Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 User Guide

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ThinkCentreM700 UserGuide

MachineTypes:10GQ,10GR,10KL,and10KM

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii

andAppendixF“Notices”onpage91.

SixthEdition(September2016)

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Contents

Readthisﬁrst:Importantsafety

information..............iii

Beforeusingthismanual...........iii

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

Staticelectricityprevention..........iv

Powercordsandpoweradapters.......iv

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices......v

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

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

Heatandproductventilation.........v

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

Lasercompliancestatement.........vi

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

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

Chapter1.Productoverview.....1

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

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

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

Computercomponents.........6

Partsonthesystemboard........7

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......8

Features.................8

Speciﬁcations...............11

Programs.................11

Accessingaprogramonthecomputer...12

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobe

installed...............12

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....12

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...15

Registeringthecomputer..........15

Settingthecomputervolume.........15

AddinganicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.15

Usingadisc................15

Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive...16

Handlingandstoringadisc........16

Playingandremovingadisc.......16

Recordingadisc............17

Connectingtoanetwork...........17

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN......17

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN.......18

ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice..18

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer..19

Arrangingyourworkspace..........19

Glareandlighting............19

Aircirculation.............19

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths.19

Comfort...............19

Accessibilityinformation...........20

Cleaningthecomputer...........23

Maintenance...............23

Basicmaintenancetips.........23

Goodmaintenancepractices.......23

Keepingthecomputercurrent.......24

Movingthecomputer............25

Chapter4.Security..........27

Lockingthecomputer............27

Lockingthecomputercover.......28

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock...29

Attachingacablelock..........30

Viewingandchangingsecuritysettingsinthe

SetupUtilityprogram............30

Preventingunauthorizedaccesstothecomputer.31

Usingﬁngerprintauthentication........31

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch.......31

Usingandunderstandingﬁrewalls.......32

Protectingdataagainstviruses........32

ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedin

ﬁrmware.................32

TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)........32

Chapter5.Advancedconﬁguration..33

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........33

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....33

Enablingordisablingadevice.......33

EnablingordisablingtheAutomaticPowerOn

features...............33

EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliance

mode................34

EnablingordisablingtheConﬁguration

ChangeDetectionfeature........34

UsingBIOSpasswords.........35

Selectingastartupdevice........36

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......36

UpdatingtheBIOS.............37

Chapter6.T roubleshooting,

diagnostics,andrecovery......39

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputer

problems.................39

Troubleshooting..............39

Startupproblems............39

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Audioproblems............40

CDproblems.............41

DVDproblems.............41

Intermittentproblems..........42

Storagedriveproblems.........42

Networkingproblems..........43

Performanceproblems..........45

Serialconnectorcannotbeaccessed....46

USBdeviceproblems..........46

Softwareanddriverproblems.......46

Diagnostics................47

LenovoSolutionCenter.........47

Recoveryinformation............47

RecoveryinformationforWindows7....47

RecoveryinformationforWindows10....48

Chapter7.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............51

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......51

Installingorreplacinghardware........51

Installingexternaloptions........51

Removingthecomputercover.......52

Replacingthestoragedrive........52

Replacingthefrontbezel.........59

Replacingtheopticaldriveorfront-access

storageenclosure............62

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...63

ReplacingaPCIExpresscard.......65

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..66

Replacingamemorymodule.......68

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......69

Completingthepartsreplacement.....70

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice..............73

Informationresources............73

Accessingtheuserguideinvarious

languages...............73

Windowshelpsystem..........73

Safetyandwarranty...........73

LenovoWebsite............73

LenovoSupportWebsite.........74

Frequentlyaskedquestions........74

Helpandservice..............74

Callingforservice............74

Usingotherservices..........75

Purchasingadditionalservices......75

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............77

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........77

Electronicemissionsnotices.........77

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........77

Eurasiancompliancemark..........79

Brazilaudionotice.............79

Mexicowireless-radiocomplianceinformation..79

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......80

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

information..............81

ImportantWEEEinformation.........81

RecyclinginformationforJapan........81

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........82

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....82

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................83

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive.....85

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........85

TurkishRoHS...............85

UkraineRoHS...............85

IndiaRoHS................85

ChinaRoHS................86

TaiwanRoHS...............86

AppendixD.ChinaEnergyLabel...87

AppendixE.ENERGYSTARmodel

information..............89

AppendixF .Notices..........91

Trademarks................92

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Readthisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation

CAUTION: Beforeusingthecomputer,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis product.RefertothesafetyinformationinthissectionandintheSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatyou receivedwiththisproduct.Readingandunderstandingallthesafetyinformationreducestheriskof personalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheSafetyandWarranty Guide,youcanobtainaPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo siteathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

Beforeusingthismanual

CAUTION: Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis product.RefertotheinformationinthissectionandthesafetyinformationintheSafetyandWarranty Guidethatyoureceivedwiththisproduct.Readingandunderstandingthissafetyinformationreduces theriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.

SupportWeb

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheSafetyandWarrantyGuide,youcanobtainaPortableDocumentFormat (PDF)versionfromtheLenovo

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

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysensure thatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhaveany questionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinthecomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

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Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe computeriscool.

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions. Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoption orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou toinstallit.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthe parttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwo seconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityinthepackageandyourbody.

•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackagingandinstallthepart withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackagingonasmooth, levelsurfaceandplacethepartonit.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.Donotusetheac powercordforotherdevices.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH03VV-F,3G,0.75mm connectedtothepoweradapter),H05VV-F,3G,0.75mm supplyassembly),orbetter.Forothercountries,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.

(thepowercordconnectedtotheinternalpower

(thepowercord

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewiththecomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedor corroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiﬁedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtainareplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamountsof electricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamagethecomputer,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,youmightdamagethecomputer.Toavoidpossibledamageto connecteddevices,waitatleastﬁvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.

Heatandproductventilation

Computers,poweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhenbatteries arecharging.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

•Donotleavethecomputer,poweradapter,oraccessoriesincontactwithyourlaporanypartofyour bodyforanextendedperiodwhentheproductsarefunctioningorwhenthebatteryischarging.The computer,poweradapter,andmanyaccessoriesproducesomeheatduringnormaloperation.Extended contactwiththebodycouldcausediscomfortor,potentially,askinburn.

•Donotchargethebatteryoroperatethecomputer,poweradapter,oraccessoriesnearﬂammable materialsorinexplosiveenvironments.

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

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Inspectyourdesktopcomputerfordustaccumulationatleastonceeverythreemonths.Beforeinspecting thecomputer,turnoffthepowerandunplugthecomputer'spowercordfromtheelectricaloutlet;then removeanydustfromventsandperforationsinthebezel.Ifyounoticeexternaldustaccumulation,then examineandremovedustfromtheinsideofthecomputerincludingheatsinkinletﬁns,powersupplyvents, andfans.Alwaysturnoffandunplugthecomputerbeforeopeningthecover.Ifpossible,avoidoperatingthe computerwithintwofeetofhigh-trafﬁcareas.Ifyoumustoperatethecomputerinornearahigh-trafﬁc area,inspectand,ifnecessary,cleanthecomputermorefrequently.

Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions withyourdesktopcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightberequiredfor computersindustyorhigh-trafﬁcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotstoreoroperatethecomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airﬂowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

•Donotinstallairﬁltrationdevices.Theymayinterferewithpropercooling.

Operatingenvironment

Theoptimalenvironmentinwhichtousethecomputeris10°C–35°C(50°F–95°F)withhumidityranging between35%and80%.Ifthecomputerisstoredortransportedintemperatureslessthan10°C(50°F),allow thecoldcomputertoriseslowlytoanoptimaloperatingtemperatureof10°C–35°C(50°F–95°F)beforeuse. Thisprocesscouldtaketwohoursinextremeconditions.Failuretoallowthecomputertorisetoanoptimal operatingtemperaturebeforeusecouldresultinirreparabledamagetothecomputer.

Ifpossible,placethecomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and microwaveovenawayfromthecomputerbecausethestrongmagneticﬁeldsgeneratedbytheseappliances candamagethemonitoranddataonthestoragedrive.

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

Keepthecomputerandworkspaceclean.Shutdownthecomputerandthendisconnectthepower cordbeforecleaningthecomputer.Donotsprayanyliquiddetergentdirectlyonthecomputeroruse anydetergentcontainingﬂammablematerialtocleanthecomputer.Spraythedetergentonasoftcloth andthenwipethecomputersurfaces.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“Hardwarelocations”onpage1

•“Features”onpage8

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage11

•“Programs”onpage11

Hardwarelocations

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofthecomputerhardware.

Note:Thecomputerhardwaremightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontview

1Opticaldriveactivityindicator2Opticaldriveeject/closebutton

3Powerindicator4Powerbutton

5Storagedriveactivityindicator6Cardreaderslot(somemodels)

7Internalspeaker(somemodels)8USB2.0connectors(2)(somemodels)

9USB3.0connector

11Microphoneconnector

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10Headphoneconnector

12USB3.0connector

•Cardreaderslot Usedtoholdacard-shapedstoragemediumsothatthecardreadercanreadthedataonthestorage

medium.

•Headphoneconnector Usedtoconnectheadphonestoyourcomputer.

•Internalspeaker Usedtolistentothesoundsfromyourcomputerwithoutusingaheadsetorheadphones.

•Microphoneconnector Usedtoconnectamicrophonetoyourcomputer.Youcanusethemicrophonetorecordsoundsoruse

speech-recognitionsoftware.

•Opticaldriveactivityindicator Whentheopticaldriveactivityindicatorison,theopticaldriveisinuse.

•Opticaldriveeject/closebutton Usedtoejectthetrayoftheopticaldrivefromthedrive.Afteryouinsertadiscintothetray,press

theeject/closebuttontoclosethetray.

•Powerbutton Usedtoturnonyourcomputer.Y oualsocanusethepowerbuttontoturnoffyourcomputeronlywhen

youcannotuseanyMicrosoft

Windows

shutdownproceduretoturnoffyourcomputer.

•Powerindicator Whenthepowerindicatorison,thecomputerison.

•Storagedriveactivityindicator Whenthestoragedriveactivityindicatorison,thestoragedriveisinuse.

•USB2.0connector UsedtoconnectadevicethatrequiresaUSB2.0connection,suchasakeyboard,amouse,ascanner,a

printer,orapersonaldigitalassistant(PDA).

•USB3.0connector UsedtoconnectadevicethatrequiresaUSB2.0orUSB3.0connection,suchasakeyboard,amouse,a

scanner,aprinter,oraPDA.

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Rearview

Figure2.Rearview

1Powercordconnector

3PS/2keyboardconnector

5Serialconnector6VGA-outconnector

7USB3.0connectors(2)8USB2.0connectors(2)

9Microphoneconnector10Audioline-outconnector

11Audioline-inconnector

2PS/2mouseconnector

4DisplayPort

12PCIExpresscardarea(differentcardsprovide

-outconnector

differentconnectors)

13Security-lockslot

15Serialconnector(somemodels)

17Cablelockslots(2)

14Padlockloop

16Ethernetconnector

Note:Adiscretegraphicscard,networkinterfacecard,oraudiocardmightbeinstalledinthePeripheral ComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expresscardarea.Ifsuchacardisinstalled,ensurethatyouusethe connectorsonthecardinsteadofthecorrespondingconnectorsonthecomputer.

•Audioline-inconnector Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereosystem.Whenyouattach

anexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetweentheaudioline-outconnectorofthedevice andtheaudioline-inconnectorofthecomputer.

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•Audioline-outconnector Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchaspoweredstereospeakers,

headphones,ormultimediakeyboards.Toattachastereosystemorotherexternalrecordingdevice,a cableisconnectedbetweentheaudioline-inconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-outconnector ofthecomputer.

