Lenovo ThinkStation 4155, ThinkStation 4158, ThinkStation 4218 User guide [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, it, ko, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sk, sl, sr, sv, tr, uk, zc, zh]

ThinkStation
UserGuide

MachineTypes:4155,4158,and4218

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

ThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewiththisproductandAppendixC“Notices”onpage55.

SixthEdition(June2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2009,2012.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration
“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Introduction..............iii

Chapter1.Importantsafety

information...............1

Chapter2.Arrangingyour

workspace...............3

Comfort..................3

Glareandlighting..............3

Aircirculation................4

Electricaloutletsandcablelengths.......4

Chapter3.Settingupyourcomputer..5

Connectingyourcomputer...........5

Turningoncomputerpower.........10

Finishingthesoftwareinstallation.......10

Completingimportanttasks.........10

Updatingyouroperatingsystem........10

Installingotheroperatingsystems.......10

Updatingyourantivirussoftware.......11

Shuttingdownthecomputer.........11

Installingexternaloptions..........11

Installingthecomputeronarackshelf.....11

Features.................11

Specications...............14

Chapter4.Softwareoverview.....15

SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperating

system..................15

SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo.......15

LenovoSolutionCenter.........15

SimpleTap..............16

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox.......16

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery....16

AdobeReader.............16

Chapter5.UsingtheSetupUtility...17

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......17

Viewingandchangingsettings........17

Usingpasswords..............17

Passwordconsiderations.........17

UserPassword.............18

AdministratorPassword.........18

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.18

Enablingordisablingadevice........18

Selectingastartupdevice..........19

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....19

Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice

sequence...............19

Advancedsettings.............19

ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram.....19

Chapter6.Installingharddiskdrives

andconguringRAID.........21

InstallingSA TAorSASharddiskdrivesand

conguringRAID..............21

InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives...21

EnteringtheMarvellBIOSSetuptocongure

SATAorSASRAID...........21

ConguringtheMarvellBIOSSetuptoenable

SATAorSASRAID0,1,5,or10functionality.22

ConguringtheMarvellBIOSSetuptosetan

optionalhotspareharddiskdrive.....22

ConguringtheMarvellBIOSSetuptodelete

anoptionalhotspareharddiskdrive....22

ConguringtheMarvellBIOSSetuptodelete

anarray...............22

Chapter7.Updatingsystem

programs...............25

Usingsystemprograms...........25

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....25

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................26

RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..26

Chapter8.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics..............29

Basictroubleshooting............29

Diagnosticprograms............30

LenovoSolutionCenter.........31

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox.......31

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery....31

PC-DoctorforDOS...........32

Cleaninganopticalmouse..........32

Chapter9.Recoveryinformation...35

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......35

Creatingrecoverymedia.........35

Usingrecoverymedia..........35

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...36

Performingabackupoperation......36

Performingarecoveryoperation......37

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...37

Creatingandusingrescuemedia.......38

Creatingrescuemedia..........39

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Usingrescuemedia...........39

Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers.....39

Settingarescuedeviceinthestartupsequence.40

Solvingrecoveryproblems..........40

FaxClass2commands...........49

Voicecommands..............50

AppendixB.Systemmemoryspeed.51

Chapter10.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice..............41

Informationresources............41

OnlineBooksfolder...........41

LenovoThinkVantageT ools........41

LenovoWelcome............41

SafetyandWarranty...........42

LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..42

Helpandservice..............42

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

programs...............42

Callingforservice............42

Usingotherservices..........43

Purchasingadditionalservices...... 44

LenovoSupportWebsite.........

AppendixA.Manualmodem

commands..............45

BasicATcommands............45

ExtendedATcommands...........46

MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44commands......48

FaxClass1commands...........48

AppendixC.Notices..........55

Televisionoutputnotice...........56

EuropeanconformanceCEmark.......56

Trademarks................56

AppendixD.WEEEandrecycling

information..............57

ImportantWEEEInformation.........57

Recyclinginformation............57

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........58

BatteryrecyclinginformationforT aiwan.....58

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................59

44

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....61

ChinaRoHS................61

TurkishRoHS...............61

UkraineRoHS...............61

IndiaRoHS................62

Index..................63

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Introduction

ThisThinkStationUserGuidecontainsthefollowinginformation:

•Chapter1“Importantsafetyinformation”onpage1
informationforthisproduct.

