Lenovo P710, P510 User Manual

ThinkStationP510andP710
UserGuide

MachineTypes:30B4,30B5,30B6,and30B7

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

andAppendixF“Notices”onpage147.

FirstEdition(April2016)

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Contents

Readthisfirst:Importantsafety

information...............v

Beforeusingthismanual............v

Serviceandupgrades.............v

Staticelectricityprevention...........vi

Powercordsandpoweradapters........vi

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......vi

Plugsandoutlets..............vii

Externaldevices..............vii

Heatandproductventilation.........vii

Operatingenvironment...........viii

Lasercompliancestatement.........viii

Powersupplystatement............ix

Cleaningandmaintenance...........ix

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Hardwarelocations..............1

Frontview................1

Rearview................3

Computercomponents..........7

Partsonthesystemboard.........7

Internaldrives.............10

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......12

Computerfeatures.............12

Computerspecifications...........16

Programs.................16

Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer...16

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobe

installed(Windows7only)........17

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....17

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...19

Registeringyourcomputer..........19

Settingthecomputervolume.........19

Usingadisc................19

Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive...19

Handlingandstoringadisc........20

Playingandremovingadisc.......20

Recordingadisc............20

Connectingtoanetwork...........21

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN......21

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN.......21

ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice..22

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer..23

Arrangingyourworkspace..........23

Glareandlighting............23

Aircirculation.............23

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths.23

Comfort...............23

Accessibilityinformation...........24

Cleaningyourcomputer...........27

Maintenance...............27

Basicmaintenancetips.........27

Goodmaintenancepractices.......27

Keepingyourcomputercurrent......28

Movingyourcomputer...........29

Chapter4.Security..........31

Lockingyourcomputer...........31

Lockingthecomputercover.......31

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock...33
Viewingandchangingsecuritysettingsinthe

SetupUtilityprogram............33

UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts....33

Usingfingerprintauthentication........34

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch.......34

Usingfirewalls...............35

Protectingdataagainstviruses........35

ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedin

firmware.................35

TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)........35

BIOSguard................35

Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration..37

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........37

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....37

Enablingordisablingadevice.......37

Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-on

ofyourcomputer............37

EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliance

mode................38

Enablingordisablingtheconfigurationchange

detection...............38

ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinga

newoperatingsystem..........39

UsingBIOSpasswords.........39

Selectingastartupdevice........41

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......42

UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS.......42

UpdatingtheBIOS...........42

RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure...42

ConfiguringRAID..............43

ConfiguringRAIDwithIntelRSTe......43

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QuickRAIDsetupusingtheLSIMegaRAID

BIOSconfigurationutility........45

Chapter6.T roubleshooting,

diagnostics,andrecovery......49

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputer

problems.................49

Troubleshooting..............49

Startupproblems............49

Audioproblems............50

CDorDVDproblems..........51

Intermittentproblems..........52

Storagedriveproblems.........52

EthernetLANproblems.........52

WirelessLANproblem..........53

Bluetoothproblems...........54

Performanceproblems..........55

Serialconnectorproblem.........56

USBdeviceproblem..........56

Softwareanddriverproblems.......56

Diagnostics................57

LenovoSolutionCenter.........57

Hardwarediagnostics..........57

Recoveryinformation............58

RecoveryinformationforWindows7....58

RecoveryinformationforWindows10....59

Chapter7.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............61

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......61

Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthe

computercover..............61

Installingorreplacinghardware........62

Externaloptions............62

Directcoolingairbaffle.........63

Deviceintheoptical-drivebay.......64

Deviceinthe5.25-inchflexmodule.....67

Optical-drivebracket..........74

Coverpresenceswitch.........76

Frontfanassembly...........78

Internalstoragedrive..........79

Powersupplyassembly.........97

PCIcard...............99

Full-lengthPCIcard...........103

Supercapacitormodule.........105

Rearfanassembly...........108

Heatsinkandfanassembly........110

Memorymodule............112

Flexadapter..............114

Battery................116

Wi-Fiunits..............118

Completingthepartsreplacement.......125

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............129

Informationresources............129

Accessingtheuserguideinvarious

languages...............129

Windowshelpsystem..........129

Safetyandwarranty...........129

LenovoWebsite............129

LenovoSupportWebsite.........130

Frequentlyaskedquestions........130

Helpandservice..............130

Callingforservice............130

Usingotherservices..........131

Purchasingadditionalservices......131

AppendixA.Systemmemory

speed................133

AppendixB.Regulatory

information.............135

Exportclassificationnotice..........135

Electronicemissionsnotices.........135

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........135

Eurasiancompliancemark..........137

Brazilaudionotice.............137

Mexicowireless-radiocomplianceinformation..137

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......138

AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling

information.............139

ImportantWEEEinformation.........139

RecyclinginformationforJapan........139

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........140

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....140

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................141

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive....143

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........143

ChinaRoHS................143

TurkishRoHS...............143

UkraineRoHS...............144

IndiaRoHS................144

AppendixE.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............145

AppendixF .Notices.........147

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Trademarks................148

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Readthisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation

Thischaptercontainsthesafetyinformationthatyoumustbefamiliarwith.

Beforeusingthismanual

CAUTION:
Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis
product.RefertotheinformationinthissectionandthesafetyinformationintheSafety,Warranty,and
SetupGuidethatyoureceivedwiththisproduct.Readingandunderstandingthissafetyinformation
reducestheriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuide,youcanobtainaPortableDocument
Format(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo
LenovoSupportWebsitealsoprovidestheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandthisUserGuidein
additionallanguages.

®

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

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare
referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor
customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysensure
thatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Formoreinformation
aboutCRUs,refertoChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage61
concerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsor

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe
computeriscool.

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Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.
Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscandamagethepart.WhenyouunpackanoptionorCRU,do
notopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallit.

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.Donotusetheac
powercordforotherdevices.

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

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordinwaysthat
cancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsofoverheating(such
asdeformedplastic)attheacinputoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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,orbetter.For

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

Ensurethatextensioncords,surgeprotectors,uninterruptiblepowersupplies,andpowerstripsthatyouuse
areratedtohandletheelectricalrequirementsoftheproduct.Neveroverloadthesedevices.Ifpowerstrips

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areused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation
ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.

Plugsandoutlets

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamaged
orcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtainareplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamountsof
electricity.Otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orconnecteddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclosetothe
equipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouareinstalling.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Externaldevices

DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)cableswhile
thecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoidpossibledamageto
connecteddevices,waitatleastfivesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.

Heatandproductventilation

Computers,poweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhenbatteries
arecharging.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

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

•Donotchargethebatteryoroperateyourcomputer,poweradapter,oraccessoriesnearflammable
materialsorinexplosiveenvironments.

•Ventilationslots,fans,andheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,andreliable
operation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproductonabed,sofa,
carpet,orotherflexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.

Inspectyourdesktopcomputerfordustaccumulationatleastonceeverythreemonths.Beforeinspecting
yourcomputer,turnoffthepowerandunplugthecomputer'spowercordfromtheelectricaloutlet;then
removeanydustfromventsandperforationsinthebezel.Ifyounoticeexternaldustaccumulation,then
examineandremovedustfromtheinsideofthecomputerincludingheatsinkinletfins,powersupplyvents,
andfans.Alwaysturnoffandunplugthecomputerbeforeopeningthecover.Ifpossible,avoidoperating

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yourcomputerwithintwofeetofhigh-trafficareas.Ifyoumustoperateyourcomputerinornearahigh-traffic
area,inspectand,ifnecessary,cleanyourcomputermorefrequently.

Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions
withyourdesktopcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightberequiredfor
computersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotstoreoroperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

•Donotinstallairfiltrationdevices.Theymayinterferewithpropercooling.

Operatingenvironment

Theoptimalenvironmentinwhichtouseyourcomputeris10°C–35°C(50°F–95°F)withhumidityranging
between35%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
microwaveovenawayfromyourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbythese
appliancescandamagethemonitoranddataonthestoragedrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherconnecteddevices.Ifliquidisspilled
onorinthecomputeroraconnecteddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lasercompliancestatement

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

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

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DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Powersupplystatement

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Cleaningandmaintenance

Keepyourcomputerandworkspaceclean.Shutdownthecomputerandthendisconnectthepower
cordbeforecleaningthecomputer.Donotsprayanyliquiddetergentdirectlyonthecomputeroruse
anydetergentcontainingflammablematerialtocleanthecomputer.Spraythedetergentonasoftcloth
andthenwipethecomputersurfaces.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“Hardwarelocations”onpage1

•“Computerfeatures”onpage12

•“Computerspecifications”onpage16

•“Programs”onpage16

Hardwarelocations

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofyourcomputerhardware.

Note:Thecomputerhardwaremightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontconnectors,controls,andindicators

1Optical-driveeject/closebutton(somemodels)

3Powerindicator4Hard-disk-driveactivityindicator

5Diagnosticindicator

7DiagnosticUSB3.0connector8USB3.0connectors(2)

9AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

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2Powerbutton

6SDcardslot

10Headsetconnector

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Note:TheorientationoftheThinkStation

®

logoplateonthefrontofyourcomputerisadjustable.Whenyou
laythecomputeronitsside,youcanslightlypulloutthelogoplate.Turnit90-degreecounterclockwise,
andthenpushitbackin.

1Optical-driveeject/closebutton

Pressthebuttontoejectorclosethetrayoftheopticaldrive.

2Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonyourcomputer.Ifyourcomputerisunresponsive,youcanturnoffthe
computerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.

3Powerindicator

Whenthepowerindicatorison,thecomputeristurnedon.

4Hard-disk-driveactivityindicator

Indicatethestatusoftheinternalstoragedrives(suchasharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrives).

On:Thestoragedrivesarereadyforuse.

Offwhencomputerpoweredon:Thestoragedrivesdonotworkproperlyorotherproblemsoccur.

5Diagnosticindicator

On:ThediagnosticUSB3.0connectorfunctionsasanormalUSB3.0connector.

Blinking:Asystemerrorisdetectedortheerror-relatedeventlogisdownloadingfromthediagnostic

USB3.0connector.

6SDcardslot

Insertasecuredigital(SD)cardintotheslotsothatthedataonthecardcanbeaccessedandread.

7DiagnosticUSB3.0connector

Whenasystemerrorisdetected,thediagnosticindicatorblinks.Inthiscase,ifyouconnectanFAT32
formatUSBflashdrivetotheconnector,theerror-relatedlogcanbeautomaticallydownloadedfromthe
diagnosticUSB3.0connectortotheUSBflashdrive.

8USB3.0connector

ConnectaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,storagedrive,orprinter,tothis
connector.

9AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

ConnectaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,storagedrive,orprinter,tothis
connector.Withthepowercordconnected,youcanchargetheconnectedUSBdeviceevenwhenthe
computerisinhibernationmodeorturnedoff.IftheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorfunctionisnotenabled,
openthePowerManagerprogramandenablethefunction.ToopenthePowerManagerprogram,see
“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage16

.T oenabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnector,referto

thehelpsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.

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10Headsetconnector

Connecttheheadsettoyourcomputerthroughtheheadsetconnector.

Rearview

Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewheretoconnect
thecablesonyourcomputer.

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Figure2.ThinkStationP510rearpanel

1Audioline-outconnector2Microphoneconnector

3PS/2keyboardconnector4Serialconnector

5USB2.0connectors(4)6USB3.0connectors(4)

7PCIcardarea(PCIcardsavailablevarybymodel)

9Security-lockslot

11Ethernetconnector12Padlockloop

13PS/2mouseconnector

8Power-cordconnector

10Key-nestslots

14Audioline-inconnector

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ThinkStationP710

Figure3.ThinkStationP710rearpanel

1Audioline-outconnector2Microphoneconnector

3PS/2keyboardconnector4Serialconnector

5USB2.0connectors(4)6USB3.0connectors(4)

7PCIcardarea(PCIcardsavailablevarybymodel)

9Security-lockslot

11Ethernetconnectors(2)

13PS/2mouseconnector

8Power-cordconnector

10Key-nestslots

12Padlockloop

14Audioline-inconnector

Note:ForbothThinkStationP510andThinkStationP710computers,oneormorediscretegraphicscards
mightbeinstalledinthePeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)cardarea.Dependingonyourcomputer
model,thegraphicscardsmightprovidethefollowingconnectors:

•DigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connector

•DisplayPort®connector

•MiniDisplayPort®connector

DisplayPortconnector

Attachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orothercompatibledevicestotheDisplayPort
connector.

DVImonitorconnector

AttachaDVImonitororothercompatibledevicestotheDVImonitorconnector.

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MiniDisplayPortconnector

Attachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orothercompatibledevicestotheMini
DisplayPortconnector.TheMiniDisplayPortconnectorisaminiaturizedversionofaDisplayPortconnector.

1Audioline-outconnector

Theaudioline-outconnectorisusedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,such
asheadphones.

2Microphoneconnector

Attachamicrophonetoyourcomputerthroughthemicrophoneconnectorwhenyouwanttorecordsound
orifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

3PS/2keyboardconnector

AttachaPersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardtothePS/2keyboardconnector.

4Serialconnector

Connectanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea9-pinserialconnectortothe
serialconnector.

5USB2.0connectors(4)

ConnectaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,storagedrive,orprinter,tothis
connector.

6USB3.0connectors(4)

ConnectaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,storagedrive,orprinter,tothis
connector.

7PCIcardarea(PCIcardsavailablevarybymodel)

Toimprovetheoperatingperformanceofyourcomputer,youcaninstallPCI/PCI-Expresscardsintothis
area.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,thecardsalreadyinstalledinthisareamightvary.

8Power-cordconnector

Connectthepowercordtoyourcomputerforpowersupply.

9Security-lockslot

AttachaKensington-stylecablelocktothesecurity-lockslottosecureyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,
see“AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock”onpage33

10Key-nestslots

.

Installthekeyholderthatcomeswiththecomputercoverlockkeytothekey-nestslots.

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11Ethernetconnectors(2)

AttachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).

Note:T ooperatethecomputerwithinFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)ClassBlimits,use
aCategory5Ethernetcable.

12Padlockloop

Attachapadlocktosecureyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“Lockingthecomputercover”on
page31

13PS/2mouseconnector

.

AttachaPS/2mouse,atrackball,orotherpointingdevicesthatuseaPS/2mouseconnector.

14Audioline-inconnector

Theaudioline-inconnectorisusedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo
system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableconnectionisestablishedbetweentheaudio
line-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorofthecomputer.

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Computercomponents

Notes:

•Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustration.

•Toremovethecomputercover,see“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”on
page61

.

Figure4.Componentlocations

1Heatsinkandfanassemblies(amountvariesbymodel)2Memorymodules(amountvariesbymodel)

3Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)4Opticaldrive,flexmodule,orflexbaystorageenclosure

(amountandcombinationvarybymodel)

5Frontfanassembly(somemodels)

7Flexadapter(somemodels)

9Directcoolingairbaffle

11Rearfanassemblies

6Harddiskdrives,hybriddrives,orsolid-statedrives

(amountandcombinationvarybymodel)

8Powersupplymodule

10PCIcard(somemodels)

Partsonthesystemboard

Note:Y ourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingsystemboards.

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ThinkStationP510

Figure5.Systemboardpartlocations

1Frontaudioconnector2Internalspeakerconnector

3Optical-drivefanconnector

5Memoryslot6Memoryslot

7Memoryslot

4Memoryslot

8Coverpresenceswitchconnector(Intrusionswitch

connector)

9Thermalsensor10Microprocessor

11Memoryslot12Memoryslot

13Memoryslot14Memoryslot

15Flexadapterslot

17Frontfanconnector

19Front-accessstorageenclosurecontrolconnector(for

164-pinpowerconnectors(2)

18ClearCMOS/Recoveryjumper

204-pinpowerconnector

SATA5connector)

21Thunderbolt™connector

23Hard-disk-driveactivityindicatorconnector(used

onlywitha9364RAIDcard)

25SATA5connector26SATA6connector

27SATA2connector28SATA1connector

22FrontUSBconnector

24Front-accessstorageenclosurecontrolconnector(for

SATA6connector)

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29SATA3connector30SATA4connector

3129-in-1cardreaderconnector32Battery

33Frontpanelconnector

35Powersupplyconnector

37PCIcardslot38PCIExpress3.0x16graphicscardslot

39PCIExpress2.0x1slot40PCIExpress3.0x16graphicscardslot

41PCIExpress3.0x4cardslot

43Microprocessorfanconnector44Rearfanconnector

34eSATAconnector

36PCIExpress2.0x4cardslot

42Rearfanconnector

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Figure6.Systemboardpartlocations

1Frontaudioconnector2Internalspeakerconnector

3Rearfanconnector

4Coverpresenceswitchconnector(Intrusionswitch

connector)(somemodels)

5Memoryslot6Memoryslot

7Memoryslot

9Microprocessor110Memoryslot

11Memoryslot12Memoryslot

13Thermalsensor14Flexadapterslot

8Microprocessorfanconnector1

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15Internal-storage-driveactivityindicatorconnector

164-pinpowerconnector

(usedonlywitha9364RAIDcard)

17ClearCMOS/Recoveryjumper

19Optical-drivefanconnector20Front-accessstorageenclosurecontrolconnector(for

184-pinpowerconnector

SATA6connector)

21SATA6connector22SATA5connector

23Frontfanconnector

24Front-accessstorageenclosurecontrolconnector(for

SATA5connector)

254-pinpowerconnector2629-in-1cardreaderconnector

27Thunderboltconnector28Frontpanelconnector

29FrontUSB3.0connector30SATA4connector

31eSATAconnector32SATA3connector

33SATA2connector34SATA1connector

35Battery36Powersupplyconnector

37PCIExpress2.0x4cardslot38PCIcardslot

39PCIExpress3.0x16graphicscardslot40PCIExpress3.0x8slot

41PCIExpress3.0x16graphicscardslots(2)

43Memoryslot44Memoryslot

45Memoryslot46Microprocessor2

47Microprocessorfanconnector2

49Memoryslot50Memoryslot

42Rearfanconnector

48Memoryslot

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyour
computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal
drivesareinstalledinbays.

Whenyouinstallorreplaceaninternaldrive,notethetypeandsizeofthedrivethateachbaysupportsand
correctlyconnecttherequiredcables.RefertotheappropriatesectioninChapter7“Installingorreplacing
hardware”onpage61

forinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthedrivebays.

Figure7.Drivebaylocations

1Cardreader(foranSDcard)

2Optical-drivebays(2)(foranopticaldrive,aflexmodule,oraflexbaystorageenclosure)

3Storagedrivebays(4)(foraharddiskdrive,ahybriddrive,orasolid-statedrive)

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Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Themachinetypeandmodellabelisattachedonthefrontofyourcomputerasshown.

Figure8.Machinetypeandmodellabel

Computerfeatures

Foryourspecificcomputermodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotapply.

Informationaboutyourcomputer

•Toviewbasicinformation(suchasmicroprocessorandmemoryinformation)aboutyourcomputer,
dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourMicrosoft

–ForWindows7:Right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.
–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙System➙About.

•Toviewdetailedinformationaboutthedevices(suchastheopticaldriveandnetworkadapters)onyour
computer,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthen

clickProperties.

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

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Windows

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operatingsystemversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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2.Locateanddouble-clickyourdeviceinDeviceManagertoviewdeviceproperties.Typethe
administratorpasswordorprovideconfirmationifprompted.

Memory

•ForThinkStationP510:Uptoeightdoubledatarate4(DDR4)errorcorrectioncode(ECC)unbuffereddual
inlinememorymodules(UDIMMs)orDDR4ECCregisteredDIMMs(RDIMMs).

•ForThinkStationP710:Upto12DDR4ECCUDIMMsorDDR4ECCRDIMMs.

Formoreinformation,see“Memorymodule”onpage112.

Internaldrives

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingstoragedrives:

•SDcard

•Harddiskdrive

•Hybriddrive(availableonsomemodels)

•Opticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)

•Solid-statedrive(availableonsomemodels)

Toviewtheamountofstoragedrivespace,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthenclick
Manage.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDiskManagementandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Videofeatures

•PCIExpressx16graphicscardslotsonthesystemboardforadiscretegraphicscard

•Videoconnectorsonadiscretegraphicscard:

–DVIconnector(availableonsomemodels)
–DisplayPortconnector(availableonsomemodels)
–MiniDisplayPortconnector(availableonsomemodels)

Audiofeatures

Integratedaudiocontrollersupportsthefollowingconnectorsanddevicesonyourcomputer:

•Audioline-inconnector

•Audioline-outconnector

•Headsetconnector

•Internalspeaker

•Microphoneconnectors

Input/Output(I/O)features

•100/1000MbpsEthernetconnector

•9-pinserialconnector

•Audioconnectors(audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,microphoneconnector,andheadset
connector)

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•Displayconnectors(DisplayPortconnector,DVIconnector,andMiniDisplayPortconnector)(varyby
graphicscard)

•PS/2keyboardconnector

•PS/2mouseconnector

•USBconnectors

Formoreinformation,see“Frontview”onpage1and“Rearview”onpage3.

Expansion

•SDcardslot

•Hard-disk-drivebays

•Flexadapterslot

•Memoryslots

•Optical-drivebays

•PCIcardslot

•PCIExpressx1cardslot(availableonThinkStationP510only)

•PCIExpressx4cardslots

•PCIExpressx8cardslots

•PCIExpressx16graphicscardslots

Formoreinformation,see“Internaldrives”onpage10

and“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

Powersupply

Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplies:

•490-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply

•650-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply

•850-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply

Wirelessfeatures

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,thefollowingwirelessfeaturesaresupported:

•WirelessLAN

•Bluetooth

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutall

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

•ErPLPScompliancemode
Theenergy-relatedproductsdirective(ErP)lowestpowerstate(LPS)compliancemodereducesthe

consumptionofelectricitywhenyourcomputerisinsleeporoffmode.Formoreinformation,see
“EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode”onpage38

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•Intel

®

StandardManageability(ISM)

IntelStandardManageabilityishardwareandfirmwaretechnologythatbuildscertainfunctionality
intocomputersinordertomakethemeasierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,
update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelActiveManagementTechnology(AMT)
IntelActiveManagementTechnologyishardware-andfirmware-basedtechnologythatmakescomputers

easierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelRapidStorageT echnologyenterprise(RSTe)
IntelRSTeisadevicedriverthatprovidessupportforSATAorSASRedundantArrayofIndependent

Disks(RAID)0,1,5,and10arraysonspecificIntelchipsetsystemboardstoenhanceharddiskdrive
performance.

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)
ThePrebootExecutionEnvironmentisanenvironmenttostartcomputersusinganetworkinterface

independentofdatastoragedevices(suchastheharddiskdrive)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

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

applicationtostoreandretrieveinformationspecificaboutthecomputerinquestion.

•WakeonLAN(WOL)
WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon

orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningonanother
computeronthesamelocalareanetwork.

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)
WindowsManagementInstrumentationisasetofextensionstotheWindowsDriverModel.Itprovidesan

operatingsysteminterfacethroughwhichinstrumentedcomponentsprovideinformationandnotification.

Securityfeatures

•Abilitytoenableanddisableadevice

•AbilitytoenableanddisableUSBconnectorsindividually

•Antivirusprogram

•ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinfirmware

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)

•BIOSpasswordsandWindowsaccountstodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer

•BIOSguard

•Fingerauthentication(availableonsomemodels)

•Firewalls

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•Supportforacomputercoverlock

•SupportforaKensington-stylecablelock

•Supportforapadlock

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Security”onpage31

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Preinstalledoperatingsystem

YourcomputerispreinstalledwithWindows7orWindows10operatingsystem.Additionaloperating
systemsmightbeidentifiedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputer.Todetermineifanoperating
systemhasbeencertifiedortestedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemprovider.

Computerspecifications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions

Width:175mm(6.89inches)
Height:446mm(17.56inches)
Depth:485mm(19.09inches)

Weight

Maximumconfigurationasshipped:24kg(52.91lb)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:From10°C(50°F)to35°C(95°F)
Storageinoriginalshippingpackage:From-40°C(-40°F)to60°C(140°F)
Storagewithoutpackage:From-10°C(14°F)to60°C(140°F)

•Humidity:

Operating:10%–80%(non-condensing)
Storage:10%–90%(non-condensing)

•Altitude:

Operating:From-15.2m(-50ft)to3048m(10000ft)
Storage:From-15.2m(-50ft)to10668m(35000ft)

Electricalinput

Inputvoltage:From100Vacto240Vac
Inputfrequency:50/60Hz

Programs

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheprogramsonyourcomputer.

Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer

Note:ForWindows7,dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheLenovoprogramsmightbereadyto

beinstalled,soyoumustinstallthemmanually.Then,youcanaccessandusetheseprograms.

Toaccessaprogramonyourcomputer,dooneofthefollowing:

•FromWindowsSearch:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthentypetheprogramname

intothesearchbox.

–ForWindows10:TypetheprogramnameintothesearchboxnexttotheStartbutton.

2.Inthesearchresults,clickthenameofthedesiredprogramtolaunchtheprogram.

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•FromtheStartmenuorControlPanel:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Then,clickthenameofthedesiredprogramto
launchtheprogram.

2.Iftheprogramnameisnotdisplayed,clickAllPrograms(Windows7)orAllapps(Windows10)to
displaytheprogramlist.Fromthelistorafolderinthelist,clickthenameofthedesiredprogramto
launchtheprogram.

3.IftheprogramnameisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,accesstheprogramfromControlPanel.
a.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanelontheStartmenu.
–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu,andthenclick

ControlPanel.

b.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickthenameofthedesiredprogram

tolaunchtheprogram.

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled(Windows7only)

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,toinstallaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheLenovoThinkVantage
page16.

2.ClickView➙Tilestoviewtheprogramicons.

3.Followtheinstructionsundergrayed-outiconstolocatetheiconforthedesiredprogram.Then,
double-clicktheicontoinstalltheprogram.

®

Toolsprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”on

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutthemajorLenovoprogramsavailableonyouroperatingsystem.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someofthefollowingprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

FingerprintManagerProor
ThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware

(Windows7)

LenovoCompanion

(Windows10)

LenovoDeviceExperienceor
LenovoPCExperience

(Windows7andWindows10)

TheFingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftwareprogram
enablesyoutouseafingerprintreader.Theintegratedfingerprintreader
providedonsomekeyboardsenablesyoutoenrollyourfingerprintand
associateitwithyourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,andWindows
password.Asaresult,fingerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswordsand
enablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

Yourcomputer’sbestfeaturesandcapabilitiesshouldbeeasytoaccessand
understand.WithLenovoCompanion,theyare.UseLenovoCompanionto
dothefollowing:

•Optimizeyourcomputer’sperformance,monitoryourcomputer’shealth,
andmanageupdates.

•Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessories
customizedforyourcomputer.

•Readhow-toarticles,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateon
technologynewswitharticlesandblogsfromtrustedsources.

LenovoCompanionisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearn
moreaboutwhatyoucandowithyourcomputer.

TheLenovoDeviceExperienceorLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyou
workmoreeasilyandsecurely.TheprogramprovideseasyaccesstoLenovo
ThinkVantageToolsorLenovoTools,importantsettingsandinformation
aboutyourcomputer,theLenovoSupportWebsite,andsoon.

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LenovoID

(Windows10)

LenovoPowerENGAGE

(Windows7)

LenovoSolutionCenter

(Windows7andWindows10)

LenovoThinkVantageT ools

(Windows7)

RecoveryMedia

(Windows7)

RescueandRecovery

(Windows7)

SystemUpdate

(Windows7)

TheLenovoIDprogramenablesyoutocreateandmanageyourLenovoID.
WithaLenovoID,youcanconnecttoeverythingLenovothroughasingle
account.UseyourLenovoIDforquickandsimpleauthenticationandthen
enjoythevariousservicesprovidedbyLenovo.Suchservicesincludeonline
shopping,appdownload,personalizeddevicesupport,specialpromotional
offers,Lenovoforums,andsoon.