Note:Ifyourcomputerhasbothanaudioline-outconnectorandaheadsetconnectororheadphone connector,alwaysusetheheadsetconnectororheadphoneconnectorforearphones,headphones,ora headset.However,aheadphoneconnectordoesnotsupportthemicrophoneofaheadset.

•Cable-lockslots(2) Usedtosecureacablelock.Formoreinformation,see“Attachingacablelock”onpage30

•DisplayPort-outconnector Usedtosendaudioandvideosignalsfromyourcomputertoanotheraudioorvideodevice,suchas

ahigh-performancemonitor.

•Ethernetconnector UsedtoconnectanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).

Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)ClassBlimits,usea Category5eorbetterEthernetcable.

•Microphoneconnector Usedtoconnectamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsoundorifyouuse

speech-recognitionsoftware.

•Padlockloop Usedtosecureapadlock.Formoreinformation,see“Lockingthecomputercover”onpage28

•PCIExpresscardarea(differentcardsprovidedifferentconnectors) Toimprovetheoperatingperformanceofyourcomputer,youcanconnectPCIExpresscardsintothis

area.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,theconnectorsinthisareamightvary.

•Powercordconnector Usedtoconnectthepowercordtoyourcomputerforpowersupply.

•PS/2keyboardconnector UsedtoconnectakeyboardthatusesaPersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardconnector.

•PS/2mouseconnector Usedtoconnectamouse,atrackball,orotherpointingdevicesthatuseaPS/2mouseconnector.

•Serialconnector Usedtoconnectanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatuseaserialconnector.

•Security-lockslot UsedtosecureaKensington-stylecablelock.Formoreinformation,see“AttachingaKensington-style

cablelock”onpage29

•USB2.0connector UsedtoconnectadevicethatrequiresaUSB2.0connection,suchasakeyboard,amouse,ascanner,a

printer,orapersonaldigitalassistant(PDA).

•USB3.0connector UsedtoconnectadevicethatrequiresaUSB2.0orUSB3.0connection,suchasakeyboard,amouse,a

scanner,aprinter,oraPDA.

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•VGA-outconnector Usedtosendvideosignalsfromyourcomputertoanothervideodevice,suchasamonitor.

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Computercomponents

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someofthefollowingcomponentsmightnotbeavailable.

Figure3.Computercomponents

1Computercover

3Systemboard4Heatsinkandfanassembly(withthemicroprocessor

2Powersupplyassembly

underneath)

5Memorymodule

7Opticaldriveorfront-accessstorageenclosurewitha

6Computerhandle

8Cardreader

3.5-inchstoragedriveinstalledin

9FrontaudioandUSB3.0assembly10USB2.0assembly

11USB2.0assemblybracket12Coin-cellbattery

13FrontWi-Fiantenna14Internalspeaker

15Thermalsensor

16Primarystoragedrive(a2.5-inchor3.5-inchstorage

drive)

17Secondarystoragedrive(a2.5-inchor3.5-inch

18Wi-Ficard

storagedrive)

19M.2solid-statedrive

21RearWi-Fiantenna

23Systemfan

25Frontbezel26Powercord

20PCIExpresscard

22Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)

24Powerbuttonboard

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Partsonthesystemboard

Note:Forthepartsthataredisplayedonthefollowingﬁgurebutnotintroducedinthefollowingtable,see

“Frontview”onpage1and“Rearview”onpage3.

Figure4.Partsonthesystemboard

14-pinpowerconnector

3Memoryslot(DIMM1)4Memoryslot(DIMM2)

5Thermalsensorconnector610-pinpowerconnector

7Auxiliaryfanconnector2

9FrontUSB3.0connector10Coin-cellbattery

11SATA3.0connectors(3)

13Auxiliaryfanconnector1

15Cardreaderconnector16FrontUSB2.0connector

17PCH

19Serial(COM2)connector

21Internalspeakerconnector

2Microprocessorfanconnector

8SATApowerconnectors(2)

12Parallelconnector

14Powerbuttonboardconnector

18Buzzer

20Frontaudioconnector

22Coverpresenceswitchconnector(Intrusionswitch

connector)

23PCIExpressx1cardslot(2)24PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

25Systemfanconnector

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Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiﬁesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Themachinetypeandmodellabelisattachedonthesideofyourcomputerasshown.

Figure5.Machinetypeandmodellabel

Features

Thecomputerfeaturesintroducedinthissectionapplytovariousmodels.

Informationaboutyourcomputer

•Toviewbasicinformation(suchasmicroprocessorandmemoryinformation)aboutyourcomputer, dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

•Toviewdetailedinformationaboutthedevices(suchastheopticaldriveandnetworkadapters)onyour computer,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthen

clickProperties.

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDeviceManager.Typetheadministratorpasswordorprovideconﬁrmationifprompted.

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

YourcomputerispreinstalledwithWindows7orWindows10operatingsystem.Additionaloperating systemsmightbeidentiﬁedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputer.T odetermineifanoperating systemhasbeencertiﬁedortestedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemprovider.

Powersupply

•180-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply

•250-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply

Storagedrives

Yourcomputersupportsuptotwostoragedrives.

Toviewtheamountofstoragedrivespace,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDiskManagement.

Videofeatures

•Theintegratedgraphicscardsupportsthefollowingdisplayconnectorsonyourcomputer:

–DisplayPort-outconnector –VGA-outconnector

•Thediscretegraphicscard,whichisavailableonsomemodels,providesenhanceddisplaycapability andexperience.

Audiofeatures

•Theintegratedaudiocardsupportsthefollowingaudioconnectorsanddevicesonyourcomputer:

–Audioline-inconnector –Audioline-outconnector –Headphoneconnector –Internalspeaker(availableonsomemodels) –Microphoneconnector

•Thediscreteaudiocard,whichisavailableonsomemodels,providesenhancedaudiocapabilityand experience.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•Audioconnectors(audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,headphoneconnector,and microphoneconnector)

•Cardreaderslot(availableonsomemodels)

•Displayconnectors(DisplayPort-outconnectorandVGA-outconnector)

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•Ethernetconnector

•PS/2keyboardconnector(availableonsomemodels)

•PS/2mouseconnector(availableonsomemodels)

•Serialconnector

•USBconnector

Expansion

•Cardreader(availableonsomemodels)

•Memoryslot

•Opticaldrive

•PCIExpressx1cardslot

•PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

•Storagedrivebay

Networkfeatures

•EthernetLAN

–TheintegratednetworkinterfacecardsupportstheEthernetconnectoronyourcomputer. –Thediscretenetworkinterfacecard,whichisavailableonsomemodels,providesanadditional

Ethernetconnector.

•WirelessLAN(availableonsomemodels)

•Bluetooth(availableonsomemodels)

Securityfeatures

Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Security”onpage27.

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI) DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutall

aspectsofacomputer.Theinformationincludesprocessortype,installationdate,connectedprintersand otherperipherals,powersources,maintenancehistory,andsoon.

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

consumptionofelectricitywhenyourcomputerisinsleeporoffmode.Formoreinformation,see “EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode”onpage34

•Intel

StandardManageability

IntelStandardManageabilityishardware-andﬁrmware-basedtechnologythatmakescomputerseasier andlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelActiveManagementT echnology(AMT)(availableonsomemodels) IntelActiveManagementTechnologyishardware-andﬁrmware-basedtechnologythatmakescomputers

easierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,update,upgrade,andrepair.

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE) PrebootExecutionEnvironmentenablescomputerstostartthroughanetworkinterfaceindependentof

datastoragedrives(suchasharddiskdrives)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

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

managementdatastoredintheBIOSofacomputer.

•WakeonLAN WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon

orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageusuallyissentbyaprogramrunningonanother computeronthesameLAN.

•WakeonRing WakeonRing,sometimesreferredtoasWakeonModem,isaspeciﬁcationthatallowssupported

computersanddevicestoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode.

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI) WindowsManagementInstrumentationisasetofextensionstotheWindowsDriverModel.Itprovidesan

operatingsysteminterfacethroughwhichinstrumentedcomponentsprovideinformationandnotiﬁcation.

Speciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions

Width:160.0mm(6.3inches) Height:398.0mm(15.7inches) Depth:394.5mm(15.5inches)

Weight(withoutthepackage)

Maximumconﬁgurationasshipped:9.0kg(19.8lb)

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:20%–80%(non-condensing) Storage:20%–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

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheprogramsonthecomputer.

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Accessingaprogramonthecomputer

Toaccessaprogramonthecomputer,dooneofthefollowing:

•FromWindowsSearch:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthentypetheprogramname

intothesearchbox.

–ForWindows10:TypetheprogramnameintothesearchboxnexttotheStartbutton.

2.Inthesearchresults,clickthenameofthedesiredprogramtolaunchtheprogram.

•FromtheStartmenuorControlPanel:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickAllProgramstodisplaytheprogramlist.Fromthelistorafolderinthelist,

clickthenameofthedesiredprogramtolaunchtheprogram.

–ForWindows10:Fromtheprogramlistorafolderinthelist,clickthenameofthedesiredprogram

tolaunchtheprogram.

3.IftheprogramnameisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,dooneofthefollowing:

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

ControlPanel.

4.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickthenameofthedesiredprogram tolaunchtheprogram.

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled

Note:ForWindows7,dependingonthecomputermodel,someoftheLenovoprogramsmightbereadyto

beinstalled,soyouneedtoinstallthemmanually.Then,youcanaccessandusetheseprograms.

Toinstallaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheLenovoThinkVantage page12.

2.ViewtheprogramiconsusingTiles.

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

Toolsprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”on

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutthemajorLenovoprogramsavailableonyouroperatingsystem.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someofthefollowingprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•ForWindows7only:

–CreateRecoveryMedia

TheCreateRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestoreonlytheCdriveortheentirestorage drivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

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–FingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware

TheFingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftwareprogramenablesyoutousea ﬁngerprintreader.Theintegratedﬁngerprintreaderprovidedonsomekeyboardsenablesyoutoenroll yourﬁngerprintandassociateitwithyourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,andWindows password.Asaresult,ﬁngerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswordsandenablesimpleandsecure useraccess.

–LenovoBluetoothLock

TheLenovoBluetoothLockprogramenablesyoutouseaBluetoothdevice(suchasyoursmartphone) asaproximity-basedunitforlockingorunlockingyourcomputerautomatically.Bydetectingthe distancebetweenyourcomputerandthepredeﬁnedBluetoothdevicethatyouarecarrying,theLenovo BluetoothLockprogramautomaticallylocksyourcomputerwhenyouwalkawayandunlocksyour computerwhenyoucomeback.Thisisasimplewaytoprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorized accessincasethatyouforgettolockyourcomputer.

–LenovoPowerENGAGE

TheLenovoPowerENGAGEprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo.

–PasswordManager

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandﬁllsinauthenticationinformationfor WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

–PowerManager

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,ﬂexible,andcompletepowermanagementfor yourcomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalance betweenperformanceandpowersaving.

–RescueandRecovery

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolution.Itincludesaset ofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystem crashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

–SystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramprovidesregularaccesstothesystemupdatesforyourcomputer,such asdevicedriverupdates,softwareupdates,andBIOSupdates.Theprogramgathersinformationfrom theLenovoHelpCenteraboutnewupdatesforyourcomputer,thensortsanddisplaystheupdatesfor downloadandinstallation.Y ouhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownloadandinstall.