•Chapter2“Arrangingyourworkspace”onpage3providesinformationaboutsettingupyourcomputerfor
comfortandtheimpactoflightsources,aircirculation,andelectricaloutlets.

•Chapter3“Settingupyourcomputer”onpage5providesinformationaboutsettingupyourcomputer,
andalsoinstallingtheoperatingsystemandothersoftware.

•Chapter4“Softwareoverview”onpage15providesinformationontheoperatingsystemandsoftware
applicationsthatmightbepreloadedonyourcomputer.

•Chapter5“UsingtheSetupUtility”onpage17providesinstructionsonhowtoviewandchangethe
congurationsettingsofyourcomputer.

•Chapter7“Updatingsystemprograms”onpage25providesinformationaboutupdatingPOST/BIOSand
howtorecoverfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure.

•Chapter8“Troubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage29
anddiagnostictoolsforyourcomputer.

•Chapter9“Recoveryinformation”onpage35providesinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkVantage®
RescueandRecovery®programtocreateproductrecoverydiscs,backupdata,recoversoftware,and
restoretheentirecontentsofyourharddiskdrivetoapreviouslysavedstate.

•Chapter10“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage41providesinformationonthewidevariety
ofhelpfulresourcesavailablefromLenovo®.

•AppendixA“Manualmodemcommands”onpage45providescommandsformanuallyprogramming
yourmodem.

•AppendixB“Systemmemoryspeed”onpage51providesinformationonthesupportedsystemmemory
speedforyourcomputermodel.

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage55providesnoticesandtrademarkinformation.

providesinformationaboutwheretondsafety

providesinformationaboutbasictroubleshooting

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Chapter1.Importantsafetyinformation

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

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuide,youcanobtainoneonlinefrom
theLenovo
http://support.lenovo.com

CAUTION:

ThinkStation™machinetypes4155,4158,and4218eachweighapproximately26kg(57lbs).For
personalsafety,itisrecommendedthattwopeopleliftandorcarrythesecomputers.

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SupportWebsiteat:

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Chapter2.Arrangingyourworkspace

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

Comfort

Althoughnosingleworkingpositionisidealforeveryone,hereareafewguidelinestohelpyounda
positionthatsuitsyoubest.

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

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

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

Glareandlighting

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

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

Dustbuildupcompoundsproblemsassociatedwithglare.Remembertocleanyourmonitorscreen
periodicallyusingasoftclothasdirectedinyourmonitordocumentation.

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Aircirculation

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

Electricaloutletsandcablelengths

Thelocationofelectricaloutlets,thelengthofpowercordsandcablesthatconnecttothemonitor,printer,
andotherdevicesmightdeterminethenalplacementofyourcomputer.

Whenarrangingyourworkspace:

•Avoidtheuseofextensioncords.Whenpossible,plugthecomputerpowercorddirectlyintoanelectrical
outlet.

•Keeppowercordsandcablesneatlyroutedawayfromwalkwaysandotherareaswheretheymight
getkickedaccidentally.

Formoreinformationaboutpowercords,refertotheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcame
withyourcomputer.

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Chapter3.Settingupyourcomputer

BesuretoreadandunderstandtheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuidebeforeyousetupyour
computer.Readingandunderstandingthesafetyinformationreducestheriskofpersonalinjuryandor
damagetoyourproduct.

Setupyourcomputerinthebestpossibleworkareathatsuitsyourneedsandthekindofworkyoudo.For
moreinformation,seeChapter2“Arrangingyourworkspace”onpage3

Connectingyourcomputer

Usethefollowinginformationwhenconnectingyourcomputer.

•Lookforthesmallconnectoriconsonthebackofyourcomputer.Matchtheconnectorstotheicons.