TheLenovoPowerENGAGEprogramprovidespowermanagementfunction.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootand
resolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformation
collection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtips
formaximumsystemperformance.

TheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramprovideseasyaccesstovarious
toolstohelpyourworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard
diskdrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

®

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestore
solution.Itincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnose
computerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,evenifyou
cannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

TheSystemUpdateprogramprovidesregularaccesstothesystemupdates
foryourcomputer,suchasdevicedriverupdates,softwareupdates,and
BIOSupdates.TheprogramgathersinformationfromtheLenovoHelp
Centeraboutnewupdatesforyourcomputer,andthensortsanddisplays
theupdatesfordownloadandinstallation.Y ouhavecompletecontrolof
whichupdatestodownloadandinstall.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage19

•“Settingthecomputervolume”onpage19

•“Usingadisc”onpage19

•“Connectingtoanetwork”onpage21

Registeringyourcomputer

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youenterrequiredinformationintoaLenovodatabase.The
informationenablesLenovotocontactyouwhenthereisarecallorothersevereproblemandprovide
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.

Settingthecomputervolume

Tosetthecomputervolume,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothe
notificationarea.SeetheWindowshelpsystem.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreenandthehovertexttoadjustthevolume,mutethespeaker,or
unmutethespeaker.

Usingadisc

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutusingadiscandtheopticaldrive.

Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive

Whenusingtheopticaldrive,followtheseguidelines:

•Donotplacethecomputerinalocationwherethedriveisexposedtoanyofthefollowingconditions:

–Hightemperature
–Highhumidity
–Excessivedust
–Excessivevibrationorsuddenshock
–Aninclinedsurface
–Directsunlight

•Donotinsertanyobjectotherthanadiscintothedrive.

•Donotinsertdamageddiscsintothedrive.Warped,scratched,ordirtydiscscandamagethedrive.

•Beforemovingthecomputer,removethediscfromthedrive.

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Handlingandstoringadisc

Whenhandlingandstoringadisc,followtheseguidelines:

•Holdthediscbyitsedges.Donottouchthesurfaceofthesidethatisnotlabeled.

•Toremovedustorfingerprints,wipethediscwithaclean,softclothfromthecentertotheoutside.Wiping
thediscinacirculardirectionmightcauselossofdata.

•Donotwriteorstickpaperonthedisc.

•Donotscratchormarkthedisc.

•Donotplaceorstorethediscindirectsunlight.

•Donotusebenzene,thinners,orothercleanerstocleanthedisc.

•Donotdroporbendthedisc.

Playingandremovingadisc

Toplayadisc,dothefollowing:

1.Withthecomputeron,presstheeject/closebuttononthefrontoftheopticaldrive.Thetrayslides
outofthedrive.

2.Insertadiscintothetray.Someopticaldrivehasasnaphubinthecenterofthetray.Ifyourdrivehasa
snaphub,supportthetraywithonehandandthenpushthecenterofthediscuntilitsnapsintoplace.

3.Presstheeject/closebuttonagainorgentlypushthetrayforwardtoclosethetray.Thediscplayer
programstartsautomatically.Formoreinformation,refertothehelpsystemofthediscplayerprogram.

Toremoveadiscfromtheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Withthecomputeron,presstheeject/closebuttononthefrontoftheopticaldrive.Thetrayslides
outofthedrive.

2.Carefullyremovethediscfromthetray.

3.Presstheeject/closebuttonagainorgentlypushthetrayforwardtoclosethetray.

Note:Ifthetraydoesnotslideoutofthedrivewhenyoupresstheeject/closebutton,turnoffyourcomputer.
Then,insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-ejectholeadjacenttotheeject/closebutton.
Usetheemergencyejectonlyinanemergency.

Recordingadisc

Ifyouropticaldrivesupportsrecording,youcanrecordadisc.

RecordingadiscusingWindowstools

TorecordadiscusingWindowstools,dooneofthefollowing:

•BurnadiscusingtheAutoPlaywindow.

1.Ensurethatthediscisplayedautomatically.
a.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.
b.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,and

thenclickAutoPlay.

–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Devices➙AutoPlay.

c.SelectorturnonUseAutoPlayforallmediaanddevices.

2.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.TheAutoPlaywindowopens.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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•BurnadiscusingWindowsMedia

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

2.OpenWindowsMediaPlayer.See“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage16.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•BurnadiscfromanISOfile.

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

2.Double-clicktheISOfile.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Player.

Recordingadiscusingpreinstalledprograms

Torecordadiscusingpreinstalledprograms,dothefollowing:

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

2.OpenthePowerDVDCreate,PowerProducer,orPower2Goprogram.See“Accessingaprogramon
yourcomputer”onpage16.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Connectingtoanetwork

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutconnectingtoanetwork.Ifyoucannotconnectyourcomputertoa
network,see“EthernetLANproblems”onpage52.

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN

YoucanconnectyourcomputertoanEthernetLANbyconnectinganEthernetcabletotheEthernet
connector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN

YoucanconnectyourcomputertoawirelessLANwithouttheuseofanEthernetcablebutbymeansof
radiowavesonly.

Note:ThewirelessLANfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethatawirelessLANisavailableandthewirelessLANfeatureonyourcomputerisworking.

2.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatodisplayavailable
wirelessnetworks.

Note:Ifthewireless-network-connection-statusiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,
addtheicontothenotificationarea.SeetheWindowshelpsystem.

3.ClickawirelessLAN,andthenclickConnecttoconnectyourcomputertoit.Providerequired
informationifneeded.

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ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice

Bluetoothisashort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.UseBluetoothtoestablishawireless
connectionbetweenyourcomputerandanotherBluetooth-enableddevicewithinadistanceofabout10
m(32.8ft).

Note:TheBluetoothfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

ToconnecttoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureonyourcomputerisworkingandtheBluetooth-enableddeviceis
locatedwithinadistanceofabout10m(32.8ft)fromyourcomputer.

2.ClicktheBluetoothiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.Then,clickAddaDeviceand
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:IftheBluetoothiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothe
notificationarea.SeetheWindowshelpsystem.

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Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Arrangingyourworkspace”onpage23

•“Accessibilityinformation”onpage24

•“Cleaningyourcomputer”onpage27

•“Maintenance”onpage27

•“Movingyourcomputer”onpage29

Arrangingyourworkspace

Arrangeyourworkspacetosuityourneedsandthekindofworkyoudo.Thissectionprovidesinformation
aboutthefactorsthataffectthewayyouarrangeyourworkspace.

Glareandlighting

Positionthemonitortominimizeglareandreflectionsfromoverheadlights,windows,andotherlightsources.
Reflectedlightfromshinysurfacescancauseannoyingreflectionsonyourscreen.Whenpossible,place
themonitoratrightanglestowindowsandotherlightsources.Ifnecessary,reduceoverheadlighting
byturningofflightsorusinglowerwattagebulbs.Ifyouinstallthemonitornearawindow,usecurtains
orblindstoblockthesunlight.Y oucanadjustthebrightnessandcontrastcontrolsonthemonitorasthe
roomlightingchangesthroughouttheday.

Whereitisimpossibletoavoidreflectionsortoadjustthelighting,anantiglarefilterplacedoverthescreen
mightbehelpful.However,thesefiltersmightaffecttheclarityoftheimageonthescreen;trythemonlyafter
youhaveexhaustedothermethodsofreducingglare.

Aircirculation

Yourcomputerproducesheat.Thecomputerhasafanthatpullsinfreshairandforcesouthotairthrough
theairvents.Blockingtheairventscancauseoverheating,whichmightresultinamalfunctionordamage.
Positionthecomputersothatnothingblockstheairvents;usually,51mm(2inches)ofairspaceissufficient.
Ensurethattheventedairisnotblowingonpeople.

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths

Thefollowingfactorsmightdeterminethefinalplacementofyourcomputer:

•Locationsofelectricaloutlets

•Lengthofpowercordsorpoweradapters

•Lengthofthecablesthatareconnectedtootherdevices

Formoreinformationaboutpowercordsorpoweradapters,see“Powercordsandpoweradapters”on
pagevi

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Comfort

Althoughnosingleworkingpositionisidealforeveryone,hereareafewguidelinestohelpyoufindaposition
thatsuitsyoubest.Thefollowingfiguresetsanexampleforyourreference.

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•Screenposition:Keepthescreenatacomfortableviewingdistance,usually51–61cm(20–24inches).
Then,adjustthescreensothatthetopofthescreenisatorslightlybeloweyelevelandyoucanviewit
withouttwistingyourbody.

•Chairposition:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechair
adjustmentstobestsuityourdesiredposture.

•Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(verticalorupright)position.

•Armandhandpositions:Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)
position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

•Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.

Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfortcausedbylongperiods
ofworkinginthesameposition.Frequentshortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelptopreventminordiscomfort
associatedwithyourworkingposture.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidinguserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationswithgreater
accesstoinformationandtechnology.Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthewaystheseuserscanget
themostoutoftheircomputerexperience.Youalsocangetthemostup-to-dateaccessibilityinformation
fromthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessibility

Keyboardshortcuts

Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.

Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.

KeyboardshortcutFunction

Windowslogokey+U

RightShiftforeightseconds

ShiftfivetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys

NumLockforfivesecondsTurnonorturnoffT oggleKeys

LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock

LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnonorturnoffHighContrast

OpenEaseofAccessCenter

TurnonorturnoffFilterKeys

TurnonorturnoffMouseKeys

Formoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthenperformasearchusinganyofthe
followingkeywords:keyboardshortcuts,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.

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EaseofAccessCenter

EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesuserstoconfiguretheircomputersto
suittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.

TouseEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthen
clickEaseofAccessCenter.

•ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙EaseofAccess.

3.Choosetheappropriatetoolbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:

•Magnifier
Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee

theitemsbetter.

•Narrator
Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadsaloudwhatisdisplayedonthescreenanddescribeseventssuchas

errormessages.

•On-ScreenKeyboard
Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerusingamouse,joystick,orotherpointingdevice

insteadofaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisual
keyboardwithallthestandardkeys.

•HighContrast
HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa

result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.

•Personalizedkeyboard
Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard

tocontrolthepointerandtypecertainkeycombinationseasier.

•Personalizedmouse
Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer

appearanceandmakeiteasiertomanagewindowswiththemouse.

SpeechRecognition

SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.

Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextinto
documents,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmousecanbedonewith
onlyyourvoice.

TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickSpeech
Recognition.

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3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Screen-readertechnologies

Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpinformationsystems,
andvariousonlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:

•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders:
http://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE

•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/jaws-hq.asp

•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader:
http://www.nvaccess.org/

Screenresolution

Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyour
computer.

Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution.

•ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings.OntheDisplaytab,clickAdvanceddisplaysettings.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Settingtheresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.

Customizableitemsize

Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.

•Tochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagnifiertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof
AccessCenter”onpage25.

•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution➙Maketextandotheritemslargerorsmaller.
–ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings.

3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4.ClickApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.

–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.

PressandholdCtrl,andthenpresstheplus-signkey(+)toenlargeortheminus-signkey(-)to
reducethetextsize.

–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.

Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows.
Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.

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Industry-standardconnectors

Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.

Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionofeachconnector,see“Hardwarelocations”onpage1.

TTY/TDDconversionmodem

Yourcomputersupportstheuseofatexttelephone(TTY)orthetelecommunicationsdeviceforthedeaf
(TDD)conversionmodem.ThemodemmustbeconnectedbetweenyourcomputerandaTTY/TDD
telephone.Then,youcantypeamessageonyourcomputerandsendittothetelephone.

Documentationinaccessibleformats

Lenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesor
HyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files.Lenovoelectronicdocumentationisdevelopedtoensure
thatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthe
documentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetextsothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandthe
imagewhentheyuseascreenreader.

Cleaningyourcomputer

CAUTION:
Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnected
tothecomputer.

Itisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-free
operation.Useonlymildcleaningsolutionsandadampclothtocleanthepaintedsurfacesofthecomputer.

Dustbuildupcompoundsproblemsassociatedwithglare,soremembertocleanthescreenperiodically.
Wipethescreensurfacegentlywithasoft,drycloth,orblowonthescreentoremovegritandotherloose
particles.Dependingonthetypeofthescreen,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithanLCDcleanerorliquid
glasscleanerandthenwipethescreensurface.

Maintenance

Withappropriatecareandmaintenance,yourcomputerwillserveyoureliably.Thissectionprovides
informationaboutmaintainingyourcomputersothatitcankeepworkinginbettercondition.

Basicmaintenancetips

Herearesomebasicpointsaboutkeepingyourcomputerfunctioningproperly:

•Keepyourcomputerinaclean,dryenvironment.Ensurethatthecomputerrestsonaflat,steadysurface.

•Donotcoveranyofairvents.Theseairventsprovideairflowtokeepyourcomputerfromoverheating.

•Keepfoodanddrinksawayfromallpartsofyourcomputer.Foodparticlesandspillsmightmakethe
keyboardandmousestickandunusable.

•Donotgetthepowerswitchesorothercontrolswet.Moisturecandamagethesepartsandcausean
electricalhazard.

•Alwaysdisconnectapowercordbygraspingthepluginsteadofthecord.

Goodmaintenancepractices

Byperformingafewgoodmaintenancepractices,youcanmaintaingoodcomputerperformance,protect
yourdata,andbepreparedincaseofacomputerfailure.

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•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•Usethediskdefragmentationordiskoptimizationfeatureofyouroperatingsystemoccasionallyto
preventperformanceproblemscausedbyanexcessivenumberoffragmentedfiles.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersinyoure-mailapplicationonaregularbasis.

•Backupcriticaldataregularlyonremovablemediamemory,suchasdiscsandUSBstoragedevices,
andstoretheremovablemediainasafelocation.Thefrequencyofmakingbackupcopiesdependson
howcriticalthedataistoyouoryourbusiness.