•ForWindows10only:

–LenovoCompanion

Yourcomputer’sbestfeaturesandcapabilitiesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.WithLenovo Companion,theyare.UseLenovoCompaniontodothefollowing:

–Optimizeyourcomputer’sperformance,monitoryourcomputer’shealth,andmanageupdates. –Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessoriescustomizedforyourcomputer. –Readhow-toarticles,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateontechnologynewswitharticles

andblogsfromtrustedsources.

LenovoCompanionisﬁlledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearnmoreaboutwhatyou candowithyourcomputer.

–LenovoID

TheLenovoIDprogramenablesyoutocreateyourLenovoIDandaccessallsupportedLenovo programsandwebportalswithsinglesign-on.

•ForWindows7andWindows10:

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–LenovoDeviceExperienceorLenovoPCExperience

TheLenovoDeviceExperienceorLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyand securely.TheprogramprovideseasyaccesstoLenovoThinkVantageToolsorLenovoTools,important settingsandinformationaboutyourcomputer,theLenovoSupportWebsite,andsoon.

–LenovoSolutionCenter

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation, alongwithhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringthecomputer”onpage15

•“Settingthecomputervolume”onpage15

•“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea”onpage15

•“Usingadisc”onpage15

•“Connectingtoanetwork”onpage17

Registeringthecomputer

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

ToregisterthecomputerwithLenovo,ensurethatthecomputerisconnectedtotheInternet.Then,goto http://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Settingthecomputervolume

Tosetthecomputervolume,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,addtheicontothe notiﬁcationarea.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea”onpage15.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoadjustthevolume.Clickthespeakericontomutetheaudio.

AddinganicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea

ToaddanicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,dothefollowing:

1.Clickthearrownexttothenotiﬁcationareatoviewhiddenicons.Then,clickthedesirediconand dragittothenotiﬁcationarea.

2.Iftheiconisnotdisplayed,turnontheicon. a.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu. b.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,and thenclickNotiﬁcationAreaIcons➙T urnsystemiconsonoroff.

•ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Personalization➙T askbar➙Turnsystemiconsonoroff.

c.Turnonthedesiredicon.

3.IftheiconisstillnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,repeatstep1.

Usingadisc

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutusingadiscandtheopticaldrive.

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Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive

Whenusingtheopticaldrive,followtheseguidelines:

•Donotplacethecomputerinalocationwherethedriveisexposedtoanyofthefollowingconditions:

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

•Donotinsertanyobjectotherthanadiscintothedrive.

•Donotinsertdamageddiscsintothedrive.Warped,scratched,ordirtydiscscandamagethedrive.

•Beforemovingthecomputer,removethediscfromthedrive.

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,supportthetraywithonehandandthenpushcenterofthediscuntilitsnapsintoplace.

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

Toremoveadiscfromtheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Withthecomputeron,presstheeject/closebuttononthefrontoftheopticaldrive.Thetrayslides outofthedrive.

2.Carefullyremovethediscfromthetray.

3.Presstheeject/closebuttonagainorgentlypushthetrayforwardtoclosethetray.

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

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Recordingadisc

Ifyouropticaldrivesupportsrecording,youcanrecordadisc.

RecordingadiscusingWindowstools

TorecordadiscusingWindowstools,dooneofthefollowing:

•BurnadiscusingtheAutoPlaywindow.

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

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,

andthenclickAutoPlay.

–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Devices➙AutoPlay.

c.SelectorturnonUseAutoPlayforallmediaanddevices.

2.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.TheAutoPlaywindowopens.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•BurnadiscusingWindowsMedia

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

2.OpenWindowsMediaPlayer.See“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”onpage12.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•BurnadiscfromanISOﬁle.

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

2.Double-clicktheISOﬁle.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Player.

Recordingadiscusingpreinstalledprograms

Torecordadiscusingpreinstalledprograms,dothefollowing:

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

2.OpenthePowerDVDCreate,PowerProducer,orPower2Goprogram.See“Accessingaprogramon thecomputer”onpage12.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Connectingtoanetwork

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutconnectingtoanetwork.Ifyoucannotconnectthecomputertoa network,see“Networkingproblems”onpage43.

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN

YoucanconnectthecomputertoanEthernetLANbyconnectinganEthernetcabletotheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

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ConnectingtoawirelessLAN

YoucanconnectthecomputertoawirelessLANwithouttheuseofanEthernetcablebutbymeansof radiowavesonly.

Note:ThewirelessLANfeatureisoptional.

Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethatawirelessLANisavailableandthewirelessLANfeatureonthecomputerisworking.

2.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatodisplayavailable wirelessnetworks.

Note:Ifthewireless-network-connection-statusiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea, addtheicontothenotiﬁcationarea.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea”onpage15

3.ClickawirelessLAN,andthenclickConnecttoconnectthecomputertoit.Providerequired informationifneeded.

ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice

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

Note:TheBluetoothfeatureisoptional.

ToconnecttoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureonthecomputerisworkingandtheBluetooth-enableddeviceis locatedwithinadistanceofabout10m(32.8ft)fromthecomputer.

2.ClicktheBluetoothiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.Then,clickAddaDeviceand followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:IftheBluetoothiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,addtheicontothe notiﬁcationarea.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea”onpage15.

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Arrangingyourworkspace”onpage19

•“Accessibilityinformation”onpage20

•“Cleaningthecomputer”onpage23

•“Maintenance”onpage23

•“Movingthecomputer”onpage25

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

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

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths

Thefollowingfactorsmightdeterminetheﬁnalplacementofthecomputer:

•Locationsofelectricaloutlets

•Lengthofpowercordsorpoweradapters

•Lengthofthecablesthatareconnectedtootherdevices

Formoreinformationaboutpowercordsorpoweradapters,see“Powercordsandpoweradapters”on pageiv

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.

Makeminormodiﬁcationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfortcausedbylongperiodsof workinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelptopreventminordiscomfort associatedwithyourworkingposture.

Accessibilityinformation

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

Keyboardshortcuts

Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakethecomputereasiertouse.

Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.

KeyboardshortcutFunction

Windowslogokey+U

RightShiftforeightseconds

ShiftﬁvetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys

NumLockforﬁvesecondsTurnonorturnoffToggleKeys

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.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,and thenclickEaseofAccessCenter.

•ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙EaseofAccess.

3.Choosetheappropriatetoolbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:

•Magniﬁer Magniﬁerisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee

theitemsbetter.

•Narrator Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadsaloudwhatisdisplayedonthescreenanddescribeseventssuchas

errormessages.

•On-ScreenKeyboard Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintothecomputerusingamouse,joystick,orotherpointingdevice

insteadofaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisual keyboardwithallthestandardkeys.

•HighContrast HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa

result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.

•Personalizedkeyboard Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard

tocontrolthepointerandtypecertainkeycombinationseasier.

•Personalizedmouse Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer

appearanceandmakeiteasiertomanagewindowswiththemouse.

SpeechRecognition

SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolthecomputerbyvoice.

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

TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,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

Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofthe 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”onpage21.

•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.

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

–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.

Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows. Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.

Industry-standardconnectors

Thecomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.

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TTY/TDDconversionmodem

Thecomputersupportstheuseofatexttelephone(TTY)orthetelecommunicationsdeviceforthedeaf(TDD) conversionmodem.ThemodemmustbeconnectedbetweenthecomputerandaTTY/TDDtelephone. Then,youcantypeamessageonthecomputerandsendittothetelephone.

Documentationinaccessibleformats

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

Cleaningthecomputer

CAUTION: Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnected tothecomputer.

Itisagoodpracticetocleanthecomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-free operation.Useonlymildcleaningsolutionsandadampclothtocleanthepaintedsurfacesofthecomputer.

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

Maintenance

Withappropriatecareandmaintenance,thecomputerwillserveyoureliably.Thissectionprovides informationaboutmaintainingthecomputersothatitcankeepworkingintoporder.

Basicmaintenancetips

Herearesomebasicpointsaboutkeepingthecomputerfunctioningproperly:

•Keepthecomputerinaclean,dryenvironment.Ensurethatthecomputerrestsonaﬂat,steadysurface.

•Donotcoveranyofairvents.Theseairventsprovideairﬂowtokeepthecomputerfromoverheating.

•Keepfoodanddrinksawayfromallpartsofthecomputer.Foodparticlesandspillsmightmakethe keyboardandmousestickandunusable.

•Donotgetthepowerswitchesorothercontrolswet.Moisturecandamagethesepartsandcausean electricalhazard.

•Alwaysdisconnectapowercordbygraspingthepluginsteadofthecord.

Goodmaintenancepractices

Byperformingafewgoodmaintenancepractices,youcanmaintaingoodcomputerperformance,protect yourdata,andbepreparedincaseofacomputerfailure.

•Keepthecomputersoftware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystemup-to-date.See“Keepingthe computercurrent”onpage24

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersinyoure-mailapplicationonaregularbasis.

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•Cleanupﬁlesandfreeupstoragedrivespaceandmemoryspaceoccasionallytopreventperformance problems.See“Performanceproblems”onpage45

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

•Backupyourdataonthestoragedriveregularly.Youcanrestorethestoragedrivefromabackup. Tobackupyourdata,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheRescueandRecoveryprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”

onpage12

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu,andthenclickControl

Panel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickFileHistory.Followthe instructionsonthescreen.

•Createarecoverymediumasearlyaspossible.Y oucanusetherecoverymediumtorecoveryour operatingsystemevenifWindowsfailstostartup.

Tocreatearecoverymedium,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheCreateRecoveryMediaprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonthe

computer”onpage12 systemoftheprogram.

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu,andthenclickControl

Panel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickRecovery.Followthe instructionsonthescreen.

•ForWindows7,createarescuemediumasearlyaspossible.Youcanusetherescuemediumto recoverfromfailuresthatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspace onyourstoragedrive.

Tocreatearescuemedium,opentheRescueandRecoveryprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonthe computer”onpage12 oftheprogram.

.Formoreinformationaboutbackingupyourdata,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

.Formoreinformationaboutcreatingarecoverymedium,refertothehelp

.Formoreinformationaboutcreatingarescuemedium,refertothehelpsystem

Keepingthecomputercurrent

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

Gettingthelatestdevicedrivers

Attention:Reinstallingdevicedriverswillchangethecurrentconﬁgurationofthecomputer.

Togetthelatestdevicedriversforthecomputer,dooneofthefollowing:

•Downloadthedevicedriversthatarepreinstalledonthecomputer.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.

•UsetheLenovoprogramorWindowsUpdate.See“Gettingthelatestsystemupdates”onpage24.

Note:ThedevicedriversprovidedbyWindowsUpdatemightnotbetestedbyLenovo.Itisrecommended thatyougetdevicedriversfromLenovo.

Gettingthelatestsystemupdates

Togetthelatestsystemupdatesforthecomputer,ensurethatthecomputerisconnectedtotheInternet anddooneofthefollowing:

•UseoneofthefollowingLenovoprogramstogetthesystemupdates:

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

onpage12.Formoreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

•UseWindowsUpdatetogetthesystemupdates.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,and

thenclickWindowsUpdate.

–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Update&security➙WindowsUpdate.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Movingthecomputer

Beforemovingthecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions:

1.Backupyourdataonthestoragedrive.See“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage23.

2.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

3.Ifyousavedtheoriginalshippingcartonsandpackingmaterials,usethemtopacktheunits.Ifyouare usingdifferentcartons,cushiontheunitstoavoiddamage.

Movingthecomputertoanothercountryorregion

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

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Chapter4.Security

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Lockingthecomputer”onpage27

•“ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage30

•“Preventingunauthorizedaccesstothecomputer”onpage31

•“Usingﬁngerprintauthentication”onpage31

•“Usingthecoverpresenceswitch”onpage31

•“Usingandunderstandingﬁrewalls”onpage32

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage32

•“ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinﬁrmware”onpage32

•“TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)”onpage32

Lockingthecomputer

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutlockingthecomputerwiththelockingdevicestokeepthecomputer safe.