•Ifyourcomputercablesandconnectorpanelhavecolor-codedconnectors,matchthecolorofthecable
endwiththecoloroftheconnector.Forexample,matchabluecableendwithablueconnectoror
aredcableendwitharedconnector.

Notes:

1.Dependingonyourmodeltype,yourcomputermightnothavealltheconnectorsthataredescribedin
thissection.

2.Y ourcomputerautomaticallydetectsthevoltageandsetsthepowersupplytothecorrectsetting.

Toconnectyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.ConnecttheUniversalSerialBus(USB)keyboardcabletotheUSBconnector.

.

Note:Somemodelswillhavekeyboardswithangerprintreader.

2.ConnecttheUSBmousecabletotheUSBconnector.

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3.Connectthemonitorcabletothemonitorconnector.

Note:Dependingonyourmodeltype,yourcomputermightcomewithaLowForceHelix(LFH)
connectorontherearpanel,whichenablesyoutoconnectuptofourmonitors.ThestandardLFH
connectorhastwobreakoutVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)cablesorDigitalVideoInterface(DVI)cables.
Thissolutionprovidesyouwithexibilityforavarietyofmonitorcongurations.T ousetheLFH
connector,yourcomputermusthaveagraphicscardwithmulti-monitorcapabilities.Connectthe
breakoutcablestotheLFHconnectorasshown,thenconnecttheVGAorDVIcablestothebreakout
cables.

4.Ifyouhaveamodem,connectthemodemusingthefollowinginformation.

1

Thisillustrationshowsthetwoconnectorsonthebackofthecomputerthatareneededtosetupyour
modem.

2

IntheUnitedStatesandothercountriesorregionsthatusetheRJ-11telephoneoutlet,attachoneend
ofthetelephonecabletothetelephoneandtheotherendtothetelephoneconnectoronthebackofthe
computer.Attachoneendofthemodemcabletothemodemconnectoronthebackofthecomputerand
theotherendtothetelephoneoutlet.

3

IncountriesorregionsthatdonotuseRJ-11telephoneoutlets,asplitterorconverterisrequiredtoattach
thecablestothetelephoneoutlet,asshownatthetopoftheillustration.Y oucanalsousethesplitteror
converterwithoutthetelephone,asshownatthebottomoftheillustration.

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5.Ifyouhaveaudiodevices,attachthemusingthefollowinginstructions.Formoreinformationabout
speakers,seestep6andstep7.

1Audioline-inconnector

Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchas
astereosystem.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevicetoyour
computer,connectthecabletotheaudioline-outconnectorofthe
deviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorofthecomputer .

2Audioline-outconnector(front

speakerconnector)

Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternalaudio
devices,suchaspoweredstereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-in
ampliers),multimediakeyboards,ortheaudioline-inconnectorona
stereosystemorotherexternalrecordingdevices.

Whenusedwith5.1or7.1surroundspeakers,thisconnectorshould
beattachedtothefrontleftandrightspeakers.

3MicrophoneconnectorUsedtoattachamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwantto

recordsoundorifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

4HeadphoneconnectorUsedtoattachheadphonestoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttolisten

tomusicorothersoundswithoutdisturbinganyone.Thisconnector
mightbelocatedonthefrontofthecomputer.

5Audioline-outconnector

(subwoofer/centerspeakerconnector)

Whenusedwith5.1or7.1surroundspeakers,thisconnectorshould
beattachedtothecenterspeakerandsubwoofer.

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6Audioline-outconnector(rearspeaker

F_LR

F_LR

connector)

7Audioline-outconnector(sidespeaker

connector)

8OpticalSPDIF(SonyPhilipsDigital

InterconnectFormat)inconnector

9OpticalSPDIFoutconnector

Whenusedwith5.1or7.1surroundspeakers,thisconnectorshould
beattachedtotherearleftandrightspeakers.

Whenusedwith7.1surroundspeakers,thisconnectorshouldbe
attachedtothesideleftandrightspeakers.

Usedtoreceive5.1digitalaudiosignalsfromanexternaldevice,
suchasareceiverorothermultimediadevices,throughaTOSLINK
(ToshibaLink)opticalcable.