•Backupyourdataonthestoragedriveregularly.See“Recoveryinformation”onpage58

•Keepyourcomputersoftware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystemup-to-date.See“Keepingyour
computercurrent”onpage28.

•Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorsoftwareorhardwarechanges,device-driverupdates,
intermittentproblemsandwhatyoudidtoresolvethem,andotherissuesyoumighthaveexperienced.
Thecauseofaproblemmightbechangeinhardware,changeinsoftware,oranyotheractionsthatmight
havetakenplace.AlogbookcanhelpyouoraLenovotechniciandeterminesthecauseofaproblem.

•CreateProductRecoverydiscs.See“Recoveryinformation”onpage58formoreinformationaboutusing
ProductRecoverydiscstorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

•CreaterescuemediausingdiscsorUSBstoragedevicesasearlyaspossible.Youcanusearescue
mediumtorecoverfromfailuresthatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheWindowsenvironmentorthe
RescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

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Keepingyourcomputercurrent

Inmostcases,itisagoodpracticetohavethemostup-to-dateoperatingsystemupdatepatches,software
programs,anddevicedrivers.Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtogetthelatestupdatesforyour
computer.

Gettingthelatestsystemupdates

Togetthelatestsystemupdatesforyourcomputer,ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet
anddooneofthefollowing:

•UsethecorrespondingLenovoprogramtogetthesystemupdates,suchasdevicedriverupdates,
softwareupdates,andBIOSupdates:

–ForWindows7:UsetheSystemUpdateprogram.
–ForWindows10:UsetheLenovoCompanionprogram.
ToopentheSystemUpdateorLenovoCompanionprogram,see“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”

onpage16

•UseWindowsUpdatetogetthesystemupdates,suchassecurityfixes,newversionsofWindows
components,anddevicedriverupdates.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,and

–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Update&security➙WindowsUpdate.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

.Formoreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

thenclickWindowsUpdate.

Note:ThedevicedriversprovidedbyWindowsUpdatemightnotbetestedbyLenovo.Itis
recommendedthatyougetdevicedriversbyusingLenovoprogramsorfromtheLenovoWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers.

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Movingyourcomputer

Beforemovingyourcomputer,takethefollowingprecautions:

1.Backupyourdataonthestoragedrive.See“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage27.

2.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

3.Ifyousavedtheoriginalshippingcartonsandpackingmaterials,usethemtopacktheunits.Ifyouare
usingdifferentcartons,cushiontheunitstoavoiddamage.

Movingyourcomputertoanothercountryorregion

Whenyoumoveyourcomputertoanothercountryorregion,youmusttakelocalelectricalstandardsinto
consideration.Ifthelocalelectricaloutletstyleisdifferentfromthetypeyouarecurrentlyusing,contactthe
LenovoCustomerSupportCentertopurchaseeitheranelectricalplugadapteroranewpowercord.Fora
listofLenovoSupportphonenumbers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifyoucannotfindthe
supporttelephonenumberforyourcountryorregion,contactyourLenovoreseller.

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Chapter4.Security

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Lockingyourcomputer”onpage31

•“ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33

•“UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts”onpage33

•“Usingfingerprintauthentication”onpage34

•“Usingthecoverpresenceswitch”onpage34

•“Usingfirewalls”onpage35

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage35

•“ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinfirmware”onpage35

•“TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)”onpage35

•“BIOSguard”onpage35

Lockingyourcomputer

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutlockingyourcomputerwiththelockingdevicestokeepyour
computersafe.

Lockingthecomputercover

Lockingthecomputercoverhelpspreventunauthorizedpeoplefromgainingaccesstotheinsideofyour
computer.Y ourcomputercomeswithapadlockloopandmightalsocomewithakeylockthatisbuiltinto
thecomputercover.Thekeysforthekeylockareattachedtotherearofthemachine.Forsecurity,storethe
keysinasecureplacewhenyouarenotusingthem.

Note:Thekeylockandkeysareavailableonlyonsomemodels.

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Figure9.Installingapadlock

Figure10.Lockingthecomputercover

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AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock

YoucanuseaKensington-stylecablelocktosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanent
fixture.Thecablelockattachestothesecurity-lockslotattherearofyourcomputer.Dependingonthetype
selected,thecablelockcanbeoperatedwithakeyorcombination.Thecablelockalsolocksthebuttons
usedtoopenthecomputercover.Thisisthesametypeoflockusedwithmanynotebookcomputers.You
canordersuchacablelockdirectlyfromLenovobysearchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Figure11.Kensington-stylecablelock

ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram

ToviewandchangesecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.SelectSecurity.

3.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoviewandchangesecuritysettings.Youcan
referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37togetbasicinformationaboutsomemajor
securitysettings.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts

YoucanuseBIOSpasswordsandWindowsaccountstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputerand
data.

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•TouseBIOSpasswords,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage39.

•TouseWindowsaccounts,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel➙UserAccounts.
–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Accounts.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingfingerprintauthentication

Ifyourkeyboardhasafingerprintreader,youcanusefingerprintauthenticationtoreplacepasswordsfor
simpleandsecureuseraccess.T ousefingerprintauthentication,firstenrollyourfingerprintsandassociate
themwithyourpasswords(suchasthepower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,andWindowspassword).
Usethefingerprintreaderandthefingerprintprogramtocompletethisprocedure.

Tousefingerprintauthentication,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:UsetheFingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftwareprogramprovided
byLenovo.T oopentheprogram,see“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage16
informationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

•ForWindows10:UsethefingerprinttoolprovidedbytheWindowsoperatingsystem.ClicktheStart
buttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Accounts➙Sign-inoptions.Followthe
instructionsonthescreen.

.Formore

Tousethefingerprintreader,refertothedocumentationshippedwiththefingerprintkeyboardorlocatedon
theLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/keyboards.

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch

Thecoverpresenceswitchpreventsyourcomputerfromloggingintotheoperatingsystemwhenthe
computercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed.

Tousethecoverpresenceswitch,enablethecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboard
first.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.SelectSecurity➙ChassisIntrusionDetectionandpressEnter.

3.SelectEnabledandpressEnter.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,and
pressEnter.Thecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboardisenabled.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Thecoverpresenceswitchstartsfunctioning.Iftheswitchdetectsthatthecomputercoverisnotcorrectly
installedorclosed,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.Tofixtheerrorand
logintotheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Properlyinstallorcloseyourcomputercover.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”on
page61.

2.StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37and
“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage42.

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Usingfirewalls

Afirewallcanbehardware,software,oracombinationofbothdependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired.
Firewallsworkonasetofrulestodeterminewhichinboundandoutboundconnectionsareauthorized.If
yourcomputerispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,ithelpsprotectagainstcomputerInternetsecurity
threats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formore
informationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpsystemofyourfirewallprogram.

TouseWindowsFirewall,dothefollowing

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickWindows
Firewall.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramtohelpyouguardagainst,detect,andeliminate
viruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Note:Virusdefinitionfilesmustbekeptup-to-datetoguardagainstnewviruses.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinfirmware

TheComputraceAgentsoftwareisanITassetmanagementandcomputertheftrecoverysolution.The
softwaredetectsifchangeshavebeenmadeonthecomputer,suchashardware,software,orthecomputer
call-inlocation.YoumighthavetopurchaseasubscriptiontoactivatetheComputraceAgentsoftware.

TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

TPMisasecurecryptoprocessorthatstorescryptographickeys,whichinturnprotectsinformationstored
inyourcomputer.

BIOSguard

TheBIOSguardmodulecryptographicallyverifiesalltheBIOSupdatestothesystemBIOSflash.Therefore,
themalwareisblockedfromattackingtheBIOS.

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Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37

•“UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage42

•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage43

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourcomputer.This
sectionprovidesinformationaboutonlythemajorconfigurationsettingsavailableintheprogram.

Note:TheoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonorrestartyourcomputer.

2.BeforeWindowsstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keyuntiltheSetupUtilityprogram
opens.IfaBIOSpasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogramwillnotopenuntilyouenterthe
correctpassword.Formoreinformation,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage39

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F1toopentheSetupUtilityprogram.

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Toviewandchangetheconfigurationsettings,followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreen.The
keysusedtoperformvarioustasksaredisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.

Enablingordisablingadevice

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtoenableordisableuseraccesstohardwaredevices(such
asUSBconnectorsorstoragedrives).

Toenableordisableadevice,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.SelectDevices.

3.SelectthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-onofyourcomputer

TheAutomaticPowerOnitemintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesvariousoptionsforyoutomakeyour
computerstartupautomatically.

ToenableordisabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.SelectPower➙AutomaticPowerOnandpressEnter.

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3.SelectthefeatureyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode

Lenovocomputersmeettheeco-designrequirementsoftheErPLot3regulation.Formoreinformation,go
to:
http://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration

YoucanenabletheErPLPScompliancemodeintheSetupUtilityprogramtoreducetheconsumptionof
electricitywhenyourcomputerisofforinsleepmode.

ToenableordisabletheErPLPScompliancemode,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.SelectPower➙EnhancedPowerSavingModeandpressEnter.

3.SelectEnabledorDisableddependingonyourneeds,andthenpressEnter.IfyouselectEnabled,you
alsoneedtodisabletheWakeonLANfeature.See“Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-onof
yourcomputer”onpage37

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

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Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

WhentheErPLPScompliancemodeisenabled,youcanwakeupyourcomputerbydoingoneofthe
following:

•Pressthepowerbutton.

•EnabletheWakeUponAlarmfeaturetomakeyourcomputerwakeupatasettime.See“Enablingor
disablingtheautomaticpower-onofyourcomputer”onpage37

•EnabletheAfterPowerLossfeaturetomakeyourcomputerwakeupwhenthepowersupplyresumes
afterasuddenlossofelectricity.

ToenabletheAfterPowerLossfeature,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.SelectPower➙AfterPowerLossandpressEnter.

3.SelectPowerOnandpressEnter.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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Enablingordisablingtheconfigurationchangedetection

Whentheconfigurationchangedetectionisenabled,ifthePOSTdetectsconfigurationchangesofsome
hardwaredevices(suchasstoragedrivesormemorymodules),anerrormessageisdisplayed.

Toenableordisabletheconfigurationchangedetection,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

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2.SelectSecurity➙ConfigurationChangeDetectionandpressEnter.

3.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheF2key.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F2tobypasstheerrormessage.

•StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37
“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage42.

ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperatingsystem

BIOSsettingsvarybyoperatingsystem.ChangetheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperatingsystem.

TochangetheBIOSsettings,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectExit➙OSOptimizedDefault.

3.Dependingontheoperatingsystemtobeinstalled,dooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows10(64-bit)operatingsystem,selectEnabled.

•ToinstallanoperatingsystemotherthanWindows10(64-bit),selectDisabled.

4.SelectY esinthewindowdisplayedandpressEntertoconfirmyourselection.

5.TosavesettingandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

and

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

UsingBIOSpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer
anddata.

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputer
security.Ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,readthefollowingtopics.

Passwordtypes

ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:

•Power-onpassword
Whenapower-onpasswordisset,youarepromptedtoenteravalidpasswordeachtimethecomputeris
turnedon.Thecomputercannotbeuseduntilthevalidpasswordisentered.

•Administratorpassword
Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Ifyou
areresponsibleformaintainingtheconfigurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset
anadministratorpassword.

Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtoenteravalidpasswordeachtimeyou
trytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannotbeaccesseduntilavalid
passwordisentered.

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Ifboththepower-onpasswordandadministratorpasswordareset,youcanentereitherpassword.
However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.

•Harddiskpassword
Settingaharddiskpasswordpreventsunauthorizedaccesstothedataontheinternalstoragedrive(such
asaharddiskdrive).Whenaharddiskpasswordisset,youarepromptedtoenteravalidpasswordeach
timeyoutrytoaccessthestoragedrive.

Notes:

–Afteryousetaharddiskpassword,yourdataonthestoragedriveisprotectedevenifthestoragedrive

isremovedfromonecomputerandinstalledinanother.

–Iftheharddiskpasswordisforgotten,thereisnowaytoresetthepasswordorrecoverdatafrom

thestoragedrive.

Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,it
isrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

Tosetastrongpassword,considerthefollowingguidelines:

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignificantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword

Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.SelectSecurity.

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

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formore
information,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage40.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearingCMOS)

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoeraselostorforgottenpasswords,suchasauserpassword.

Toerasealostorforgottenpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage61.

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3.LocatetheClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor)/Recoveryjumperonthesystem
board.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7

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

5.Reinstallthecomputercoverandconnectthepowercord.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacing
hardware”onpage61.

6.Turnonthecomputerandleaveitonforapproximately10seconds.Then,turnoffthecomputerby
holdingthepowerbuttonforapproximatelyfiveseconds.

7.Repeatstep1andstep2.

8.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).

9.Reinstallthecomputercoverandconnectthepowercord.

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Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartupfromadeviceasexpected,youcanchoosetochangethestartupdevice
sequencepermanentlyorselectatemporarystartupdevice.

Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently

Tochangethestartupdevicesequencepermanently,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofthestoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestoragedeviceisinternal,gotostep2.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisadisc,ensurethatyourcomputeristurnedon.Then,insertthediscinto

theopticaldrive.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisanexternaldeviceotherthanadisc,connectthestoragedevicetothe

computer.

2.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

3.SelectStartup.

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentochangethestartupdevicesequence.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice

Note:Notalldiscsandstoragedrivesarebootable.

Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofthestoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestoragedeviceisinternal,gotostep2.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisadisc,ensurethatyourcomputeristurnedon.Then,insertthediscinto

theopticaldrive.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisanexternaldeviceotherthanadisc,connectthestoragedevicetothe

computer.

2.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforeWindowsstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key
untilStartupDeviceMenuisdisplayed.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F12todisplayStartupDeviceMenu.

3.SelectthedesiredstoragedeviceandpressEnter.Thecomputerthenstartsupfromthedeviceyou
select.