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Lockingthecomputercover

Lockingthecomputercoverhelpspreventunauthorizedpeoplefromgainingaccesstotheinsideofyour computer.Yourcomputercomeswithapadlockloopsothatthecomputercovercannotberemoved whenapadlockisinstalled.

Figure6.Installingapadlock

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AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock

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

Figure7.Kensington-stylecablelock

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Attachingacablelock

Acablelockcanbeusedtosecuredevices,suchasthekeyboardandthemouse,bylockingthedevice cablestoyourcomputer.Thecablelockconnectstothecable-lockslotsontherearofyourcomputer.

Toinstallacablelock,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheclip1intothecable-lockslot4.

2.Pullthecablesyouwanttolockthroughthedentsinthecablelock.

3.Presstheclip2intothecable-lockslot3untilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure8.Installingacablelock

ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram

ToviewandchangesecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectSecurity.

3.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoviewandchangesecuritysettings.Youcan referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33 securitysettings.

4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

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togetbasicinformationaboutsomemajor

Preventingunauthorizedaccesstothecomputer

YoucanuseBIOSpasswordsandWindowsaccountstopreventunauthorizedaccesstothecomputerand data.

•TouseBIOSpasswords,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage35.

•TouseWindowsaccounts,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingﬁngerprintauthentication

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

Touseﬁngerprintauthentication,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheFingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftwareprogram providedbyLenovo.See“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”onpage12 aboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

•ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Accounts➙ Sign-inoptions.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

.Formoreinformation

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

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch

Thecoverpresenceswitchpreventsthecomputerfromloggingintotheoperatingsystemwhenthe computercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed.

Toenablethecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboard,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectSecurity➙ChassisIntrusionDetectionandpressEnter.

3.SelectEnabledandpressEnter.

4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

Whenthecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboardisenabled,ifthecoverpresenceswitch detectsthatthecomputercoverisnotcorrectlyinstalledorclosed,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedwhen youturnonthecomputer.Tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Properlyinstallorclosethecomputercover.

2.StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33and “ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

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Usingandunderstandingﬁrewalls

Aﬁrewallcanbehardware,software,oracombinationofbothdependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired. Firewallsworkonasetofrulestodeterminewhichinboundandoutboundconnectionsareauthorized.Ifthe computerispreinstalledwithaﬁrewallprogram,ithelpsprotectagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats, unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formoreinformation abouthowtousetheﬁrewallprogram,refertothehelpsystemofyourﬁrewallprogram.

TouseWindowsFirewall,dothefollowing

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickWindows Firewall.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Thecomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramtohelpyouguardagainst,detect,andeliminate viruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonthecomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After30 days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Note:Virusdeﬁnitionﬁlesmustbekeptup-to-datetoguardagainstnewviruses.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus software.

ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinﬁrmware

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

TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

TPMisasecurecryptoprocessorthatcanstorecryptographickeysthatprotectinformationstoredinthe computer.

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Chapter5.Advancedconﬁguration

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33

•“UpdatingtheBIOS”onpage37

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconﬁgurationsettingsofthecomputer.This sectionprovidesinformationaboutonlythemajorconﬁgurationsettingsavailableintheprogram.

Note:TheoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonorrestartthecomputer.

2.BeforeWindowsstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keyuntiltheSetupUtilityprogram opens.IfaBIOSpasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogramwillnotopenuntilyouenterthe correctpassword.Formoreinformation,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage35

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F1toopentheSetupUtilityprogram.

Toviewandchangetheconﬁgurationsettings,followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreen.The keysusedtoperformvarioustasksaredisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.

Enablingordisablingadevice

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtoenableordisableuseraccesstohardwaredevices(such asUSBconnectorsorstoragedrives).

Toenableordisableadevice,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectDevices.

3.SelectthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

5.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

EnablingordisablingtheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures

IfyouenabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures,thecomputerwillstartupautomatically.

ToenableordisabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectPower➙AutomaticPowerOnandpressEnter.

3.SelectthefeatureyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

5.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

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EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode

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

YoucanenabletheErPLPScompliancemodeintheSetupUtilityprogramtoreducetheconsumptionof electricitywhenthecomputerisofforinsleepmode.

ToenableordisabletheErPLPScompliancemode,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectPower➙EnhancedPowerSavingModeandpressEnter.

3.DependingonwhetheryouselectEnabledorDisabled,dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouselectEnabled,pressEnter.Then,disabletheWakeonLANfeature.See“Enablingor disablingtheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures”onpage33.

•IfyouselectDisabled,pressEnter.Then,gotothenextstep.

4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

WhentheErPLPScompliancemodeisenabled,youcanwakeupthecomputerbydoingoneofthe following:

•Pressthepowerbutton.

•EnabletheWakeUponAlarmfeaturetomakethecomputerwakeupatasettime.See“Enablingor disablingtheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures”onpage33.

•EnabletheAfterPowerLossfeaturetomakethecomputerwakeupwhenthepowersupplyresumesafter asuddenlossofelectricity.

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectPower➙AfterPowerLossandpressEnter.

3.SelectPowerOnandpressEnter.

4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

EnablingordisablingtheConﬁgurationChangeDetectionfeature

IfyouenabletheConﬁgurationChangeDetectionfeature,whenthePOSTdetectstheconﬁgurationchanges ofsomehardwaredevices(suchasstoragedrivesormemorymodules),anerrormessagewillbedisplayed whenyouturnonthecomputer.

ToenableordisabletheConﬁgurationChangeDetectionfeature,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectSecurity➙ConﬁgurationChangeDetectionandpressEnter.

3.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

Tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheF2key.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F2tobypasstheerrormessage.

•StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33and “ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

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UsingBIOSpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstothecomputer anddata.

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstousethecomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputer security.Ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,readthefollowingtopics.

SetupUtilityprogrampasswordtypes

Thefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailable:

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

•Administratorpassword Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconﬁgurationsettings.Ifyou areresponsibleformaintainingtheconﬁgurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset anadministratorpassword.

Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtoenteravalidpasswordeachtimeyou trytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannotbeaccesseduntilavalid passwordisentered.

Ifboththepower-onpasswordandadministratorpasswordareset,youcanentereitherpassword. However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconﬁgurationsettings.

•Harddiskpassword Settingaharddiskpasswordpreventsunauthorizedaccesstothedataonthestoragedrive.Whena harddiskpasswordisset,youarepromptedtoenteravalidpasswordeachtimeyoutrytoaccess thestoragedrive.

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”onpage33.

2.SelectSecurity.

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

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formore information,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage35

5.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartupfromadeviceasexpected,youcanchoosetochangethestartupdevice sequencepermanentlyorselectatemporarystartupdevice.

Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently

Tochangethestartupdevicesequencepermanently,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofthestoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestoragedeviceisinternal,gotostep2.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisadisc,ensurethatthecomputerisonorturnonthecomputer.Then,insert

thediscintotheopticaldrive.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisanexternaldeviceotherthanadisc,connectthestoragedevicetothe

computer.

2.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

3.SelectStartup.

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentochangethestartupdevicesequence.

5.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage36.

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice

Note:Notalldiscsandstoragedrivesarebootable.

Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofthestoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestoragedeviceisinternal,gotostep2.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisadisc,ensurethatthecomputerisonorturnonthecomputer.Then,insert

thediscintotheopticaldrive.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisanexternaldeviceotherthanadisc,connectthestoragedevicetothe

computer.

2.T urnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforeWindowsstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key untilStartupDeviceMenuisdisplayed.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F12todisplayStartupDeviceMenu.

3.SelectthedesiredstoragedeviceandpressEnter.Thecomputerwillstartupfromthedeviceyouselect.

Ifyouwanttoselectapermanentstartupdevice,selectEnterSetuponStartupDeviceMenuandpress EntertostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.Formoreinformationabouthowtoselectapermanentstartup device,see“Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage36

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ToexittheSetupUtilityprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

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•Ifyouwanttosavethenewsettings,presstheF10key.Then,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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

UpdatingtheBIOS

Whenyouinstallanewprogram,hardwaredevice,ordevicedriver,youmightbeinformedtoupdate theBIOS.Y oucanupdatetheBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemoraﬂashupdatedisc(supportedonly onsomemodels).

ToupdatetheBIOS,dothefollowing:

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

2.DownloadtheﬂashBIOSupdatedriverfortheoperatingsystemversionortheISOimageversion(used tocreateaﬂashupdatedisc).Then,downloadtheinstallationinstructionsfortheﬂashBIOSupdate driveryoudownload.

3.PrinttheinstallationinstructionsyoudownloadandfollowtheinstructionstoupdatetheBIOS.

Note:IfyouwanttoupdatetheBIOSfromaﬂashupdatedisc,theinstallationinstructionsmightnotprovide theinformationabouthowtorecordtheupdatedisc.See“Usingadisc”onpage15.

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Chapter6.Troubleshooting,diagnostics,andrecovery

Thischapterprovidessolutionstoresolvethecomputerproblems.Followthestepsinthebasicprocedure forresolvingcomputerproblems,whichhelpsyoumakegooduseofthetroubleshooting,diagnostics, andrecoveryinformation.

•“Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems”onpage39

•“T roubleshooting”onpage39

•“Diagnostics”onpage47

•“Recoveryinformation”onpage47

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems

Itisrecommendedthatyouusethefollowingproceduretoresolvecomputerproblemsyouareexperiencing:

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

electricaloutlets.

c.AllconnecteddevicesareenabledintheBIOSsettingsofthecomputer.See“Enablingordisabling

adevice”onpage33

Iftheseactionsdonotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

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

3.Goto“T roubleshooting”onpage39andfollowtheinstructionsforthetypeofproblemyouare experiencing.Ifthesetroubleshootinginstructionsdonotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththe nextstep.

4.Runthediagnosticprogram.See“Diagnostics”onpage47.Ifthediagnosticprogramdoesnotresolve yourproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

5.Recoveryouroperatingsystem.See“Recoveryinformation”onpage47.

6.Ifnoneoftheseactionssolveyourproblem,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.Foralistof LenovoSupportphonenumbers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Formoreinformation abouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistance,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice” onpage73.

Troubleshooting

Attention:Donotopenthecomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthis

ﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”inthisdocument.

Usethetroubleshootinginformationtoﬁndsolutionstoproblemsthathavedeﬁnitesymptoms.

Startupproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstostartup-relatedproblems.

Thecomputerdoesnotstartupwhenyoupressthepowerbutton

Solutions:Ensurethat:

•Thepowercordiscorrectlyconnectedtotherearofthecomputerandtoaworkingelectricaloutlet.

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•Ifthecomputerhasasecondarypowerswitchontherearofthecomputer,ensurethatitisswitchedon.

•Thepowerindicatoronthefrontofthecomputerison.

•Thecomputervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletforyourcountryorregion.

Theoperatingsystemfailstostartup

Solution:Ensurethatthestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually, theoperatingsystemisonthestoragedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Changingthestartupdevice sequencepermanently”onpage36.

Thecomputerbeepsmultipletimesbeforetheoperatingsystemstartsup

Solution:Ensurethatnokeysarestuck.

Audioproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstoaudio-relatedproblems.

NoaudioinWindows

Solutions:

•IfyouareusingpoweredexternalspeakersthathaveanOn/Offcontrol,ensurethat:

–TheOn/OffcontrolissettotheOnposition. –Thespeakerpowercableisconnectedtoaproperlygrounded,functionalacelectricaloutlet.