Usedtosend5.1digitalaudiosignalsfromacomputertoanexternal
device,suchasanamplierorareceiver,throughaTOSLINKoptical
cable.

6.Ifyouhavepoweredspeakerswithanacpoweradapter:

a.Connectthecablethatrunsbetweenthespeakers,ifnecessary.Onsomespeakers,thiscableis

permanentlyattached.

b.Connecttheacpoweradaptercabletothespeaker.

c.Connectthespeakerstothecomputer.

d.Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpowersource.

7.Ifyouhaveunpoweredspeakerswithnoacpoweradapter:

a.Connectthecablethatrunsbetweenthespeakers,ifnecessary.Onsomespeakers,thiscableis

permanentlyattached.

b.Connectthespeakerstothecomputer.

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8.Connectanyadditionaldevicesthatyouhave.Y ourcomputermightnothaveallconnectorsthat

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areshown.

1USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatrequiresaUniversalSerialBus(USB)connector,suchas

aUSBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSBscanner,oraUSBprinter.Ifyouhavemore
than10USBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnect
additionalUSBdevices.

2Serialport

Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea9-pin
serialport.

3Ethernetconnector

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).

Notes:

a.T ooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5Ethernetcable.

b.YourcomputerhastwoEthernetconnectors.Foroptimalperformance,connect

yourEthernetcablefortheprimaryLANtotheconnectormarkedasnumber“1.”

4IEEE1394connectorUsedtosendandreceiveIEEE1394signalsbetweenthecomputerandother

compliantdevices,suchasavideocameraoranexternalstoragedrive.Thisconnector
issometimescalledFirewire.

5eSA TAconnectorUsethisExternalSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(eSAT A)connectortoattach

anexternalharddiskdrive.

9.Connectthepowercordstoproperlygroundedelectricaloutlets.

Chapter3.Settingupyourcomputer9

Turningoncomputerpower

Turnonthemonitorandotherexternaldevicesrst,andthenturnonthecomputer.Whenthepower-on
self-test(POST)isnished,thelogowindowcloses.Ifyourcomputerhaspreinstalledsoftware,thesoftware
installationprogramstarts.

Ifyouexperienceanyproblemsduringstartup,refertoChapter10“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”
onpage41
ForthelatestServiceandSupportworldwidetelephonelist,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

.YoucangetadditionalhelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupportCenter.

Finishingthesoftwareinstallation

Important:Besuretoreadandunderstandthelicenseagreementscarefullybeforeusingtheprogramson

thiscomputer.Theseagreementsdetailyourrights,obligations,andwarrantiesforthesoftwareprogramson
thiscomputer.Byusingtheseprograms,youacceptthetermsoftheagreements.Ifyoudonotacceptthe
agreements,donotusetheprograms.Instead,promptlyreturntheentirecomputerforafullrefund.

Thersttimeyoustartyourcomputer,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethesoftware
installation.Ifyoudonotcompletethesoftwareinstallationthersttimethecomputeristurnedon,
unpredictableresultsmightoccur.

Note:SomemodelsmighthaveamultilingualversionofMicrosoft
preinstalled.Ifyourcomputerhasthemultilingualversion,youwillbepromptedtochoosealanguageduring
theinstallationprocess.Afterinstallation,thelanguageversioncanbechangedthroughtheWindows
ControlPanel.

®

Windows

®

operatingsystem

Completingimportanttasks

Afteryouhavesetupyourcomputer,performthefollowingtasks,whichcouldsaveyoutimeandtroublein
thefuture:

•CreateadiagnosticCD/DVDimageorrescuemedium.Diagnosticprogramsareusedtotesthardware
componentsofyourcomputerandreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatcancausehardware
failures.MakingadiagnosticCD/DVDimageorrescuemediumbeforehandassuresthatyouwillbeable
torundiagnosticsiftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacebecomesinaccessible.See“PC-Doctorfor
DOS”onpage32

•Recordyourcomputermachinetype,model,andserialnumber.Ifyouneedserviceortechnicalsupport,
youwillprobablybeaskedforthisinformation.Forfurtherinformation,refertothesafetyandwarranty
informationthatisprovidedwithyourcomputer.

and“Creatingandusingrescuemedia”onpage38formoreinformation.