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Ifyouwanttoselectapermanentstartupdevice,selectEnterSetuponStartupDeviceMenuandpress
EntertostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.Formoreinformationabouthowtoselectapermanentstartup
device,see“Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage41

.

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ToexittheSetupUtilityprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouwanttosavethenewsettings,presstheF10key.Then,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExitandpressEnter.
Then,selectY esinthewindowdisplayedandpressEnter.

UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS

TheBIOSisthefirstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenyouturnonthecomputer.TheBIOSinitializesthe
hardwarecomponentsandloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.

UpdatingtheBIOS

Whenyouinstallanewprogram,hardwaredevice,ordevicedriver,youmightbeinformedtoupdate
theBIOS.YoucanupdatetheBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemoraflashupdatedisc(availableonly
onsomemodels).

ToupdatetheBIOS,dothefollowing:

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

2.ToupdatetheBIOSfromyouroperatingsystem,downloadtheflashBIOSupdatedriveraccordingto
youroperatingsystemversion.T oupdatetheBIOSfromaflashupdatedisc,downloadtheISOimage
version(usedtocreateaflashupdatedisc).Then,downloadtheinstallationinstructionsfortheflash
BIOSupdatedriver.

3.PrinttheinstallationinstructionsyoudownloadandfollowtheinstructionstoupdatetheBIOS.

Note:IfyouwanttoupdatetheBIOSfromaflashupdatedisc,theinstallationinstructionsmightnotprovide
theinformationabouthowtorecordtheupdatedisc.See“Recordingadisc”onpage20.

RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure

TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage61.

3.LocatetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Hardwarelocations”onpage1.

4.RemoveanypartsandcablesthatimpedeyouraccesstotheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumper.

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

6.Reinstallthepartsandcablesthatwereremoved.

7.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectanycablesthatweredisconnected.SeeChapter7
“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage61.

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8.TurnonthecomputerandinserttheBIOSupdatediscintotheopticaldrive.Waitafewminutes.The
recoveryprocessbegins.Aftertherecoveryprocessiscompleted,yourcomputerwillshutdown
automatically.

Note:Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartupfromthedisc,selectthediscasthestartupdevice.See
“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage41.

9.Repeatsteps1–4.

10.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).

11.Repeatstep6andstep7.Then,turnonyourcomputer.

ConfiguringRAID

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallharddiskdrivesandconfigureRAIDforyour
computer.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,RAIDcanbeenabledbyIntelRapidStorageTechnology
enterprise(RSTe)ortheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS.

Note:TheRAIDconfigurationinformationdescribedinthischapterisonlyapplicableintheWindows
environment.ForinformationaboutconfiguringRAIDintheLinux
softwareprovider.

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“ConfiguringRAIDwithIntelRST e”onpage43

•“QuickRAIDsetupusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility”onpage45

®

environment,contactyourLinux

ConfiguringRAIDwithIntelRSTe

IfyourcomputercomeswithIntelRST e,youcanfollowthesectionsbelowtoconfigureRAIDwithIntelRSTe.

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives”onpage43

•“ConfiguringSATAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntelRST econfigurationutility”onpage44

InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives

EnsurethatyourcomputerhastheminimumnumberofSATAorSASharddiskdrivesinstalledforthe
followingsupportedlevelsofRAID:

•RAIDLevel0-Stripeddiskarray

–ARAIDLevel0harddiskdrivegroupconsistingofatleasttwoharddiskdrives
–Supportedstripsize:4KB,8KB,16KB,32KB,64KB,or128KB
–Betterperformancewithoutfaulttolerance

•RAIDLevel1-Mirroreddiskarray

–ARAIDLevel1harddiskdrivegroupconsistingoftwoharddiskdrives
–Improvedreadingperformanceand100%redundancy

•RAIDLevel10-Stripedandmirroreddiskarray(acombinationofRAIDLevel0andRAIDLevel1)

–ARAIDLevel10harddiskdrivegroupconsistingoffourharddiskdrives
–Supportedstripsize:4KB,8KB,16KB,32KB,or64KB

•RAIDLevel5-Block-levelstripeddiskarraywithdistributedparity

–ARAIDLevel5harddiskdrivegroupconsistingofatleastthreeharddiskdrives
–Supportedstripsize:4KB,8KB,16KB,32KB,or64KB

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–Betterperformanceandfaulttolerance

ConfiguringSA TAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntelRSTeconfigurationutility

ThissectiondescribestheinformationaboutconfiguringSATAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntel
RSTeconfigurationutility.

Note:TheIntelRSTeconfigurationutilityassumesthatyourcomputerisinstalledwithmorethanonehard
diskdrive.Therefore,ifonlyoneharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,thefollowinginformation
doesnotapply.

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage44

•“CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage44

•“DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage45

•“Resettingharddiskdrivestonon-RAID”onpage45

EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoentertheIntelRST econfigurationutility.

Duringthecomputerstartup,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.PressCtrl+ItoentertheIntelRSTe
configurationutility.

ThefollowingfouroptionsaredisplayedafteryouentertheIntelRST econfigurationutility:

1.CreateRAIDVolume

2.DeleteRAIDVolume

3.ResetDiskstoNon‐RAID

4.Exit

Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectanoption.PressEntertoenterthemenufortheselected
option.PressEsctoexittheIntelRST econfigurationutility,orselectExit,andthenpressEntertoexitthe
IntelRSTeconfigurationutility.

CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRST econfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheIntelRSTeconfigurationutilitytocreateRAIDvolumes.

TocreateaRAIDvolume,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage44.

2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectCreateRAIDVolume,andthenpressEntertoviewthe
CREATEVOLUMEMENUwindow.

3.Thefollowingfiveoptionsaredisplayed.Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectanoption.After
youconfigureanoption,pressTaborEntertogotothenextoption.

a.Name:Volumename.Youcanusethedefaultnameortypeapreferredname.
b.RAIDLevel:YoucanchangetheRAIDLeveltooneofthefollowing:

•RAIDLevel0

•RAIDLevel1

•RAIDLevel10

•RAIDLevel5

c.Disks:PressEntertoentertheSELECTDISKSMENUwindow.Followtheinstructionsatthebottom

ofthemenutoselectharddiskdrives,andthenpressEntertocompletetheconfiguration.

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d.StripSize:Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectastripsize.
e.Capacity:CustomizethecapacityoftheRAIDvolume.ThedefaultRAIDvolumeisthelargestvalue.

4.PressEntertofinishconfiguringallthefiveoptions.Whenprompted,pressYtoconfirmthecreationof
thenewRAIDvolume.

5.AfterthenewRAIDvolumeiscreated,theinformationabouttheRAIDvolumewillbedisplayedunder
DISK/VOLUMEINFORMATION,suchasIDnumber,name,RAIDlevel,stripsize,volumesize,status,
andwhetheritisabootablevolume.

DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRST econfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheIntelRSTeconfigurationutilitytodeleteRAIDvolumes.

TodeleteaRAIDvolume,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage44.

2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectDeleteRAIDVolume.PressEntertoentertheDELETE
VOLUMEMENUwindow.

3.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselecttheRAIDvolumethatisnotneeded.PressDeltodeleteit
fromtheRAIDVolumeslist.

4.Whenprompted,pressYtoconfirmthedeletionoftheselectedRAIDvolume.

Resettingharddiskdrivestonon-RAID

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoresetharddiskdrivestonon-RAID.

Toresetharddiskdrivestonon-RAID,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage44.

2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectResetDiskstoNon-RAID.PressEntertoenterthe
RESETRAIDDATAwindow.

3.Usetheupanddownarrowkeysandthespacekeytomarkindividualharddiskdrivetobereset,
andthenpressEntertocompletetheselection.

4.Whenprompted,pressYtoconfirmtheresetaction.

5.IftheharddiskdriveyouresetispartofaRAIDvolume,thecomputermightdetectthattheRAIDvolume
isdegraded.Inthiscase,youarepromptedtoselectaharddiskdrivetoinitiatearebuildprocess.

6.Selectanavailableharddiskdrive,andthenpressEntertoinitiatetherebuildprocess.

Note:PressEsctocancelarebuildprocessandkeeptheRAIDvolumeinthedegradedstatus.Inthe
MainMenuwindowunderDISK/VOLUMEINFORMA TION,youwillseethestatusoftheRAIDvolume
ischangedtoDegraded.

QuickRAIDsetupusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility

Notes:

•TheLSIMegaRAIDSASadapterandtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutilityareonlyavailable
onsomemodels.

•Thefollowingstepsinthissectionareintendedtoguideyouthroughaquicksetupofbasic
RAIDfunctionswiththeLSIMegaRAIDSASadapter.Foradvancedsetupandconfiguration
usingthisadapter,refertothecompleteMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuidethatisavailableat
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/guides-and-manuals/detail.page?DocID=UM007543.

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives”onpage46

•“EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility”onpage46

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•“CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility”onpage47

•“DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility”onpage47

•“Settingthehotspareharddiskdrive”onpage48

InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives

EnsurethatyourcomputerhastheminimumnumberofSATAorSASharddiskdrivesinstalledforthe
followingsupportedlevelsofRAID:

•RAIDLevel0-Stripeddiskarray

–ARAIDLevel0harddiskdrivegroupconsistingofatleastoneharddiskdrive
–Supportedstripsize:8KBto1MB
–Betterperformancewithoutfaulttolerance

•RAIDLevel00-SpannedharddiskdrivegroupwithaseriesofRAID0harddiskdrivegroups

–ARAIDLevel00harddiskdrivegroupconsistingoftwoorfourharddiskdrives
–Supportedstripsize:8KBto1MB
–Betterperformancewithoutfaulttolerance

•RAIDLevel1-Mirroreddiskarray

–ARAIDLevel1harddiskdrivegroupconsistingoftwoorfourharddiskdrives
–Improvedreadperformanceand100%redundancy

•RAIDLevel10-AcombinationofRAIDLevel0andRAIDLevel1

–ARAIDLevel10harddiskdrivegroupconsistingoffourharddiskdrives
–Databeingstripedacrossharddiskdrivegroups
–Providesbothhighdatatransferratesandcompletedataredundancy

•RAIDLevel5-Block-levelstripeddiskarraywithdistributedparity

–ARAIDLevel5harddiskdrivegroupconsistingofatleastthreeharddiskdrives
–Supportedstripsize:8KBto1MB
–Betterperformanceandfaulttolerance
–RAIDLevel5mightnotbeavailableonallmodelsofLSIMegaRAIDadapter

•RAIDLevel6-Block-levelstripeddiskarraywithdualdistributedparity

–ARAIDLevel6harddiskdrivegroupconsistingofatleastfourharddiskdrives
–Supportedstripsize:8KBto1MB
–Betterperformanceandfaulttolerancethatcanstanduptolossoftwoharddiskdrives
–RAIDLevel6mightnotbeavailableonallmodelsofLSIMegaRAIDadapter

EnsurethattheLSIMegaRAIDSASadaptercardisinstalledinyourcomputer,andthattheharddiskdrives
areconnectedtothisadaptercardandnottotheconnectorsonthesystemboard.

EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoentertheLSIMegeRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility.

ToentertheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility,dothefollowing:

1.Duringthecomputerstartup,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

2.PressCtrl+HtoentertheCONTROLLERSELECTIONwindow.

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3.Selectthecontrolleryouwanttoconfigure,andthenclickStarttoentertheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
configurationutility.

CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreateRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
configurationutility.

TocreateRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility,dothefollowing:

1.ClickConfigurationWizardontheWebBIOSmainscreentoentertheChoosingtheConfiguration
Typewindow.

2.Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectoneofthethreeconfigurationtypes:

•ClearConfiguration:Cleartheexistingconfiguration.

•NewConfiguration:Cleartheexistingconfigurationandcreatenewconfiguration.

•AddConfiguration:Retaintheexistingstorageconfigurationandaddnewharddiskdrives.The

newconfigurationwillnotcauseanydataloss.

3.SelectAddConfiguration,andthenclickNext.Thefollowingtwooptionsaredisplayedinthe
ConfigurationMethodwindow.

•ManualConfiguration:Manuallycreateharddiskdrivegroupsandvirtualharddiskdrives,and

setparameters.

•AutomaticConfiguration:AutomaticallycreateanoptimalRAIDconfiguration.

4.SelectManualConfiguration,andthenclickNext.TheDriveGroupDefinitionwindowisdisplayed.To
createharddiskdrivegroups,dothefollowing:

a.Selectoneormoreharddiskdrivesforthegroup(keeppressingCtrlwhileselectingmorethan

oneharddiskdrive).
b.ClickAddToArraytomovetheselectedharddiskdrivestoDriveGroups.
c.ClickAcceptDGtocreatetheharddiskdrivegroup.
d.Repeattheabovestepsifyouwanttocreatemorethanoneharddiskdrivegroup.

5.ClickNext.TheSpanDefinitionwindowisdisplayed.Selecttheharddiskdrivegroupthatyouwant
toaddtoaspan,andthenclickAddtoSPAN.Repeatthisstepuntilyouhaveselectedallthehard
diskdrivegroupsyouwant.

6.ClickNext.TheVirtualDriveDefinitionwindowisdisplayed.Changethevirtualharddiskdriveoptions
fromthedefaultsettingslistedonthescreentothesettingsyouwant.ClickAccept,andthenfollow
theinstructionsonthescreentocustomizeyoursettings.

7.ClickNext,andthePreviewwindowisdisplayed.

8.Verifyyoursettings,andthenclickAccept.

9.ClickY estosavetheconfiguration.

DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtodeleteRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
configurationutility.

TodeleteRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility.See“EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfiguration
utility”onpage46.

2.Clickthevirtualharddiskdrivesyouwanttodelete,andthentheVirtualDrivewindowisdisplayed.

3.ClickDelete,andthenclickGo.

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4.ClickY estosaveyourchanges.

Settingthehotspareharddiskdrive

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetthehotspareharddiskdrive.

Tosetthehotspaceharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility.See“EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfiguration
utility”onpage46.

2.Clicktheharddiskdriveyouwanttosetasthehotspareharddiskdrive.TheDrivewindowisdisplayed.

3.SelectMakeGlobalHSPorMakeDedicatedHSP,andthenclickGo.

4.ThemainscreenoftheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutilityisdisplayed,andtheharddiskdrive
youselectedislistedasahotspareharddiskdriveintherightpane.

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Chapter6.Troubleshooting,diagnostics,andrecovery

Thischapterprovidessolutionstoresolveyourcomputerproblems.Followthestepsinthebasicprocedure
forresolvingcomputerproblems,whichhelpsyoumakegooduseofthetroubleshooting,diagnostics,
andrecoveryinformation.

•“Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems”onpage49

•“Troubleshooting”onpage49

•“Diagnostics”onpage57

•“Recoveryinformation”onpage58

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems

Itisrecommendedthatyouusethefollowingproceduretoresolvecomputerproblemsyouareexperiencing:

1.Ensurethat:
a.Thecablesforallconnecteddevicesareconnectedcorrectlyandsecurely.
b.Allconnecteddevicesthatrequireacpowerareconnectedtoproperlygrounded,functioning

electricaloutlets.

c.AllconnecteddevicesareenabledintheBIOSsettingsofyourcomputer.See“Enablingordisabling

adevice”onpage37

Iftheseactionsdonotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

2.Useanantivirusprogramtoseeifyourcomputerhasbeeninfectedbyavirus.Iftheprogramdetects
avirus,removethevirus.Iftheantivirusprogramdoesnotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththe
nextstep.

3.Goto“Troubleshooting”onpage49andfollowtheinstructionsforthetypeofproblemyouare
experiencing.Ifthesetroubleshootinginstructionsdonotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththe
nextstep.

4.Runthediagnosticprogram.See“Diagnostics”onpage57.Ifthediagnosticprogramdoesnotresolve
yourproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

5.Recoveryouroperatingsystem.See“Recoveryinformation”onpage58.

6.Ifnoneoftheseactionssolveyourproblem,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.Foralistof
LenovoSupportphonenumbers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Formoreinformation
abouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistance,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”on
page129.

.

Troubleshooting

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Usethetroubleshootinginformationtofindsolutionstoproblemsthathavedefinitesymptoms.

Startupproblems

Thecomputerdoesnotstartupwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.

Solutions:

Ensurethat:

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•Thepowercordiscorrectlyconnectedtotherearofthecomputerandtoaworkingelectricaloutlet.

•Ifyourcomputerhasasecondarypowerswitchontherearofthecomputer,ensurethatitisswitchedon.

•Thepowerindicatoronthefrontofthecomputerison.

•Thecomputervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletforyourcountryorregion.

Theoperatingsystemfailstostartup.

Solution:

EnsurethatthestartupdevicesequencesetintheSetupUtilityprogramincludesthedevicewhere
theoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemisontheinternalstoragedrive.Formore
information,see“Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage41.

Thecomputerbeepsmultipletimesbeforetheoperatingsystemstartsup.

Solution:

Ensurethatnokeysarestuck.

Audioproblems

TheaudiocannotbeheardontheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Solutions:

•IfyouareusingpoweredexternalspeakersthathaveanOn/Offcontrol,ensurethat:

–TheOn/OffcontrolissettotheOnposition.
–Thespeakerpowercableisconnectedtoaproperlygrounded,functionalacelectricaloutlet.

•Ifyourexternalspeakershaveavolumecontrol,ensurethatthevolumeisnotsettoolow.

•ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.Ensurethatthemutespeakers
settingsarenotselectedandnoneofthevolumesettingsissettoolow.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothenotification
area.SeetheWindowshelpsystem.

•Forsomecomputersthathaveafrontaudiopanel,ensurethatthevolumeisnotsettoolow.

•Ensurethatyourexternalspeakers(andheadphones,ifused)areconnectedtothecorrectaudio
connectorsonthecomputer.Mostspeakercablesarecolor-codedtomatchtheconnectors.

Note:Whenexternal-speakerorheadphonecablesareconnectedtotheaudioconnectors,theinternal
speaker,ifpresent,isdisabled.Inmostcases,ifanaudioadapterisinstalledinoneoftheexpansion
slots,theaudiofunctionbuiltintothesystemboardisdisabled.Therefore,youmustusetheaudio
connectorsontheaudioadapter.

•EnsurethattheprogramyouarerunningisdesignedforuseontheWindowsoperatingsystem.Ifthe
programisdesignedtoruninDOS,theprogramdoesnotusetheWindowssoundfeature.Theprogram
mustbeconfiguredtouseSoundBlasterProorSoundBlasteremulation.

•Ensurethattheaudiodevicedriversarecorrectlyinstalled.

Thesoundcomesfromoneoftheexternalspeakers.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthespeakercableisinsertedcompletelyintotheconnectoronthecomputer.

•ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.Then,clickthespeakericonontop
ofthevolumecontrol.ClicktheLevelstabandensurethattheBalancesettingsaresetcorrectly.

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Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothenotification

area.SeetheWindowshelpsystem.

CDorDVDproblems

ACDorDVDdoesnotwork.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthepowercableandsignalcablearesecurelyconnectedtothedrive.

•Ensurethatthediscisinsertedcorrectly,withitslabelup.

•Ensurethatthediscyouareusingisclean.Toremovedustorfingerprints,wipethedisccleanwithasoft
clothfromthecentertotheoutside.Wipingadiscinacircularmotionmightcauselossofdata.

•Ensurethatthediscyouareusingisnotscratchedordamaged.Tryinsertinganotherdiscthatyou
knowisgood.Ifyoucannotreadfromaknown-gooddisc,youmighthaveaproblemwithyouroptical
driveorthecablingtoyouropticaldrive.

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

Abootablerecoverymedium,suchastheProductRecoveryCD,cannotbeusedtostartyour
computer.

Solution:

EnsurethattheCDorDVDdriveissetasthetoppriorityoftheBootPriorityOrderintheSetupUtility
program.Referto“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage41forinformationaboutviewingand
changingthestartupsequence.

Note:Onsomecomputermodels,thestartupsequenceispermanentlysetandcannotbechanged.

AblackscreenisdisplayedinsteadoftheDVDvideo.

Solutions:

•RestarttheDVDplayerprogram.

•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.

•Closeanyopenfiles,andthenrestartthecomputer.

ADVDmoviedoesnotplay.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkthediscorpackageforregionalcoding.Youmightneedtopurchaseadiscwithcodingfor
theregionwhereyouareusingyourcomputer.

NoaudiooronlyanintermittentaudiocomesoutwhileaDVDmovieisplaying.

Solutions:

•Checkthevolumecontrolsettingsonyourcomputerandonyourspeakers.

•Ensurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkallcableconnectionstoandfromthespeakers.

•UsetheDVDmenuforthevideotoselectadifferentaudiotrack.

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Theplaybackissloworchoppy.

Solutions:

•Disableanybackgroundprograms,suchasAntiVirusorDesktopThemes.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionislowerthan1152x864pixels.

Amessageindicatinginvaliddiscornodiscfoundisdisplayed.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthediscisinthedrivewiththeshinysideofthediscfacingdown.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionislowerthan1152x864pixels.

•EnsurethattheDVDorCDisinsertedintoanappropriateopticaldrive.Forexample,donotinsert
aDVDintoaCD-onlydrive.

Intermittentproblems

Intermittentproblemsrefertotheproblemsoccuronlyoccasionallyandaredifficulttorepeat.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatallcablesandcordsaresecurelyconnectedtothecomputerandattacheddevices.

•Ensurethatwhenthecomputerison,thefangrillisnotblocked(thereisairflowaroundthegrill),andthe
fansareworking.Ifairflowisblockedorthefansarenotworking,thecomputermightoverheat.

•IfSmallComputerSystemInterface(SCSI)devicesareinstalled,ensurethatthelastexternaldevicein
eachSCSIchainisterminatedcorrectly.Formoreinformation,seeyourSCSIdocumentation.

Storagedriveproblems

SomeorallstoragedrivesaremissingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthesignalcablesandpowercablesforallthestoragedrivesareconnectedcorrectly.

•IfthecomputerisinstalledwithSASstoragedrives,ensurethattheLSIMegaRAIDSASadapteris
correctlyconnected.

Thecomputercannotstartupfromthecorrectstoragedriveorthemessage“NoOperatingSystem
Found”isdisplayed.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthesignalcablesandpowercablesforallthestoragedrivesareconnectedcorrectly.

•Ensurethatthecomputerstartsupfromthecorrectstoragedrive.Setthestoragedrive,onwhichthe
operatingsystemresides,asthefirststartupdeviceintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“Changingthe
startupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage41

Note:Inrarecases,thestoragedrivewiththeoperatingsystemmightgetcorruptedordamaged.Ifthis
problemoccurs,replacethestoragedrive.RefertoChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage61

.

EthernetLANproblems

.

ThecomputercannotconnecttoanEthernetLAN.

Solutions:

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•ConnectthecablefromtheEthernetconnectortotheRJ45connectorofthehub.

•EnabletheEthernetLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage37.

•EnabletheEthernetLANadapter.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.
–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickNetworkand
SharingCenter➙Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clicktheEthernetLANadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstalltheEthernetLANdriver.See“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage28.

•Installallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.CheckwithyourLAN
administratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.

•Setthesameduplexfortheswitchportandtheadapter.Ifyouconfiguredtheadapterforfullduplex,
ensurethattheswitchportisalsoconfiguredforfullduplex.Settingthewrongduplexmodemight
degradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlostconnections.

WhenaGigabitEthernetmodelcomputerisusedataspeedof1000Mbps,theEthernetLAN
connectionfailsorerrorsoccur.

Solution:

ConnectthenetworkcabletotheEthernetconnectorusingCategory5wiringanda100BASE-Thub/switch
(not100BASE-X).

AGigabitEthernetmodelcomputershouldconnecttothenetworkataspeedof1000Mbpsbutat
onlyaspeedof100Mbps.

Solutions:

•Tryanothercable.

•Setthelinkpartnertoauto-negotiate.

•Settheswitchtobe802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).

TheWakeOnLANfeaturedoesnotwork.

Solution:

EnabletheWakeOnLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage37.

WirelessLANproblem

Note:ThewirelessLANfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

ThewirelessLANfeaturedoesnotwork.

Solutions:

•EnablethewirelessLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage37

•ForWindows10,enablethewirelessLANfeatureinWindowsSettings.ClicktheStartbuttontoopenthe
Startmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Wi-Fi.TurnontheWi-Fifeature.

•EnablethewirelessLANadapter.

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1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.
–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickNetworkand
SharingCenter➙Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clickthewirelessLANadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstallthewirelessLANdriver.See“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage28.

Bluetoothproblems

Note:TheBluetoothfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

TheBluetoothfeaturedoesnotwork.

Solutions:

•EnabletheBluetoothfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage37

•TurnontheBluetoothradios.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthen

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDeviceManager.T ypetheadministratorpasswordorprovideconfirmationifprompted.

3.Right-clicktheBluetoothradiosunderBluetoothRadiosandclickEnable.

•EnabletheBluetoothadapter.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

.

clickProperties.

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.
–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickNetworkand
SharingCenter➙Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clicktheBluetoothadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstalltheBluetoothdriver.See“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage28.

NosoundcomesfromtheBluetoothheadsetorheadphones.

Solution:

SettheBluetoothheadsetorheadphonesasthedefaultdevice.

1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).

2.Right-clickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothe
notificationarea.SeeWindowhelpsystem.

3.ClickPlaybackdevices.

4.IfyouareusingtheHeadsetprofile,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudio,andthenclickSetDefault.If
youareusingtheAVprofile,selectStereoAudio,andthenclickSetDefault.

5.ClickOK.

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Performanceproblems

Excessivefragmentedfilesexistonthestoragedrives.

Solution:

UsetheWindowsdiskdefragmentationordiskoptimizationfeaturetocleanupthefiles.

Note:Dependingonthevolumeofthestoragedrivesandamountofdatastoredonthestoragedrives,the
disk-defragmentationprocessmighttakeuptoseveralhours.

1.Closeanyopenprogramsandwindows.

2.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

3.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickComputer.

•ForWindows10:ClickFileExplorer➙ThisPC.

4.Right-clickyourCdriveandthenclickProperties.

5.ClicktheToolstab.

6.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickDefragmentnow.

•ForWindows10:ClickOptimize.SelectthedesireddriveandthenclickOptimize.

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Thefreestoragedrivespaceisinsufficient.

Solutions:

Freeupthestoragedrivespace.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersfromyoure-mailapplication.

•CleanupyourCdrive.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickComputer.
–ForWindows10:ClickFileExplorer➙ThisPC.

3.Right-clickyourCdriveandthenclickProperties.

4.Checktheamountoffreespace,andthenclickDiskCleanup.

5.Alistofunnecessaryfilecategoriesisdisplayed.Selecteachfilecategoryyouwanttodelete,
andthenclickOK.

•TurnsomeWindowsfeaturesofforremovesomeunnecessaryprograms.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.
–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickPrograms
andFeatures.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

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–ToturnsomeWindowsfeaturesoff,clickTurnWindowsfeaturesonoroff.Followthe

instructionsonthescreen.

–Toremovesomeunnecessaryprograms,selecttheprogramyouwanttoremove,andthenclick

Uninstall/ChangeorUninstall.

Thefreememoryspaceisinsufficient.

Solutions:

•Right-clickablankareaonthetaskbarandopenTaskManager.Then,endsometasksyouarenot
performing.

•Installadditionalmemorymodules.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage61.T o
purchasememorymodules,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com

Serialconnectorproblem

Theserialconnectorcannotbeaccessed.

Solutions:

•Connecttheserialcablefromtheserialconnectoronthecomputertotheserialdevice.Iftheserialdevice
hasitsownpowercord,connectthepowercordtoagroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Turnontheserialdeviceandkeepthedeviceonline.