•Ifyourexternalspeakershaveavolumecontrol,ensurethatthevolumeisnotsettoolow.

•ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.Ensurethatthemutespeakers settingsarenotselectedandnoneofthevolumesettingsissettoolow.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,addtheicontothenotiﬁcation area.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea”onpage15.

•Somemodelshaveafrontaudiopanelyoucanusetoadjustvolume.Ifyouhaveafrontaudiopanel, ensurethatthevolumeisnotsettoolow.

•Ensurethatyourexternalspeakers(andheadphones,ifused)areconnectedtothecorrectaudio connectoronthecomputer.Mostspeakercablesarecolor-codedtomatchtheconnector.

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

•EnsurethattheprogramyouarerunningisdesignedforuseintheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem. IftheprogramisdesignedtoruninDOS,theprogramdoesnotusetheWindowssoundfeature.The programmustbeconﬁguredtouseSoundBlasterProorSoundBlasteremulation.

•Ensurethattheaudiodevicedriversarecorrectlyinstalled.

Soundcomesonlyfromoneexternalspeaker

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthespeakercableisinsertedcompletelyintotheconnectoronthecomputer.

•Ensurethatthecablethatconnectstheleftspeakertotherightspeakerissecurelyconnected.

•ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.Then,clickthespeakericonontop ofthevolumecontrol.ClicktheLevelstabandensurethattheBalancesettingsaresetcorrectly.

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Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,addtheicontothenotiﬁcation

area.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea”onpage15

CDproblems

ThissectionprovidessolutionstoCD-relatedproblems.

ACDorDVDdoesnotwork

Solutions:

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

•Ensurethatthediscisinsertedcorrectly,withitslabelup.

•Ensurethatthediscyouareusingisclean.Toremovedustorﬁngerprints,wipethedisccleanwithasoft clothfromthecentertotheoutside.Wipingadiscinacircularmotionmightcauselossofdata.

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

Unabletouseabootablerecoverymedium,suchastheProductRecoveryCD,to startthecomputer

Solution:EnsurethattheCDorDVDdriveisinthestartupsequencebeforethestoragedrive.Referto “Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage36forinformationonviewingandchangingthestartup sequence.Notethatonsomemodelsthestartupsequenceispermanentlysetandcannotbechanged.

DVDproblems

ThissectionprovidessolutionstoDVD-relatedproblems.

BlackscreeninsteadofDVDvideo

Solutions:

•RestarttheDVDplayerprogram.

•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.

•Closeanyopenﬁles,andthenrestartthecomputer.

DVDmoviedoesnotplay

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkthediscorpackageforregionalcoding.Youmightneedtopurchaseadiscwithcodingforthe regionwhereyouareusingthecomputer.

NoaudioorintermittentaudiowhileplayingaDVDmovie

Solutions:

•Checkthevolumecontrolsettingsonthecomputerandonyourspeakers.

•Ensurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkallcableconnectionstoandfromthespeakers.

•UsetheDVDmenuforthevideotoselectadifferentaudiotrack.

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Playbackissloworchoppy

Solutions:

•Disableanybackgroundprograms,suchasAntiVirusorDesktopThemes.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionissettolessthan1152x864pixels.

Invaliddiscornodiscfoundmessage

Solutions:

•EnsurethataDVDdiscisinthedrivewiththeshinysideofthediscfacingdown.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionissettolessthan1152x864pixels.

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

Intermittentproblems

Someproblemsoccuronlyoccasionallyandaredifﬁculttorepeat.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatallcablesandcordsaresecurelyconnectedtothecomputerandconnecteddevices.

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

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

Storagedriveproblems

Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

•“SomeorallstoragedrivesmissingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage42

•“"NoOperatingSystemFound"messageorthesystemnotstartingupfromthecorrectstoragedrive” onpage42

SomeorallstoragedrivesmissingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram

Symptom:SomeorallstoragedrivesmissingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram

Solutions:

•Ensurethatallstoragedrivesignalcablesandpowercablesareconnectedcorrectly.

•Ensurethatthecomputerisconﬁguredcorrectlytosupportthestoragedrives.

–IfthecomputerisinstalledwithﬁveSATAstoragedrives,ensurethattheSATAstoragedrive

enablementmodule(onetoﬁvestoragedrives)isinstalled.

–IfthecomputerisinstalledwithSASstoragedrives,ensurethattheSASstoragedriveenablement

module(onetoﬁvestoragedrives)ortheLSIMegaRAIDSASadapterisinstalled.

"NoOperatingSystemFound"messageorthesystemnotstartingupfromthe correctstoragedrive

Symptom:"NoOperatingSystemFound"messageorthesystemnotstartingupfromthecorrectstorage drive

Solutions:

•Ensurethatallstoragedrivesignalcablesandpowercablesareconnectedcorrectly.

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•EnsurethatthestoragedrivethecomputerstartsupfromislistedastheﬁrststartupdeviceintheSetup Utilityprogram.Referto“Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage36

Note:Inrarecases,thestoragedrivewiththeoperatingsystemmightgetcorruptedordamaged.Insuch cases,youmightneedtoreplacethestoragedrive.

Networkingproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstonetworking-relatedproblems.

EthernetLANproblems

MycomputercannotbeconnectedtoanEthernetLAN

Solutions:

•ConnectthecablefromtheEthernetconnectortotheRJ45connectorofthehub.

•EnabletheEthernetLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on page33.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•EnabletheEthernetLANadapter.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickNetwork andSharingCenter➙Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clicktheEthernetLANadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstalltheEthernetLANdriver.See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage24.

•Installallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.CheckwithyourLAN administratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.

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

MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandIuseaspeedof1000Mbps,buttheconnectionfails orerrorsoccur

Solution:ConnectthenetworkcabletotheEthernetconnectorusingCategory5wiringanda100BASE-T hub/switch(not100BASE-X).

MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,butitcannotbeconnectedtothenetworkat1000Mbps, butatonly100Mbps

Solutions:

•Tryanothercable.

•Setthelinkpartnertoauto-negotiate.

•Settheswitchtobe802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).

TheWakeOnLANfeaturedoesnotwork

Solution:EnabletheWakeOnLAN(WOL)featureintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtility program”onpage33.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

WirelessLANproblem

Note:ThewirelessLANfeatureisoptional.

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ThewirelessLANfeaturedoesnotwork

Solutions:

•EnablethewirelessLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on page33.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

•EnablethewirelessLANadapter.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickNetwork andSharingCenter➙Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clickthewirelessLANadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstallthewirelessLANdriver.See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage24.

Bluetoothproblems

Note:TheBluetoothfeatureisoptional.

TheBluetoothfeaturedoesnotwork

Solutions:

•EnabletheBluetoothfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on page33.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•TurnontheBluetoothradios.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthen

clickProperties.

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDeviceManager.Typetheadministratorpasswordorprovideconﬁrmationifprompted.

3.Right-clicktheBluetoothradiosunderBluetoothorBluetoothRadios,andthenclickEnable.

•EnabletheBluetoothadapter.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickNetwork andSharingCenter➙Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clicktheBluetoothadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstalltheBluetoothdriver.See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage24.

SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadsetorheadphones

Solution:SettheBluetoothheadsetorheadphonesasthedefaultdevice.

1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).

2.Right-clickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,addtheicontothe notiﬁcationarea.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea”onpage15

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3.ClickPlaybackdevices.

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

5.ClickOK.

Performanceproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstoperformance-relatedproblemsofthecomputer.

Excessivenumberoffragmentedﬁles

Solution:UsetheWindowsdiskdefragmentationordiskoptimizationfeaturetocleanuptheﬁles.

Note:Dependingonthevolumeofthestoragedrivesandamountofdatastoredonthestoragedrives,the disk-defragmentationprocessmighttakeuptoseveralhours.

1.Closeanyopenprogramsandwindows.

2.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

3.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickComputer.

•ForWindows10:ClickFileExplorer➙ThisPC.

4.Right-clickyourCdriveandthenclickProperties.

5.ClicktheT oolstab.

6.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickDefragmentnow.

•ForWindows10:ClickOptimize.Selectthedesireddrive,andthenclickOptimize.

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Insufﬁcientfreestoragedrivespace

Solutions:Freeupstoragedrivespace.

•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.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickPrograms andFeatures.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

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–ToturnsomeWindowsfeaturesoff,clickTurnWindowsfeaturesonoroff.Followthe

instructionsonthescreen.

–Toremovesomeunnecessaryprograms,selecttheprogramyouwanttoremove,andthenclick

Uninstall/ChangeorUninstall.

Insufﬁcientfreememoryspace

Solutions:

•Right-clickablankareaonthetaskbarandopenTaskManager.Then,endsometasksyouarenot performing.

•Installadditionalmemorymodules.Topurchasememorymodules,goto http://www.lenovo.com.

Serialconnectorcannotbeaccessed

Solutions:

•Connecttheserialcabletotheserialconnectoronthecomputerandtotheserialdevice.Iftheserial devicehasitsownpowercord,connectthepowercordtoagroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Turnontheserialdeviceandkeepthedeviceonline.

•Installanyapplicationprogramssuppliedwiththeserialdevice.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes withtheserialdeviceformoreinformation.

•Ifyouaddedoneserial-connectoradapter,installtheadaptercorrectly.

USBdeviceproblems

ThissectionprovidessolutionstoUSBdevice-relatedproblems.

MyUSBdevicecannotbeaccessed

Solutions:

•ConnecttheUSBcablefromtheUSBconnectortotheUSBdevice.IftheUSBdevicehasitsownpower cord,connectthepowercordtoagroundedelectricaloutlet.

•TurnontheUSBdeviceandkeepthedeviceonline.

•InstallanydevicedriversorapplicationprogramssuppliedwiththeUSBdevice.Refertothe documentationthatcomeswiththeUSBdeviceformoreinformation.

•DetachandreconnecttheUSBconnectortoresettheUSBdevice.

IcannotinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemusinganexternalUSBdevice

Solution:Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttodownloadandinstallUSBdrivers.

Softwareanddriverproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstosoftware-anddriver-relatedproblems.

Forsomeprograms,datescannotbesortedincorrectorder

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

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Someapplicationprogramsdonotworkasexpected

Solutions:

1.Checkwhethertheproblemiscausedbyanapplicationprogram. a.Ensurethatthesoftwareiscompatiblewiththecomputer.Refertotheinformationsuppliedwith

thesoftwareformoreinformation. b.Verifythatothersoftwareworkscorrectlyonthecomputer. c.Verifythatthesoftwareyouareusingworksonanothercomputer.

2.Iftheproblemiscausedbyanapplicationprogram:

•Refertotheprinteddocumentationthatcomeswiththeprogramorthehelpsystemoftheprogram.

•Updatetheprogram.See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage24

•Uninstalltheprogramandthenreinstallit.T odownloadaprogramthatispreinstalledonthe

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

Adevicedoesnotworknormallyduetodevicedriverproblems

Solution:Updatethedevicedriver.See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage24.

Diagnostics

Note:IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystemotherthanWindows7orWindows10,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/diagsforthediagnosticsinformationforthecomputer.

Thediagnosticprogramisusedtotesthardwarecomponentsofthecomputer.Thediagnosticprogramalso canreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofthecomputer.

LenovoSolutionCenter

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

ToopentheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”onpage12 moreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoSolutionCenter,save andprintthelogﬁlescreatedbytheprogram.YoumightneedthelogﬁleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovo technicalsupportrepresentative.

Recoveryinformation

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsabouthowtorecoveryouroperatingsystem.

Note:Ifadevicedoesnotworknormallyafterrecoveringtheoperatingsystem,updatethedevicedriver. See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage24.