Updatingyouroperatingsystem

MicrosoftmakesupdatesavailableforvariousoperatingsystemsthroughtheMicrosoftWindows
UpdateWebsite.TheWebsiteautomaticallydetermineswhatWindowsupdatesareavailableforyour
speciccomputerandliststhoseupdatesonly.Updatescouldincludesecurityxes,newversionsof
Windowscomponents(suchasmediaplayer),xestootherportionsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,
orenhancements.

Installingotheroperatingsystems

Ifyouwanttoinstallyourownoperatingsystemratherthantheoperatingsystempreinstalled,followthe
instructionsthatcomewithyouroperatingsystemdiscsordiskettes.Remembertoinstallalldevicedrivers
afteryouhaveinstalledtheoperatingsystem.Y oucanndthedevicedriverstogetherwiththeinstallation

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instructionsforThinkStationat:
http://support.lenovo.com

Updatingyourantivirussoftware

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

Shuttingdownthecomputer

Whenyouturnoffyourcomputer,alwaysfollowtheshutdownprocedureforyouroperatingsystem.This
preventsthelossofunsaveddataordamagetoyoursoftwareprograms.

•T oshutdowntheMicrosoftWindows7operatingsystem,opentheStartmenufromtheWindows
desktopandclickShutdown.

•T oshutdowntheMicrosoftWindowsVista®operatingsystem,opentheStartmenufromtheWindows
desktop,movethecursortothearrownexttothelockworkstationbutton,andselectShutDown.

•T oshutdowntheMicrosoftWindowsXPoperatingsystem,opentheStartmenufromtheWindows
desktopandclickShutDown.Then,selectShutdownfromthedrop-downlistboxandclickOK.

Installingexternaloptions

Forinformationaboutinstallingexternaloptionsforyourcomputer,referto“Installingexternaloptions”inthe
ThinkStationHardwareInstallationandReplacementGuide.

Installingthecomputeronarackshelf

YourThinkStationcomputercanbeusedonarackshelf.Wheninstallingthecomputeronarackshelf,
makesuretoleaveatleasta12.7cm(5inches)spacebetweenthefrontedgeoftherackshelfandyour
computerforreprotection.

Features

Thissectionprovidesanoverviewofthecomputerfeatures.

Systeminformation

Thefollowinginformationcoversavarietyofmodels.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,usethe
SetupUtility.SeeChapter5“UsingtheSetupUtility”onpage17.

Microprocessor

YourcomputercomeswithanIntel

Memory

•Supportsupto12DDR3ECCUDIMMs(doubledatarate3errorcorrectioncodeunbuffereddualinline
memorymodules)orDDR3ECCRDIMMs(doubledatarate3errorcorrectioncoderegistereddual
inlinememorymodules)

•Eachmicroprocessorsupportsuptosixmemorymodules

®

®

Xeon

microprocessor.

Note:TheIntelXeonmicroprocessorfamiliescompatiblewiththisThinkStationcomputerfeaturean
integratedmemorycontroller,whichprovidesthemicroprocessorwithdirectaccesstothesystemmemory.

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Becauseofthisdesign,thesystemmemoryspeedwillbedeterminedbyanumberoffactors,including
themicroprocessormodelandthetype,speed,size(capacity),andnumberofDIMMsinstalled.Referto
AppendixB“Systemmemoryspeed”onpage51fortheinformationonthesupportedsystemmemory
speedforyourowncomputermodel.

Internaldrives

•3.5-inchstandardhalf-highdiskettedrive(optional)

•Cardreader(optional)

•Opticaldrive

•SerialAdvancedT echnologyAttachment(SATA)internalharddiskdriveorSerialattachedSCSI(SAS)
internalharddiskdrive

Videosubsystem

•Graphicscard(variesbymodeltype)