•Installanyapplicationprogramssuppliedwiththeserialdevice.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheserialdeviceformoreinformation.

•Ifyouaddedoneserial-connectoradapter,ensurethattheadapterisinstalledcorrectly.

USBdeviceproblem

AUSBdevicecannotbeaccessed.

Solutions:

•ConnecttheUSBcablefromtheUSBconnectortotheUSBdevice.IftheUSBdevicehasitsownpower
cord,connectthepowercordtoagroundedelectricaloutlet.

•TurnontheUSBdeviceandkeepthedeviceonline.

•InstallanydevicedriversorapplicationprogramssuppliedwiththeUSBdevice.Refertothe
documentationthatcomeswiththeUSBdeviceformoreinformation.

•DisconnectandreconnecttheUSBconnectortoresettheUSBdevice.

Softwareanddriverproblems

Forsomeprograms,datescannotbesortedincorrectorder.

Solution:

Someprogramsdevelopedbeforetheyear2000useonlythelasttwodigitsofayeartosortdates,
assumingthefirsttwodigitsare19.Consequently,datescannotbesortedincorrectordernowadays.
Checkwithyoursoftwaremanufacturertoseeifanyupdatesareavailable.Manysoftwaremanufacturers
makeupdatesavailablefromtheWorldWideWeb.

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Someapplicationprogramsdonotworkasexpected.

Solutions:

1.Checkwhethertheproblemiscausedbyanapplicationprogram.
a.Ensurethatthesoftwareiscompatiblewithyourcomputer.Refertotheinformationsuppliedwith

thesoftwareformoreinformation.
b.Verifythatothersoftwareworksproperlyonyourcomputer.
c.Verifythatthesoftwareyouareusingworksonanothercomputer.

2.Iftheproblemiscausedbyanapplicationprogram:

•Refertotheprinteddocumentationthatcomeswiththeprogramorthehelpsystemoftheprogram

fortroubleshootinginformation.

•Updatetheprogram.See“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage28

•Uninstalltheprogramandthenreinstallit.Todownloadaprogramthatispreinstalledonyour

computer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Adevicedoesnotworkproperlyduetodevicedriverproblems.

Solution:

Updatethedevicedriver.See“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage28.

.

Diagnostics

Note:IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystemotherthanWindows7orWindows10,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/diagsforthediagnosticsinformationforyourcomputer.

Thediagnosticprogramisusedtotesthardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.Thediagnosticprogramalso
canreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofyourcomputer.

LenovoSolutionCenter

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisthediagnosticprogrampreinstalledonyourcomputer.Theprogram
enablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,system
informationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsformaximum
systemperformance.

ToopentheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage16.For
moreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoSolutionCenter,save
andprintthelogfilescreatedbytheprogram.YoumightneedthelogfileswhenyouspeaktoaLenovo
technicalsupportrepresentative.

Hardwarediagnostics

Yourcomputersupportsthehardwarediagnosticsfunction.Thisfunctionenablesyourcomputertomonitor
somehardwarecomponentsinrealtimeforpotentialissuesthatmightnotbeeasilydetectableduring
normaluse.Whenthecomputerdetectsanissueorerror,thediagnosticindicatoronthefrontofthe
computerisilluminatedorblinks.See“Frontview”onpage1

.

Forinformationabouttheissueorerror,dothefollowing:

1.ConnecteitherofthefollowingdevicestothediagnosticUSBconnectoronthefrontofthecomputer:

•AUSBkey

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•AnAndroid

TM

devicewiththeLenovoWorkstationDiagnosticsappinstalled

See“Frontview”onpage1

2.Waitabout10to15secondsforthediagnosticdatatotransferfromthecomputertotheUSBdevice.
Duringthedatatransfer,thediagnosticindicatorblinksquickly.Whenthedatatransferfinishes,the
indicatorstopsblinkingandstayson.

Note:DiagnosticdataisavailablefortransferthroughthediagnosticUSBconnectoronlywhenthe
diagnosticindicatorisilluminatedorblinksatanerrordetection.Innormalconditions,thediagnostic
USBconnectorfunctionsasastandardUSB3.0connector.

3.DependingonwhetheryouareusingaUSBkeyoranAndroiddevice(suchasasmartphone),do
oneofthefollowing:

•IfyouareusingaUSBkey,gotohttp://support.lenovo.com/workstation_diagnosticsforinformation

abouthowtoreadtheerrordataontheUSBkey.

•IfyouareusinganAndroiddevicewiththeLenovoWorkstationDiagnosticsappinstalled,openthe

applicationfordetailsabouttheerror.FormoreinformationontheLenovoWorkstationDiagnostics
app,goto
http://www.thinkworkstationsoftware.com/diags.

FormoreinformationabouthowtousethediagnosticUSBconnectoronyourcomputer,deciphertheerror
codes,orusetheLenovoWorkstationDiagnosticsapp,goto:
http://www.thinkworkstationsoftware.com/diags

Thehardwarediagnosticfunctionisenabledonyourcomputerbydefault.Todisablethefunction,do
thefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectAdvanced➙Diagnosticfunction,andthenpress
Enter.

3.SelectReal-timeDiagnosticMonitoringandpressEnter.ThenselectDisabledandpressEnter.

4.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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Recoveryinformation

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtorecoveryouroperatingsystem.

Note:Ifadevicedoesnotworknormallyafterrecoveringtheoperatingsystem,updatethedevicedriver.
See“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage28

.

RecoveryinformationforWindows7

TorecoveryourWindows7operatingsystem,usethefollowingsolutions:

•UseWindowsrecoverysolutions.

–UseSystemRestoretorestoresystemfilesandsettingstoanearlierpoint.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickRecovery
➙OpenSystemRestore.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentbydoingoneofthefollowing:

–Afterseveralconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentmightstart

automatically.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

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–Turnonorrestartyourcomputer.Then,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF8keyuntiltheAdvanced

BootOptionswindowopens.SelectRepairYourComputer,pressEnter,andfollowtheinstructions
onthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F8toopentheAdvancedBootOptions
window.

•UsetheRescueandRecoveryprogramtorestorethestoragedrivefromabackup,orrestoretheC
drivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

Notes:

–Dependingonyourcomputermodel,theRescueandRecoveryprogrammightnotbeavailableunless

youinstalleditmanuallyearlier.

–IfyouusetheRescueandRecoveryprogramtorestorethestoragedrivefromabackup,ensurethat

youbackedupyourdataearlierwiththeprogram.

TousetheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheRescueandRecoveryprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage16

Formoreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

–OpentheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.PressandholdtheEnterkeyandthenturnonthecomputer.Release
theEnterkeywhenStartupInterruptMenuisdisplayed.Then,pressF11toopentheRescue
andRecoveryworkspace.

2.IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,usetherescuemediumyoucreatedearlierto
resolvetheproblem.Selecttherescuemediumasthestartupdevice.See“Selectingatemporary
startupdevice”onpage41.Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspace
opens.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•UsetherecoverymediumyoucreatedearlierwiththeCreateRecoveryMediaprogramtorestoreonly
theCdriveortheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

Note:Tocreatearecoverymedium,see“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage27

1.Selecttherecoverymediumasthestartupdevice.See“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”
onpage41.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

•UsetherecoverydiscsetprovidedbyLenovotorestoretheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-default
settings.

–Ifyourcomputercomeswiththerecoverydiscset,followtheinstructionsshippedwiththediscset.
–Ifyourcomputerdoesnotcomewiththerecoverydiscset,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupport

Centertoorderarecoverydiscset.See“Callingforservice”onpage130

.

.

.

RecoveryinformationforWindows10

TorecoveryourWindows10operatingsystem,usethefollowingsolutions:

•UseWindowsrecoverysolutions.

–UserecoverysolutionsinWindowsSettings.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.ClickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.

3.Choosetheappropriaterecoverysolutionbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UseSystemRestoretorestoresystemfilesandsettingstoanearlierpoint.

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1.Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickRecovery
➙OpenSystemRestore.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheFileHistorytooltorestoreyourfilesfromabackup.

Note:IfyouusetheFileHistorytooltorestoreyourfilesfromabackup,ensurethatyoubackedup
yourdataearlierwiththetool.

1.Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickFileHistory
➙Restorepersonalfiles.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentbydoingoneofthefollowing:

–Afterseveralconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentmightstart

automatically.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

–SelecttherecoverymediumyoucreatedearlierwiththeWindowstoolasthestartupdevice.See

“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage41

.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen

tochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

Note:Tocreatearecoverymedium,see“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage27.

•UsetherecoveryUSBkeyprovidedbyLenovotorestoretheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-default
settings.

–IfyourcomputercomeswiththerecoveryUSBkey,followtheinstructionsshippedwiththeUSBkey.
–IfyourcomputerdoesnotcomewiththerecoveryUSBkey,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupport

CentertoorderarecoveryUSBkey.See“Callingforservice”onpage130.

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Chapter7.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage61

•“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61

•“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage62

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage125

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeenremoved
andyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamage
computercomponentsandoptions.

Whenyouhandleoptionsandothercomputercomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricity
damage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandleoptionsandothercomputercomponentscarefully.HandlePCI/PCI-Expresscards,
memorymodules,systemboards,andmicroprocessorsbytheedges.Nevertouchanyexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingtheoptionsandothercomputercomponents.

•Touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingtheparttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorother
unpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfrom
thepackageandyourbodybeforeyouinstallorreplaceanewpart.

•Whenpossible,removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackage,andinstallitdirectlyinthe
computerwithoutsettingthepartdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackageon
asmooth,levelsurfaceandplacethepartonthepackage.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe
computeriscool.

Beforeinstallingorremovinganyhardwarecomponentinyourcomputer,dothefollowingtoprepareyour
computerandremovethecomputercover:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Unlockanylockingdevicethatsecuresthecomputercover.See“Lockingyourcomputer”onpage31.

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3.Pressthepit1onthehandleofthecomputercoverlatchsothatthehandleislifted.Pivotthehandle
asshownandpullthehandletoremovethecoverfromthechassis.

Figure12.Removingthecomputercover

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Y oucanexpand
thecapabilitiesofyourcomputerandmaintainyourcomputerbyinstallingorreplacinghardware.

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read
thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Notes:

•Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someofthehardwarepartsinthissectionmightnotbeavailable.

•UsecomputerpartsprovidedonlybyLenovo.

•Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe
instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

•Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCRU.Informationaboutthiswill
comewiththeCRUorwillcomeafewdaysaftertheCRUarrives.

Externaloptions

Youcanconnectexternaloptionstoyourcomputer,suchasexternalspeakers,aprinter,orascanner.For
someexternaloptions,youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection.
Wheninstallinganexternaloption,see“Frontview”onpage1and“Rearview”onpage3toidentifythe
requiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnection
andinstallanyrequiredsoftwareordevicedrivers.

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Directcoolingairbaffle

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toremovethedirectcoolingairbaffle,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Graspthehandleinthedirectcoolingairbaffleandpullthedirectcoolingairbaffleoutofthecomputer.

Figure13.Removingthedirectcoolingairbaffle

Toreinstallthedirectcoolingairbaffle,dothefollowing:

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1.Aligntheplasticboardsonthetopandbottomsidesofthedirectcoolingairbafflewiththesmallgaps

1inthecomputerchassis.

Figure14.Installingthedirectcoolingairbaffle

2.Pushthedirectcoolingairbaffleinuntilitisplacedfirmlyinposition.

Note:Ifnecessary,adjustthepositionofthedirectcoolingairbaffleslightlytoavoidtheinterference
fromothercomponentsinthechassis.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage125

Deviceintheoptical-drivebay

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Theoptical-drivebayofyourcomputersupportsthefollowingdevices:

•Opticaldrive

•Flexmodule

•Flexbaystorageenclosure

Thefollowinginstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceanopticaldrivealsoapplytotheflexmoduleand
theflexbaystorageenclosure.

.

Toinstallorreplaceanopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Removethedirectcoolingairbaffle.See“Directcoolingairbaffle”onpage63.

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3.Locatetheoptical-drivebaythatyouwanttouse.See“Computercomponents”onpage7.

4.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacinganopticaldrive,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareinstallinganewopticaldrive,pressthecliponthebottomoftheoptical-drivebayfrom
thefrontofthecomputertoremovetheplasticcover.Ifthereisametalstaticshieldinstalledinthe
optical-drivebay,removethemetalstaticshield.

•Ifyouarereplacinganoldopticaldrive,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromthe
rearoftheopticaldrive.Then,pressthetabs

1towardeachotherasshown,andpushtherearof

theopticaldrivetoslideitoutofthecomputer.

Note:Ifyouarereplacingaflexmoduleoraflexbaystorageenclosure,removeanyadditional
cablesfirst.

Figure15.Removingtheopticaldrive

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5.Pressthetabs1towardeachotherasshown,andslidethenewopticaldrivehalfwayintothebay
fromthefrontofthecomputer.Then,releasethetabsandcontinuetoslidetheopticaldriveinuntil
itsnapsintoposition.

Figure16.Installingtheopticaldrive

6.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewopticaldrive.

Note:Ifyouarereplacingaflexmoduleoraflexbaystorageenclosure,connectadditionalcables
betweenthebayandthesystemboardoradaptercards.

Figure17.Connectingcablestotheopticaldrive

7.Reinstallthedirectcoolingairbaffle.See“Directcoolingairbaffle”onpage63.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage125.

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Deviceinthe5.25-inchflexmodule

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceadeviceinthe5.25-inchflexmodule.Installing
andreplacingadeviceinthe5.25-inchflexmoduleinvolvesthefollowingoperations:

•“Slimopticaldrive”onpage67

•“Cardreader”onpage69

•“eSATAconnectororIEEE1394connector”onpage72

Slimopticaldrive

Toinstallorreplaceaslimopticaldriveintheflexmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Removetheflexmodulefromthefrontofthecomputer.See“Deviceintheoptical-drivebay”onpage64.