RecoveryinformationforWindows7

TorecoveryourWindows7operatingsystem,usethefollowingsolutions:

•UseWindowsrecoverysolutions.

.For

–UseSystemRestoretorestoresystemﬁlesandsettingstoanearlierpoint.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

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2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickRecovery

➙OpenSystemRestore.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentbydoingoneofthefollowing:

–Afterseveralconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentmightstart

automatically.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

–Turnonorrestartthecomputer.Then,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF8keyuntiltheAdvanced

BootOptionswindowopens.SelectRepairYourComputer,pressEnter,andfollowtheinstructions onthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F8toopentheAdvancedBootOptions window.

•UsetheRescueandRecoveryprogramtorestorethestoragedrivefromabackup,orrestoretheC drivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

Notes:

–Dependingonthecomputermodel,theRescueandRecoveryprogrammightnotbepreinstalled.You

needtoinstalleditmanuallyearlier.

–IfyouusetheRescueandRecoveryprogramtorestorethestoragedrivefromabackup,ensurethat

youbackedupyourdataearlierwiththeprogram.

TousetheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheRescueandRecoveryprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”onpage12

Formoreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

–OpentheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.

1.T urnoffthecomputer.PressandholdtheEnterkeyandthenturnonthecomputer.Releasethe EnterkeywhenStartupInterruptMenuisdisplayed.Then,pressF11toopentheRescueand Recoveryworkspace.

2.IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,usetherescuemediumyoucreatedearlierto resolvetheproblem.Selecttherescuemediumasthestartupdevice.See“Selectingatemporary startupdevice”onpage36.Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspace opens.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•UsetherecoverymediumyoucreatedearlierwiththeCreateRecoveryMediaprogramtorestoreonly theCdriveortheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

Note:Tocreatearecoverymedium,see“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage23.

1.Selecttherecoverymediumasthestartupdevice.See“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice” onpage36

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

•UsetherecoverydiscsetprovidedbyLenovotorestoretheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-default settings.

–Ifthecomputercomeswiththerecoverydiscset,followtheinstructionsshippedwiththediscset. –Ifthecomputerdoesnotcomewiththerecoverydiscset,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupport

Centertoorderarecoverydiscset.See“Callingforservice”onpage74.

RecoveryinformationforWindows10

TorecoveryourWindows10operatingsystem,usethefollowingsolutions:

•UseWindowsrecoverysolutions.

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–UserecoverysolutionsinWindowsSettings.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.ClickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.

3.Choosetheappropriaterecoverysolutionbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UseSystemRestoretorestoresystemﬁlesandsettingstoanearlierpoint.

1.Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickRecovery ➙OpenSystemRestore.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheFileHistorytooltorestoreyourﬁlesfromabackup.

Note:IfyouusetheFileHistorytooltorestoreyourﬁlesfromabackup,ensurethatyoubackedup yourdataearlierwiththetool.

1.Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickFile History➙Restorepersonalﬁles.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentbydoingoneofthefollowing:

–Afterseveralconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentmightstart

automatically.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

–SelecttherecoverymediumyoucreatedearlierwiththeWindowstoolasthestartupdevice.See

“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage36.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen tochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

Note:Tocreatearecoverymedium,see“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage23.

•UsetherecoveryUSBkeyprovidedbyLenovotorestoretheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-default settings.

–IfthecomputercomeswiththerecoveryUSBkey,followtheinstructionsshippedwiththeUSBkey. –IfthecomputerdoesnotcomewiththerecoveryUSBkey,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupport

CentertoorderarecoveryUSBkey.See“Callingforservice”onpage74

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Chapter7.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage51

•“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage51

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

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

Whenyouhandlepartsandothercomputercomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricity damage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlepartsandothercomputercomponentscarefully.HandlePCI/PCI-Expresscards,memory modules,systemboards,andmicroprocessorsbytheedges.Nevertouchanyexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingthepartsandothercomputercomponents.

•Touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingtheparttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorother unpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfrom thepackageandyourbodybeforeyouinstallorreplaceanewpart.

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforthecomputer.Y oucanexpand thecapabilitiesofthecomputerandmaintainthecomputerbyinstallingorreplacinghardware.

Attention:Donotopenthecomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii

Notes:

•Someofthehardwarepartsinthissectionareoptional.

•UsecomputerpartsprovidedonlybyLenovo.

•Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

•Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCRU.Informationaboutthiswill comewiththeCRUorwillcomeafewdaysaftertheCRUarrives.

Installingexternaloptions

Youcanconnectexternaloptionstothecomputer,suchasexternalspeakers,aprinter,orascanner.For someexternaloptions,youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection. Wheninstallinganexternaloption,see“Hardwarelocations”onpage1toidentifytherequiredconnector.

Usetheinstructionsshippedwiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnectionandinstallanysoftware ordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.

Removingthecomputercover

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe computeriscool.

Toremovethecomputercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

2.Unlockanylockingdevicethatsecuresthecomputercover.

3.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecomputercoverandslidethecomputercovertotherearto removeit.

Figure9.Removingthecomputercover

Replacingthestoragedrive

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

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Toreplacethestoragedrive,refertooneofthefollowingtopics:

•“Replacingthe3.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimaryorsecondarystoragedrivebay”onpage53

•“Replacingthe2.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimaryorsecondarystoragedrivebay”onpage53

•“Replacingthe3.5-inchstoragedriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosure”onpage55

•“ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive”onpage58

Replacingthe3.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimaryorsecondarystoragedrivebay

Toreplacethe3.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimaryorsecondarystoragedrivebay,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage52.

3.Locatethe3.5-inchstoragedriveyouwanttoreplace.See“Computercomponents”onpage6.

4.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromthe3.5-inchstoragedrive.

5.Removethefourscrewsthatsecurethe3.5-inchstoragedrive,andthenslidethe3.5-inchstorage driveoutofthechassis.

Figure10.Removingthe3.5-inchstoragedrive

6.Slidethenew3.5-inchstoragedriveintothestoragedrivebayandalignthefourscrewholesinthe storagedrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,installthefourscrewstosecure thestoragedrive.

7.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothe3.5-inchstoragedrive.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage70

Replacingthe2.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimaryorsecondarystoragedrivebay

Toreplacethe2.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimaryorsecondarystoragedrivebay,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

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2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage52.

3.Locatethe2.5-inchstoragedriveyouwanttoreplace.See“Computercomponents”onpage6.

4.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromthe2.5-inchstoragedrive.

5.Removethestorageconverter.See“Replacingthe3.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimaryorsecondary storagedrivebay”onpage53.

6.Removethefourscrewsthatsecurethe2.5-inchstoragedrivetothestorageconverter.Then,remove the2.5-inchstoragedrivefromtheconverterasshown.

Figure11.Removingthe2.5-inchstoragedrivefromthestorageconverter

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7.Positionthenew2.5-inchstoragedriveintothestorageconvertersothattheholesinthestoragedrive arealignedwiththecorrespondingholesintheconverter.Then,installthefourscrewstosecurethe

2.5-inchstoragedrivetotheconverter.

Figure12.Installingthe2.5-inchstoragedriveintothestorageconverter

8.Reinstallthestorageconverter.See“Replacingthe3.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimaryorsecondary storagedrivebay”onpage53.

9.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothe2.5-inchstoragedrive.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage70.

Replacingthe3.5-inchstoragedriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosure

Note:

Youcanperformahotswaponthe3.5-inchstoragedriveinstalledhere.Todoahotswapistoconnect, remove,orreconnectadevicewhilethecomputerisoperating.Beforeperformingahotswap,youare recommendedtodothefollowingfordatasecurity:

1.Clickthetriangularicononthetaskbartoshowhiddenicons.

2.ClicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicontostopthedevice.

3.Proceedwiththefollowinginstructionstoreplacethestoragedrive.

Toreplacethe3.5-inchstoragedriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosure,dothefollowing:

1.Locatethefront-accessstorageenclosure.See“Computercomponents”onpage6.

2.Ifthefront-accessstorageenclosureislocked,unlockit.

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3.Pressthetriangle1onthebezelofthefront-accessstorageenclosure.Then,thebezelfoldsdown.

Figure13.Openingthefront-accessstorageenclosure

4.Pressthecircleonthebezelofthe3.5-inchstoragedrivebracketasshown.Then,graspthehandleto slidethe3.5-inchstoragedrivebracketoutofthefront-accessstorageenclosure.

Figure14.Removingthe3.5-inchstoragedrivebracket

5.Flexthesidesofthebluebrackettoremovethe3.5-inchstoragedrivefromthebracket.

Figure15.Removingthe3.5-inchstoragedrivefromthebracket

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6.Flexthebracketandinsertthefourpinsonthebracketintothecorrespondingholesinthenew3.5-inch storagedrive.Donottouchthecircuitboardonthebottomofthe3.5-inchstoragedrive.

Figure16.Installingthe3.5-inchstoragedriveintothebracket

7.Slidethe3.5-inchstoragedrivebracketintothefront-accessstorageenclosureuntilitsnapsinto position.

Figure17.Installingthe3.5-inchstoragedrivebracketintothefront-accessstorageenclosure

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8.Foldupthebezelofthefront-accessstorageenclosure.Then,pressthetriangleonthebezelofthe front-accessstorageenclosureagaintosecurethestoragedrivebracket.

Figure18.Securingthe3.5-inchstoragedrivebracket

9.Lockthefront-accessstorageenclosureifyouhaveunlockedit.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage70.

ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive

ToreplacetheM.2solid-statedrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage52.

3.LocatetheM.2solid-statedrive.See“Computercomponents”onpage6.

4.RemovetheM.2solid-statedriveadapter.See“ReplacingaPCIExpresscard”onpage65.

5.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheM.2solid-statedrive.Then,gentlypullthesolid-statedriveout oftheM.2slot.

Figure19.RemovingtheM.2solid-statedrive

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6.Alignthenotch1onthenewM.2solid-statedrivewiththeslotkey2intheM.2slot.Then,insertthe solid-statedriveintotheM.2slotuntilitissecuredtightlysothatthenotch3isalignedwiththe correspondingscrewholeintheadapter.Installthescrewtosecurethesolid-statedrive.

Figure20.InstallingtheM.2solid-statedrive

7.ReinstalltheM.2solid-statedriveadapter.See“ReplacingaPCIExpresscard”onpage65.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage70

Replacingthefrontbezel

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii

Toreplacethefrontbezel,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage52.

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3.Ifadustshieldhasbeeninstalled,pullitoutwardtoremoveitfromthefrontbezel.

Figure21.Removingthedustshield

4.Releasethethreeplastictabsontheleftsideofthefrontbezel,andthenpivotthefrontbezeloutward.

Figure22.Removingthefrontbezel

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5.Pressthetab1downwardtoremovethepowerbuttonboardfromthefrontbezel.Then,removethe frontbezelfromthechassis.

Figure23.Removingthepowerbuttonboardfromthefrontbezel

6.Insertthetopendofthepowerbuttonboardintothenewfrontbezel.Then,presstheotherendofthe powerbuttonboardasshownuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure24.Installingthepowerbuttonboardtothefrontbezel

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7.Alignthethreeplastictabsontherightsideofthefrontbezelwiththecorrespondingholesinthe chassis.Then,pivotthefrontbezelinwarduntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure25.Installingthefrontbezel

8.Reinstallthedustshieldifyouhaveremovedit.Aligntheedgesofthedustshieldwiththeedgesofthe frontbezel.Then,pressthedustshieldinwarduntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure26.Installingthedustshield

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage70.