Audiosubsystem

•Integratedhigh-denition(HD)audio

•Headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnectoronthefrontpanel

•Eightaudioconnectorsontherearpanel

–Audioline-inconnector

–Audioline-outfrontspeakerconnector

–Audioline-outrearspeakerconnector

–Audioline-outsidespeakerconnector

–Audioline-outsubwoofer/centerspeakerconnector

–Microphoneconnector

–OpticalSPDIFinconnector

–OpticalSPDIFoutconnector

•Internalspeaker

Connectivity

•PeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)V.90Data/Faxmodem(somemodels)

•T wo10/100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetconnectors

Systemmanagementfeatures

•AbilitytostorePOSThardwaretestresults

•AlertStandardFormat(ASF)2.0

•Automaticpower-onstartup

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

•RemoteAdministration

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

•WakeonLAN

•WakeonRing(intheSetupUtilityprogram,thisfeatureiscalledSerialPortRingDetectforanexternal
modem)

Input/Output(I/O)features

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•9-pinserialport

•USBconnectors(eightrearandtwofront)

•T woEthernetconnectors

•T woIEEE1394connectors(oneonthefrontpanelandoneontherearpanel)

•eSATAconnector

•VGAorDVImonitorconnector(requiresvideocard)

•Eightaudioconnectorsontherearpanel

•T woaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnector)

Expansion

•Fiveharddiskdrivebays

•Onedrivebayforeithera3.5-inchdiskettedriveoracardreader

•OnePCIExpressx1cardslot

•OnePCIExpressx4cardslot(mechanicalx16)

•Threeopticaldrivebays

•T woPCIExpress2.0x16cardslots

•T wo32-bitPCIcardslots

Power

•1060-wattauto-sensingpowersupply

•Automatic50/60Hzinputfrequencyswitching

•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)support

Securityfeatures

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch,somemodels)

•Keyboardwithngerprintreader(somemodels)

•SerialportandparallelportI/Ocontrol

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutdiskettedrive,keyboard,ormouse

•Supportfortheadditionofanintegratedcablelock(Kensingtonlock)

•Supporttoenableordisableadevice

•T rustedPlatformModule(TPM)

•UserpasswordandadministratorpasswordforBIOSaccess

Softwareprograms,preinstalledYourcomputermightcomewithpreinstalledsoftwareprograms.Ifitdoes,
anoperatingsystem,devicedriverstosupportbuilt-infeatures,andothersupportprogramsareincluded.
Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Softwareoverview”onpage15

.

Operatingsystem,preinstalled

•MicrosoftWindows7

•MicrosoftWindowsVista

•MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessional(preinstalledthroughdowngraderightsinWindows7Professional,
Windows7Ultimate,WindowsVistaBusiness,orWindowsVistaUltimate)

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Operatingsystems,certiedortestedforcompatibility

•Linux

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1

(variesbymodeltype)

Specications

ThissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourThinkStationcomputer.

Formachinetypes4155,4158,and4218.

Dimensions

Width:210mm(8.3inches)

Height:485mm(19.1inches)oortotopofhandle

Depth:602mm(23.7inches)

Weight

Maximumconguration:27.5kg(60.5lbs)

Rackmounteddimensions:

Width:427mm(16.8inches)

Height:210mm(8.3inches)

Depth:602mm(23.7inches)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operatingat0to3000ft(914.4m):10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

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

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

Note:Theallowableuppertemperaturelimitdecreasesby1°C(1.8°F)forevery300m(1000ft)abovesealevel.

•Humidity:

Operating:10%to80%(10%perhour)

Storage:10%to90%(10%perhour)

Transit:10%to90%(10%perhour)

•Maximumaltitude:7000ft(2133.6m)

Electricalinput

•Inputvoltage:

–Range100V-240V

–Inputkilovolt-amperes(kVA)(approximate)

Minimumcongurationasshipped:0.17kVA

Maximumconguration:1.2kVA

1.Theoperatingsystemslistedherearebeingcertiedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto
press.AdditionaloperatingsystemsmightbeidentiedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputerfollowingthe
publicationofthisbooklet.Correctionsandadditionstothislistaresubjecttochange.Todetermineifanoperating
systemhasbeencertiedortestedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemvendor.

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Chapter4.Softwareoverview

TheThinkStationcomputercomeswithapreinstalledoperatingsystemandseveralpreloadedapplications.
Theapplicationscanbespeciedbythecustomer.

SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem

ThissectiondescribestheWindowsapplicationsprovidedwithyourproduct.

SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo

ThefollowingsoftwareprogramsareprovidedbyLenovotohelpyouimproveproductivityandreducethe
costassociatedwithmaintainingyourcomputer.Softwareprogramsprovidedwithyourcomputermight
varydependingonyourmodeltypeandpreinstalledoperatingsystem.

Notes:ThefollowingsoftwareprogramsaresupportedonyourThinkStationcomputer.Youcannddetailed
informationanddownloadthesoftwareprogramsfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://support.lenovo.com

•ThinkVantageProductivityCenter

•ThinkVantageClientSecuritySolution

•ThinkVantageSystemUpdate

LenovoThinkVantageT ools

TheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy
accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formoreinformation,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageTools”onpage41.

Note:TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerspreinstalledwithWindows7
fromLenovo.

ProductRecovery

TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory
defaultsettings.

ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery

TheThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryprogramisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludes
asetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystem
crashesquickly,eveniftheprimaryoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.

Fingerprintsoftware

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

LenovoSolutionCenter

Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith

eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic

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purposes.ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoThinkVantageT oolboxprogram,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageToolbox”onpage31.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.See“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage31fordetailed
information.

SimpleTap

TheSimpleTapprogramprovidesyouwithaquickwaytocustomizesomebasiccomputersettingssuchas
mutingthespeakers,adjustingthevolume,lockingthecomputeroperatingsystem,launchingaprogram,
openingaWebpage,openingale,andsoon.YoualsocanusetheSimpleTapprogramtoaccessthe
LenovoAppShop,fromwhichyoucandownloadvariousapplicationsandcomputersoftware.

TostarttheSimpleT approgram,doanyofthefollowing:

•ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙SimpleTap.

•ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools,anddouble-clickSimpleTap.

•ClicktheredSimpleT aplaunchpointonthedesktop.Theredlaunchpointisavailableonthedesktop

afteryouhavelaunchedtheSimpleTapprogramforthersttime.

•PresstheblueThinkVantagebuttonifyourkeyboardhasone.

Note:TheSimpleTapprogramisonlyavailableoncertainmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating
system.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeSimpleT approgram,youcandownloadit
fromhttp://www.lenovo.com/simpletap.

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith

eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“LenovoSolution
Center”onpage31fordetailedinformation.

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,
diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andgetmore
informationaboutyourcomputer.See“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage31

fordetailedinformation.

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery

ThePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramispreinstalledonyourharddiskdrive.Itis
partoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceoneachLenovocomputertodiagnosehardwareproblems
andreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatcancausehardwarefailures.UsethePC-Doctorfor
RescueandRecoveryifyouareunabletostarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.See“PC-DoctorforRescue
andRecovery”onpage31formoreinformation.

AdobeReader

TheAdobeReaderisatoolusedtoview,print,andsearchPDF(PortableDocumentFormat)documents.

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Chapter5.UsingtheSetupUtility

TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardless
ofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.However,theoperating-systemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilar
settingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Makesureyourcomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearmultiple

beepsorseealogoscreen,releasetheF1key.

Note:Ifauserpasswordoranadministratorpasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogrammenu
isnotdisplayeduntilyoutypethecorrectpassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingpasswords”
onpage17

TheSetupUtilityprogrammightstartautomaticallywhenPOSTdetectsthathardwarehasbeenremovedor
newhardwarehasbeeninstalledinyourcomputer.

Viewingandchangingsettings

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsitemsthatidentifysystemcongurationtopics.Tovieworchange
settings,see“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage17.

.

WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogrammenu,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperform
varioustasksaredisplayedatthebottomofeachscreen.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer
anddata.Thefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailable:

•UserPassword

•AdministratorPassword

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimproves
computingsecurity.Ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,readthefollowingsections.

Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto12alphabeticandnumericcharacters(a-zand0-9).For
securityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.T oset
astrongpassword,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•SetupUtilityprogramandharddiskdrivepasswordsarenotcasesensitive

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

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