3.Lifttheclipontherearoftheflexmodule.Then,slidetheflexmodulecovertotherearoftheflex
moduletoremovethecover.

Figure18.Removingtheflexmodulecover

4.Ifyouareinstallinganewslimopticaldrive,pressthetwometalclips1toremovetheplasticclipwith
thetwoscrewsasshown.Removethetwoscrewsandthengotostep4.

Figure19.Removingtheplasticclipwiththetwoscrews

Ifyouarereplacinganoldslimopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

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a.Pressthebuttonasshowntoremovetheslimopticaldrivefromtheflexmodule.

Figure20.Removingtheslimopticaldrivefromtheflexmodule

b.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecliptoremovetheplasticclipfromtherearoftheslim

opticaldrive.

Figure21.Removingtheplasticclipfromtheslimopticaldrive

5.Installthetwoscrewstosecuretheplasticclipontherearofthenewslimopticaldrive.

Figure22.Installingtheplasticcliptotheslimopticaldrive

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6.Slidethenewslimopticaldrivewiththeplasticclipintotheflexmoduleuntiltheslimopticaldrive
snapsintoposition.

Figure23.Installingtheslimopticaldriveintheflexmodule

7.Positiontheflexmodulecoverontheflexmodule.Ensurethattherailguidesonthebottomoftheflex
modulecoverengagetherailsontheflexmodule.Then,pushthecovertothefrontoftheflexmodule
untilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure24.Reinstallingtheflexmodulecover

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage125.

Cardreader

Toinstallorreplaceacardreaderintheflexmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Removetheflexmodulefromthefrontofthecomputer.See“Deviceintheoptical-drivebay”onpage64.

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3.Lifttheclipontherearoftheflexmodule.Then,slidetheflexmodulecovertotherearoftheflex
moduletoremovethecover.

Figure25.Removingtheflexmodulecover

4.Ifyouarereplacingacardreader,dothefollowing:
a.Disconnectthecardreadercablefromthesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.
b.Pulltheclipasshowntoremovethecardreaderwiththecard-readerretainingbracketoutofthe

flexmodule.

Figure26.Removingthecardreaderintheflexmodule

c.Flexthefourclipsonthesidesofthecard-readerretainingbrackettoremovethecardreader

fromthebracket.

Figure27.Removingthecardreaderfromthecard-readerretainingbracket

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5.Toinstallanewcardreaderintothecard-readerretainingbracket,alignthefourholesinthecard
readerwiththecorrespondingstudsonthebracket.Then,pressthenewcardreaderdownwarduntil
itsnapsintoposition.

Figure28.Installingthecardreaderintothecard-readerretainingbracket

6.Notetheorientationofthenewcardreaderandroutethecardreadercableintothecableclip.Hold
thecliponthecard-readerretainingbracket.Then,insertthenewcardreaderintothecard-reader
slotinflexmoduleuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure29.Installingthecardreaderintheflexmodule

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7.Positiontheflexmodulecoverontheflexmodule.Ensurethattherailguidesonthebottomoftheflex
modulecoverengagetherailsontheflexmodule.Then,pushthecovertothefrontoftheflexmodule
untilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure30.Reinstallingtheflexmodulecover

8.ConnectthecardreadercabletotheUSB2.0connectororcardreaderconnectoronthesystem
board.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage125.

eSATAconnectororIEEE1394connector

ToinstallorreplaceaneSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorintheflexmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Removetheflexmoduleoutofthefrontofthecomputer.See“Deviceintheoptical-drivebay”on
page64.

3.Lifttheclipontherearoftheflexmodule.Then,slidetheflexmodulecovertotherearoftheflex
moduletoremovethecover.

Figure31.Removingtheflexmodulecover

4.IfyouarereplacinganeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connector,dothefollowing:

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a.DisconnecttheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorcablefromthesystemboard.See“Parts

onthesystemboard”onpage7.

b.PressthetwoclipstowardeachotherasshowntopulltheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connector

outoftheflexmodule.

Figure32.RemovingtheeSA TAconnectororIEEE1394connectorintheflexmodule

5.NotetheorientationoftheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorandroutetheeSATAconnectoror
IEEE1394connectorcableintothecableclip.

6.PlacetheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorintothemetalretainer.TheninserttheeSATA
connectororIEEE1394connectorintothecorrespondingslotintheflexmoduleasshown.

Figure33.InstallingtheeSA TAconnectororIEEE1394connectorintheflexmodule

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7.Positiontheflexmodulecoverontheflexmodule.Ensurethattherailguidesonthebottomoftheflex
modulecoverengagetherailsontheflexmodule.Then,pushthecovertothefrontoftheflexmodule
untilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure34.Reinstallingtheflexmodulecover

8.ConnecttheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorcabletothecorrespondingconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage125.

Optical-drivebracket

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toremovetheoptical-drivebracket,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Removethedirectcoolingairbaffle.See“Directcoolingairbaffle”onpage63.

3.Removethedevicethatisinstalledinthebracket.See“Deviceintheoptical-drivebay”onpage64.

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4.Presstheretainingclip1onthetopoftheoptical-drivebracket.Then,pivotthebracketoutwardfrom
thereartoremoveitfromthecomputerchassis.

Figure35.Removingtheoptical-drivebracket

Toreinstalltheoptical-drivebracket,dothefollowing:

1.Positiontheoptical-drivebayintothechassisatarelativeangleofabout45-degreeasshown.Align
thetwopostsonthetopandthebottomoftheoptical-drivebracketwiththenotchesinthecomputer
chassis.

Figure36.Positioningtheoptical-drivebracketintothechassis

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2.Pivottheoptical-drivebracketinwardasshownuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure37.Installingtheoptical-drivebracket

3.Reinstallthedirectcoolingairbaffle.See“Directcoolingairbaffle”onpage63.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage125.

Coverpresenceswitch

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toreplacethecoverpresenceswitch,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Removethedirectcoolingairbaffle.See“Directcoolingairbaffle”onpage63.

3.Removetheoptical-drivebracket.See“Optical-drivebracket”onpage74.

4.Locatethecoverpresenceswitch.See“Computercomponents”onpage7.

5.Disconnectthecoverpresenceswitchcablefromthesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”
onpage7.

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6.Slidethecoverpresenceswitchasshowntoremoveitfromthecomputerchassis.

Figure38.Removingthecoverpresenceswitch

7.Alignthetwonotchesinthenewcoverpresenceswitchwiththetwotabsonthecomputerchassis.
Then,pushthenewcoverpresenceswitchinwarduntilitisseatedsecurelybetweenthetabs.

Figure39.Installingthecoverpresenceswitch

8.Connectthecableofthenewcoverpresenceswitchtothecoverpresenceswitchconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

9.Reinstalltheoptical-drivebracket.See“Optical-drivebracket”onpage74.

10.Reinstallthedirectcoolingairbaffle.See“Directcoolingairbaffle”onpage63.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage125.

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Frontfanassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Note:Thefrontfanassemblyisonlyavailableonsomemodels.

Toreplacethefrontfanassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Pullthefrontfanassemblybythehandletoslideitoutofthecomputerchassis.

Note:Whenyouslideoutthefrontfanassembly,avoidpullingthefrontfanassemblycable.

Figure40.Removingthefrontfanassembly

3.Disconnectthefrontfanassemblycablefromthefrontfanconnectoronthesystemboard.

4.Connectthecableofthenewfrontfanassemblytothefrontfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

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5.Alignthetopandbottomedgesofthenewfrontfanassemblywiththetwoslotsinthecomputer
chassis.Then,slidethenewfrontfanassemblyinwarduntilitcannotbepushedinfurther.

Figure41.Installingthefrontfanassembly

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage125.

Internalstoragedrive

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,yourcomputermightcomewithoneormoreofthefollowingtypesof
internalstoragedrives:

•3.5-inchharddiskdrive

•3.5-inchhybriddrive

•2.5-inchharddiskdrive

•2.5-inchsolid-statedrive

•M.2solid-statedriveonaflexadapter

•PCIExpresssolid-statedrive

Toinstallorreplaceaninternalstoragedrive,refertothefollowing:

•“3.5-inchstoragedrive”onpage79

•“2.5-inchstoragedrive”onpage84

•“M.2solid-statedrive”onpage96

•“PCIcard”onpage99

3.5-inchstoragedrive

A3.5-inchstoragedriveonyourcomputermightbea3.5-inchharddiskdriveora3.5-inchhybriddrive.

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Dependingonyourcomputermodel,oneofthefollowingtypesofstoragedrivebracketisusedinthe
storagedrivebay:

Figure42.Twotypesofstoragedrivebracket

Toinstallorreplacea3.5-inchstoragedriveinatype

1bracket,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Locatethestoragedrivebay.See“Internaldrives”onpage10.

3.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacinga3.5-inchstoragedrive,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareinstallinga3.5-inchstoragedrive,openthehandlesonbothsidesofthestoragedrive
bracket,andpullouttheemptybracket.

•Ifyouarereplacinga3.5-inchstoragedrive,openthehandlesonbothsidesofthestoragedrive
bracket.Disconnectthecablesfromthestoragedrive,andpulloutthebracketwiththestoragedrive.

Figure43.Removingthetype1storagedrivebracket

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Then,flexthesidesofthebrackettoremovethestoragedrivefromthebracket.

Figure44.Removingthestoragedrivefromthetype1bracket

4.Flexthesidesofthebracketandalignpins1onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesinthenew
storagedrive.Donottouchthecircuitboard2onthestoragedrive.

Note:Ensurethatthecircuitboard2facesupwardandtheconnectors3facetowardthefrontof
thebracket.

Figure45.Installingthestoragedriveintothetype1bracket

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5.Slidethebracketwiththenewstoragedriveintothestoragedrivebay.

Figure46.Installingthetype1storagedrivebracket

6.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewstoragedrive,andthenclosethehandles
onbothsidesofthebracket.

Toinstallorreplacea3.5-inchstoragedriveinatype2bracket,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Locatethestoragedrivebay.See“Internaldrives”onpage10.

3.Pressthepitonthebracketcover,andthengraspthetiltedcovertopullthebracketoutofthestorage
drivebay.

Figure47.Removingthetype2storagedrivebracket

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4.Ifyouarereplacingastoragedrive,flexthesidesofthebrackettoremovethestoragedrivefrom
thebracket.

Figure48.Removingthestoragedrivefromthetype2bracket

5.Flexthesidesofthebracketandalignpins1onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesinthenew
storagedrive.Donottouchthecircuitboard3onthestoragedrive.

Note:Ensurethatthecircuitboard3facesupwardandtheconnectors2facetowardtherearof
thebracket.

Figure49.Installingthestoragedriveintothetype2bracket

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6.Slidethebracketwiththenewstoragedriveintothestoragedrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure50.Installingthetype2storagedrivebracket

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage125.

2.5-inchstoragedrive

A2.5-inchstoragedriveonyourcomputermightbea2.5-inchharddiskdriveora2.5-inchsolid-statedrive.

Toinstallorreplacea2.5-inchstoragedrive,refertothefollowing:

•“Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchstoragedriveinthestoragedrivebay”onpage84

•“Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchstoragedrivewithaconverterinthestoragedrivebay”onpage89

Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchstoragedriveinthestoragedrivebay

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,oneofthefollowingtypesofstoragedrivebracketisusedinthe
storagedrivebay:

Figure51.Twotypesofstoragedrivebracket

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Note:Thissectionillustratesonlyinstallingorreplacinga2.5-inchsolid-statedrive.

Toinstallorreplacea2.5-inchstoragedriveinatype1bracket,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Locatethestoragedrivebayinwhichyouwanttoinstallorreplaceastoragedrive.See“Internal
drives”onpage10.

3.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacinga2.5-inchstoragedrive,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareinstallinga2.5-inchstoragedrive,openthehandlesonbothsidesofthestoragedrive

bracket,andpullouttheemptybracket.

•Ifyouarereplacinga2.5-inchstoragedrive,openthehandlesonbothsidesofthestoragedrive

bracket.Disconnectthecablesfromthestoragedrive,andpulloutthebracketwiththestoragedrive.

Figure52.Removingthetype1storagedrivebracket

Then,flexthesidesofthebrackettoremovethe2.5-inchstoragedrivefromthebracket.

Note:Ifa3.5-inchstoragedrivealsoisinstalledinthebracket,removethe3.5-inchstoragedrivefirst.

Figure53.Removingthestoragedrivefromthetype1bracket

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4.Flexthesidesofthebracketandalignpins1onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesinthe
newstoragedrive.

Note:Ifyouareinstallinga2.5-inchharddiskdrive,ensurethatthecircuitboardfacesdownwardand
theconnectors2facetowardthefrontofthebracket.

Figure54.Installingthestoragedriveintothetype1bracket

5.Slidethebracketwiththenewstoragedriveintothestoragedrivebay.

Note:Ensurethatthestoragedriveisontheupperside.Youmightneedtoflipoverthestorage
drivebracket.

Figure55.Installingthetype1storagedrivebracket

6.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewstoragedrive,andthenclosethehandles
onbothsidesofthebracket.

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Toinstallorreplacea2.5-inchstoragedriveinatype2bracket,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage61.

2.Locatethestoragedrivebay.See“Internaldrives”onpage10.

3.Pressthepitonthebracketcover,andthengraspthetiltedcovertopullthebracketoutofthestorage
drivebay.

Figure56.Removingthetype2storagedrivebracket

4.Ifyouarereplacingastoragedrive,flexthesidesofthebrackettoremovethestoragedrivefrom
thebracket.

Figure57.Removingthestoragedrivefromthetype2bracket

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5.Flexthesidesofthebracketandalignpins1onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesinthe
newstoragedrive.

Note:Ifyouareinstallinga2.5-inchharddiskdrive,ensurethatthecircuitboardfacesdownwardand
theconnectors2facetowardtherearofthebracket.

Figure58.Installingthestoragedriveintothetype2bracket

6.Slidethebracketwiththenewstoragedriveintothestoragedrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure59.Installingthetype2storagedrivebracket

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