Replacingtheopticaldriveorfront-accessstorageenclosure

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

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Toreplacethefront-accessstorageenclosure,followthestepsofreplacingtheopticaldrive.T oreplacethe opticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage52.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Replacingthefrontbezel”onpage59.

4.Locatetheopticaldrive.See“Computercomponents”onpage6.

5.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive.

6.Removethethreescrewsthatsecuretheopticaldrive.Then,slidetheopticaldriveoutofthefront ofthecomputer.

Figure27.Removingtheopticaldrive

7.Slidethenewopticaldriveintotheopticaldrivebayfromthefrontandalignthescrewholesinthe opticaldrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,installthethreescrewstosecure theopticaldrive.

8.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletotheopticaldrive.

9.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Replacingthefrontbezel”onpage59.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage70.

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafetyandproperUnderwritersLaboratories(UL)certiﬁcation.

CAUTION:

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Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION: Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Toreplacethepowersupplyassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage52.

3.Locatethepowersupplyassembly.See“Computercomponents”onpage6.

4.Laythecomputeronitsside.Then,disconnectthepowersupplyassemblycablesfromthesystem board.

5.Removethefourscrewsthatsecurethepowersupplyassembly.Then,slidethepowersupplyassembly tothefrontofthecomputerandliftitoutofthechassis.

Figure28.Removingthepowersupplyassembly

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6.Positionthenewpowersupplyassemblyinthechassissothatthefourscrewholesinthepower supplyassemblyalignwiththoseinthechassis.Then,installthefourscrewstosecurethepower supplyassembly.

7.Connectthepowersupplyassemblycablestothesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard” onpage7.

8.Placethecomputerinanuprightposition.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage70.

ReplacingaPCIExpresscard

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

ToreplaceaPCIExpresscard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage52.

3.LocatethePCIExpresscardyouwanttoreplace.ThePCIExpresscardsareinstalledinthePCI Expresscardslotsonthesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

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4.RemovethescrewthatsecuresthePCIExpresscardlatch,andthenpivotthelatchoutwardtoopenthe latch.GraspthePCIExpresscardandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.

Figure29.RemovingaPCIExpresscard

Notes:

•Thecardﬁtstightlyintothecardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthecardasmall

amountuntilitisremovedfromthecardslot.

•Ifthecardisheldinplacebyaretaininglatch,pressthecardretaininglatch

thelatch.Graspthecardandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.

1asshowntodisengage

5.InsertthenewPCIExpresscardintotheappropriatePCIExpresscardslotonthesystemboard. See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

Note:IfyouareinstallingaPCIExpressx16graphicscard,ensurethatthememoryslotretainingclips areclosedbeforeyouinstallthegraphicscard.

6.Pivotthecardlatchtotheclosedposition,andtheninstallthescrewtosecurethePCIExpresscard latch.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage70.

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii

CAUTION:

Theheatsinkandfanassemblymightbeveryhot.Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthe computerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthecomputeriscool.

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Toreplacetheheatsinkandfanassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage52.

3.Locatetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Computercomponents”onpage6.

4.Laythecomputeronitsside.Then,disconnecttheheatsinkandfanassemblycablefromthesystem board.

5.Loosenthefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkandfanassemblytothesystemboardinthefollowing sequence:

a.Partiallyremovescrew1,fullyremovescrew2,andthenfullyremovescrew1. b.Partiallyremovescrew3,fullyremovescrew4,andthenfullyremovescrew3.

Note:Carefullyremovethefourscrewsfromthesystemboardtoavoidanypossibledamagetothe systemboard.Thefourscrewscannotberemovedfromtheheatsinkandfanassembly.

Figure30.Removingtheheatsinkandfanassembly

6.Liftthefailingheatsinkandfanassemblyoffthesystemboard.

Notes:

•Youmighthavetogentlytwisttheheatsinkandfanassemblytofreeitfromthemicroprocessor.

•Donottouchthethermalgreasewhilehandlingtheheatsinkandfanassembly.

7.Positionthenewheatsinkandfanassemblyonthesystemboardsothatthefourscrewsarealigned withtheholesinthesystemboard.Ensurethattheheatsinkandfanassemblycablefacestowardthe microprocessorfanconnectoronthesystemboard.

8.Tightenthefourscrewstosecurethenewheatsinkandfanassemblyinthefollowingsequence.Do notover-tightenthescrews.

a.Partiallytightenscrew1,fullytightenscrew2,andthenfullytightenscrew1. b.Partiallytightenscrew3,fullytightenscrew4,andthenfullytightenscrew3.

9.Connecttheheatsinkandfanassemblycabletothemicroprocessorfanconnectoronthesystem board.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

10.Placethecomputerinanuprightposition.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage70.

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Replacingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthememorymoduleinstallationrules.The“X”markindicates thememoryslot(s)intowhichthememorymodule(s)shouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.Thenumbers 1,2,3,and4indicatetheinstallationsequence.Tolocatethememorymoduleslots,see“Partsonthe systemboard”onpage7.

MemorymodulesDIMM1DIMM2

Onememorymodule

TwomemorymodulesXX

Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage52.

3.Locatethememorymoduleyouwanttoreplace.Thememorymodulesareinstalledinthememoryslots onthesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

4.Removeanypartsthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememorymodule.Dependingonyourcomputer model,youmightneedtoremovethePCIExpressx16graphicscardforeasieraccesstothememory module.See“ReplacingaPCIExpresscard”onpage65.

5.Laythecomputeronitsside.Then,opentheretainingclipsandgentlypullthememorymoduleoutof thememoryslot.

Figure31.Removingamemorymodule

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6.Positionthenewmemorymoduleovertheappropriatememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthe memorymodulealignscorrectlywiththeslotkey2onthesystemboard.Pushthememorymodule straightdownintotheslotuntiltheretainingclipsclose.

Figure32.Installingamemorymodule

7.Placethecomputerinanuprightposition.

8.ReinstallthePCIExpressx16graphicscardifyouhaveremovedit.See“ReplacingaPCIExpress card”onpage65.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage70.

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii

Yourcomputerhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andsettingsforbuilt-infeatures, suchasparallel-connectorassignments(conﬁguration).Acoin-cellbatterykeepsthisinformationactive whenyouturnoffthecomputer.

Thecoin-cellbatterynormallyrequiresnochargingormaintenancethroughoutitslife;however,nocoin-cell batterylastsforever.Ifthecoin-cellbatteryfails,thedate,time,andconﬁgurationinformation(including passwords)arelost.Anerrormessageisdisplayedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Refertothe“Lithiumcoin-cellbatterynotice”intheSafetyandWarrantyGuideforinformationabout replacinganddisposingofthecoin-cellbattery.

Toreplacethecoin-cellbattery,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage52.

3.Locatethecoin-cellbattery.See“Computercomponents”onpage6.

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4.Removethecoin-cellbatteryasshown.

Figure33.Removingthecoin-cellbattery

5.Installthenewcoin-cellbatteryasshown.

Figure34.Installingthecoin-cellbattery

6.Reinstallthecomputercoverandconnectthecables.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”on page70.

7.T urnonthecomputerandallconnecteddevices.

Note:Whenthecomputeristurnedonfortheﬁrsttimeafterreplacingthecoin-cellbattery,anerror messagemightbedisplayed.Thisisnormalafterreplacingthecoin-cellbattery.

8.UsetheSetupUtilityprogramtosetthedate,time,andanypasswords.See“UsingtheSetupUtility program”onpage33.

Completingthepartsreplacement

Aftercompletingtheinstallationorreplacementforallparts,reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnect cables.Dependingonthepartsyouinstalledorreplaced,youmightneedtoconﬁrmtheupdatedinformation intheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33

Toreinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectcablestoyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatallcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectlyandthatnotoolsorloosescrewsare leftinsideyourcomputer.See“Computercomponents”onpage6forthelocationsofvarious componentsinyourcomputer.

2.Ensurethatthecablesareroutedcorrectlybeforereinstallingthecomputercover.Keepcablesclearof thehingesandsidesofthecomputerchassistoavoidinterferencewithreinstallingthecomputercover.

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3.Positionthecomputercoveronthechassissothattherailguidesonthebottomofthecomputercover engagetherailsonthechassis.Then,pushthecovertothefrontofthecomputeruntilitsnapsinto position.Installthetwoscrewstosecurethecomputercover.

Figure35.Installingthecomputercover

4.Ifalockingdeviceisavailable,useittolockthecomputer.See“Lockingthecomputer”onpage27.

5.Reconnecttheexternalcablesandpowercordstothecorrespondingconnectorsonthecomputer. See“Hardwarelocations”onpage1.

6.Updateyourconﬁguration.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

7.Ifanewlyinstalledhardwarecomponentdoesnotworknormally,updatethedevicedriver.See “Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage24.

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Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,andservice

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Informationresources”onpage73

•“Helpandservice”onpage74

Informationresources

Youcanusetheinformationinthissectiontoaccessusefulresourcesrelatingtoyourcomputingneeds.

Accessingtheuserguideinvariouslanguages

Toaccesstheuserguideinvariouslanguages,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Windowshelpsystem

Note:IfyouusetheonlinehelpforWindows7orthehelpforWindows10,ensurethatthecomputer

isconnectedtotheInternet.

TheWindowshelpsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

ToaccesstheWindowshelpsystem,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickHelpandSupport.Y oucanchoosetousetheonlineorofﬂinehelpatthe

bottomofthescreen.

•ForWindows10:ClickGetstarted.

Safetyandwarranty

•TheSafetyandWarrantyGuideprovidedwiththecomputercontainsimportantsafetyinformation, productwarrantyterms,andlegalnotices.

•Theprefaceinthisdocumentcontainsadditionalsafetyinformationthatappliestotopicsandtasks describedinthisdocument.

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallsafetyinformationbeforeusingthecomputer.

LenovoWebsite

TheLenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)providesup-to-dateinformationandservicestohelpyoubuy, upgrade,andmaintainthecomputer.Youalsocandothefollowing:

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

•Purchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforhardware,operatingsystems,applicationprograms, networksetupandconﬁguration,andcustominstallations.

•Purchaseupgradesandextendedhardwarerepairservices.

•Accesstroubleshootingandsupportinformationforthecomputermodelandothersupportedproducts.

•FindaServiceProviderlocatednearyou.

LenovoSupportWebsite

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

ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:

•Diagnosticsolutions

•Driversandsoftware

•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions

•Latestelectronicmanuals

•LenovoSupportphonenumbers

•Productandpartsdetails

•Productandservicewarranty

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Fortheanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestionsaboutthecomputer,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

Helpandservice

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutobtaininghelpandservice.

Callingforservice

Duringthewarrantyperiod,youcangethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupport Center.Forthewarrantyperiodofthecomputer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty-status.Foralistof LenovoSupportphonenumbers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.

Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot provided,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Thefollowingservicesareavailableduringthewarrantyperiod:

•Problemdetermination-Trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdetermininga hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytoﬁxtheproblem.

•Hardwarerepair-Iftheproblemiscausedbyhardwareunderwarranty,trainedservicepersonnelare availabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.

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

Theseitemsarenotcoveredbythewarranty:

•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedLenovoparts

•Identiﬁcationofsoftwareproblemsources

•ConﬁgurationofBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade

•Changes,modiﬁcations,orupgradestodevicedrivers

•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)

•Installationandmaintenanceofapplicationprograms

Ifpossible,beatthecomputerwhenyoucall.Havethefollowinginformationavailable:

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•Machinetypeandmodel

•Serialnumbersofyourhardwareproducts

•Descriptionoftheproblem

•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages

•Hardwareandsoftwareconﬁgurationinformation

Usingotherservices

Youmighttravelwiththecomputerorrelocateittoacountryorregionwherethemachinetypeforyour desktopornotebookcomputerissold.Insuchasituation,thecomputermightbeeligibleforInternational WarrantyService,whichautomaticallyentitlesyoutoobtainwarrantyservicethroughoutthewarrantyperiod. Servicewillbeperformedbyserviceprovidersauthorizedtoperformwarrantyservice.

