8.

ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage12.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouarereplacingaPCIcard,removethescrewthatsecurestheoldPCIcardandreleasetheold

PCIcardfromthePCIcardslot.Then,carefullyremovetheoldPCIcardfromthechassis,asshown
inRemovingthePCIcard.

Notes:

a.IfthereareanycablesbetweenthePCIcardandthesystemboard,notethecableroutingand

thendisconnectthecables.

b.IfthePCIcardissecuredinplacebyaretaininglatch1,presstheretaininglatchtoreleasethe

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

c.Youmightneedtoremovethefrontbezelandpivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtoavoid

interferencewithremovingthePCIcard.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage
13and“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage14.

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Figure11.RemovingthePCIcard

•IfyouareinstallingaPCIcard,removetheappropriatePCIcardslotcover.See“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage8toidentifythetypesofPCIcardslots.

4.RemovethenewPCIcardfromitsstatic-protectivepackage.

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5.InstallthenewPCIcardintotheappropriatePCIcardslotonthesystemboard.Then,installthescrew
tosecurethenewPCIcardinplace.

Figure12.InstallingthePCIcard

6.Ifnecessary,connectanycablesbetweenthePCIcardandthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage8toidentifythevariousconnectorsonthesystemboard.

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage40.

Installingorreplacingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety

information”intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopyofthe
ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:

http://support.lenovo.com

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceamemorymodule.

YourcomputerhastwomemoryslotsforinstallingorreplacingDDR3SDRAMDIMMsthatprovideuptoa
maximumof4GBofsystemmemory.Wheninstallingorreplacingamemorymodule,use1GBor2GB
DDR3SDRAMDIMMsinanycombinationuptoamaximumof4GBofsystemmemory.

Toinstallorreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage12.

3.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.

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4.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage8.

5.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.

6.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouarereplacingamemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsandremovetheoldmemorymodule
thatiscurrentlyinstalled.

Figure13.Removingthememorymodule

•Ifyouareinstallingamemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsofthememoryslotintowhichyou
wanttoinstallthememorymodule.

Figure14.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslot

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

Figure15.Installingthememorymodule

8.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthathavebeenremovedordisconnected.

Whattodonext:

•T oworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•T ocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage40

.

Replacingthebattery

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety

information”intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopyofthe
ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:

http://support.lenovo.com

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

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

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

Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage12.

3.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”
onpage14.

4.Locatethebattery.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage8.

5.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothebattery.

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