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

TodeterminewhetherthecomputeriseligibleforInternationalWarrantyServiceandtoviewalistofthe countriesorregionswhereserviceisavailable,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

FortechnicalassistancewiththeinstallationoforquestionsrelatedtoServicePacksforyourpreinstalled MicrosoftWindowsproduct,gototheMicrosoftProductSupportWebsiteathttp://support.microsoft.com. YoualsocancontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenterforhelp.Somefeesmightapply.

Purchasingadditionalservices

Duringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices.Examplesoftheseadditional servicesinclude:

•Supportforhardware,operatingsystems,andapplicationprograms

•Networksetupandconﬁgurationservices

•Upgradedorextendedhardwarerepairservices

•Custominstallationservices

Serviceavailabilityandservicenamemightvarybycountryorregion.Formoreinformationaboutthese services,gototheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com

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AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation

Thelatestcomplianceinformationisavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/compliance.

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport ClassiﬁcationControlNumber(ECCN)of5A992.c.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Electronicemissionsnotices

ThefollowinginformationreferstoLenovopersonalcomputermachinetypes10GQ,10GR,10KL,and10KM.

FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity

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

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.

Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspeciﬁedor recommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodiﬁcationstothisequipment. Unauthorizedchangesormodiﬁcationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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

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

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement

CANICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)

EuropeanUnion-CompliancetoDirectivesforITE(InformationTechnologyEquipment)andRadio Equipment

Modelswithoutaradiodevice:ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncil Directive2004/108/EC(until19April,2016)andCouncilDirective2014/30/EU(from20April,2016)onthe approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.

Modelswitharadiodevice:Thisproductisinconformitywithalltherequirementsandessentialnormsthat applytoEUCouncilR&TTEDirective1999/5/EContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStates relatingtoradioequipment.

Lenovocannotacceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfrom anon-recommendedmodiﬁcationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromother manufacturers.ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBequipment accordingtoEuropeanStandardsharmonizedintheDirectivesincompliance.ThelimitsforClassB equipmentwerederivedfortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst interferencewithlicensedcommunicationdevices.

Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia

GermanClassBcompliancestatement

DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:

HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEURichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit

DiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEURichtlinie2014/30/EU(früher2004/108/EC)zur AngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaaten undhältdieGrenzwertederKlasseBderNormgemäßRichtlinie.

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

Deutschland:

EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln

DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“ EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungder EMVEURichtlinie2014/30/EU(früher2004/108/EWG)inderBundesrepublikDeutschland.

ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeit vonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetische VerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEURichtlinie2014/30/EU(früher2004/108/EC),für GerätederKlasseB.

DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen

-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo

(Deutschland)GmbH,Meitnerstr.9,D-70563Stuttgart.

InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:

DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.

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KoreaClassBcompliancestatement

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement

Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrent lessthanorequalto20Aperphase

Japannoticeforacpowercord

Theacpowercordshippedwithyourproductcanbeusedonlyforthisspeciﬁcproduct.Donotusetheac powercordforotherdevices.

LenovoproductserviceinformationforT aiwan

KeyboardandmousecompliancestatementforT aiwan

Eurasiancompliancemark

Brazilaudionotice

Ouvirsonscommaisde85decibéisporlongosperíodospodeprovocardanosaosistemaauditivo.

Mexicowireless-radiocomplianceinformation

Advertencia:EnMexicolaoperacióndeesteequipoestásujetaalassiguientesdoscondiciones:(1)es

posiblequeesteequipoodispositivonocauseinterferenciaperjudicialy(2)esteequipoodispositivodebe aceptarcualquierinterferencia,incluyendolaquepuedacausarsuoperaciónnodeseada.

AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation79

Additionalregulatoryinformation

Foradditionalregulatoryinformation,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwiththecomputer.Depending ontheconﬁgurationofthecomputerandthecountryorregionwherethecomputerwaspurchased,you mighthavereceivedadditionalprintedregulatorynotices.Allregulatorynoticesareavailableonthe LenovoSupportWebsiteinelectronicformat.Toaccesselectroniccopiesofthedocumentation,goto http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

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AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclinginformation

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheir equipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassist equipmentownersinrecyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto http://www.lenovo.com/recycling.Thelatestenvironmentalinformationaboutourproductsisavailableat http://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration.

ImportantWEEEinformation

TheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(for example,theEuropeanWEEEDirective,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules).Appliancesare labeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE). Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicable withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobe thrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.

Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendoflife EEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,recycle, andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealth duetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.Lenovoelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)maycontain partsandcomponents,whichatend-of-lifemightqualifyashazardouswaste.

EEEandwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)canbedeliveredfreeofchargetotheplaceof saleoranydistributorthatsellselectricalandelectronicequipmentofthesamenatureandfunctionas theusedEEEorWEEE.

ForadditionalWEEEinformation,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

WEEEinformationforHungary

Lenovo,asaproducer,bearsthecostincurredinconnectionwiththefulﬁllmentofLenovo’sobligations underHungaryLawNo.197/2014(VIII.1.)subsections(1)-(5)ofsection12.

RecyclinginformationforJapan

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertiﬁedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw

forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollecting andRecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.For details,visittheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.PursuanttotheLawfor PromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingofhome-usedcomputers andmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceisprovidedfreeof chargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,visittheLenovoWebsiteat http://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.

DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother environmentalsensitivesubstances.T oproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.

DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers

Abutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledinsideyourLenovocomputertoprovidepowertothecomputer clockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouneedtoreplaceitwitha newone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseorcontactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofadisused lithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoranindustrial-waste-disposal operator,andfollowtheirinstructions.Disposalofalithiumbatterymustcomplywithlocalordinances andregulations.

RecyclinginformationforBrazil

DeclaraçõesdeReciclagemnoBrasil

DescartedeumProdutoLenovoForadeUso

Equipamentoselétricoseeletrônicosnãodevemserdescartadosemlixocomum,masenviadosàpontosde coleta,autorizadospelofabricantedoprodutoparaquesejamencaminhadoseprocessadosporempresas especializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecertiﬁcadaspelosorgãosambientais,de acordocomalegislaçãolocal.

ALenovopossuiumcanalespecíﬁcoparaauxiliá-lonodescartedessesprodutos.Casovocêpossua umprodutoLenovoemsituaçãodedescarte,ligueparaonossoSACouencaminheume-mailpara: reciclar@lenovo.com,informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,aﬁmdeenviarmosasinstruções paraocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan

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BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion

Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).

BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC concerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminesthe frameworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughoutthe EuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrown away,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.

InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicate thattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalso includeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdfor cadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsorted municipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,and treatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotential effectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceof hazardoussubstances.

Beforeplacingelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)inthewastecollectionstreamorinwastecollection facilities,theenduserofequipmentcontainingbatteriesand/oraccumulatorsmustremovethosebatteries andaccumulatorsforseparatecollection.

DisposingoflithiumbatteriesandbatterypacksfromLenovoproducts

Acoin-celltypelithiumbatterymightbeinstalledinsideyourLenovoproduct.Youcanﬁnddetailsaboutthe batteryintheproductdocumentation.Ifthebatteryneedstobereplaced,contactyourplaceofpurchaseor contactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofalithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contact yourplaceofpurchaseorawaste-disposaloperator,andfollowtheirinstructions.

DisposingofbatterypacksfromLenovoproducts

YourLenovodevicemightcontainalithium-ionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.Y oucan ﬁnddetailsonthebatterypackintheproductdocumentation.Ifyouneedtodisposeofabatterypack, insulateitwithvinyltape,contactLenovosales,service,oryourplaceofpurchase,orawaste-disposal operator,andfollowtheirinstructions.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsprovidedinthemanualsfor yourproduct.

Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment

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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstances(RoHS) Directive

Thelatestenvironmentalinformationisavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration.

EuropeanUnionRoHS

ThisLenovoproduct,withincludedparts(cables,cords,andsoon)meetstherequirementsofDirective 2011/65/EUontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronic equipment(“RoHSrecast”or“RoHS2”).

FormoreinformationaboutLenovoworldwidecomplianceonRoHS,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/RoHS_Communication.pdf

TurkishRoHS

TheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUse ofCertainHazardousSubstancesinWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE).

UkraineRoHS

IndiaRoHS

RoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules.

ChinaRoHS

TaiwanRoHS

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AppendixD.ChinaEnergyLabel

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AppendixE.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation

ENERGYSTAR

isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.Department ofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefﬁcientproductsand practices.

LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswithanENERGYSTARcompliantdesignation.Some modelsofthefollowingmachinetypeshavebeendesignedandtestedtoconformtotheENERGYSTAR programrequirementforcomputersatthetimeofmanufacture:10GQ,10GR,10KL,and10KM.Formore informationaboutENERGYSTARratingsforLenovocomputers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com.

ByusingENERGYSTARcompliantproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-managementfeaturesof yourcomputer,youreducetheconsumptionofelectricity.Reducedelectricalconsumptioncontributesto potentialﬁnancialsavings,acleanerenvironment,andthereductionofgreenhousegasemissions.

FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTAR,goto: http://www.energystar.gov

Lenovoencouragesyoutomakeefﬁcientuseofenergyanintegralpartofyourday-to-dayoperations.T o helpinthisendeavor,setthefollowingpower-managementfeaturestotakeeffectwhenyourcomputerhas beeninactiveforaspeciﬁedduration:

Table1.ENERGYSTARpower-managementfeatures

Windows7orWindows10operatingsystem

Powerplan:Default

•Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes

•Putthecomputertosleep:After25minutes

•Advancedpowersettings:

–Turnoffharddiskdrives:After20minutes –Hibernate:Never

ToawakenyourcomputerfromaSleepmode,pressanykeyonyourkeyboard.

Tochangepowersettings,dothefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanelbydoingoneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusingLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickPower Options.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Beforeusingthismanual

Serviceandupgrades

Staticelectricityprevention

Powercordsandpoweradapters

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

Plugsandoutlets

Externaldevices

Heatandproductventilation

Operatingenvironment

Lasercompliancestatement

Powersupplystatement

Cleaningandmaintenance

Chapter1.Productoverview

Hardwarelocations

Frontview

Rearview

Computercomponents

Partsonthesystemboard

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Features

Programs

Accessingaprogramonthecomputer

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Registeringthecomputer

Settingthecomputervolume

Usingadisc

Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive

Handlingandstoringadisc

Playingandremovingadisc

Recordingadisc

Connectingtoanetwork

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN

ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Arrangingyourworkspace

Glareandlighting

Aircirculation

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths

Comfort

Accessibilityinformation

Cleaningthecomputer

Maintenance

Basicmaintenancetips

Goodmaintenancepractices

Keepingthecomputercurrent

Movingthecomputer

Chapter4.Security

Lockingthecomputer

Lockingthecomputercover

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock

Attachingacablelock

ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram

Preventingunauthorizedaccesstothecomputer

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch

Protectingdataagainstviruses

TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

Enablingordisablingadevice

EnablingordisablingtheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures

EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode

UsingBIOSpasswords

Selectingastartupdevice

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

UpdatingtheBIOS

Chapter6.Troubleshooting,diagnostics,andrecovery

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems

Troubleshooting

Startupproblems

Audioproblems

CDproblems

DVDproblems

Intermittentproblems