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ThinkStationP410 UserGuide

MachineTypes:30B2and30B3

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

andAppendixG“Notices”onpage121.

FifthEdition(July2017)

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Contents

Readthisﬁrst:Importantsafety

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

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

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

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

Powercordsandpoweradapters........vi

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......vi

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

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

Heatandproductventilation.........vii

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

Lasercompliancestatement.........viii

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

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

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

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

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

Computercomponents..........5

Partsonthesystemboard.........5

Internaldrives..............7

Machinetypeandmodellabel........8

Computerfeatures..............8

Computerspeciﬁcations...........12

Programs.................12

Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer...12

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobe

installed(Windows7only)........13

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....13

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...15

Registeringyourcomputer..........15

Settingthecomputervolume.........15

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

Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive...15

Handlingandstoringadisc........16

Playingandremovingadisc.......16

Recordingadisc............16

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

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN......17

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN.......17

ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice..18

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer..19

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

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

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

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths.19

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

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

Cleaningyourcomputer...........23

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

Basicmaintenancetips.........23

Goodmaintenancepractices.......24

Keepingyourcomputercurrent......24

Movingyourcomputer...........25

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

Lockingyourcomputer...........27

Lockingthecomputercover.......28

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock...29

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

Viewingandchangingsecuritysettingsinthe

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

UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts....30

Usingﬁngerprintauthentication........31

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch.......31

Usingﬁrewalls...............32

Protectingdataagainstviruses........32

ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedin

ﬁrmware.................32

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

IntelBIOSguard..............32

Chapter5.Advancedconﬁguration..33

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........33

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....33

ChangingthedisplaymodeoftheSetupUtility

program...............33

ChangingthedisplaylanguageoftheSetup

Utilityprogram.............33

Enablingordisablingadevice.......34

Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-on

ofyourcomputer............34

EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliance

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

Enablingordisablingtheconﬁgurationchange

detection...............35

ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinga

newoperatingsystem..........35

UsingBIOSpasswords.........35

Selectingastartupdevice........37

Changingthefanspeedlevel.......38

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......38

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UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS.......38

UpdatingtheBIOS...........38

RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure...39

ConﬁguringRAID..............39

ConﬁguringRAIDwithIntelRSTe......39

QuickRAIDsetupusingtheAVAGOMegaRAID

BIOSconﬁgurationutility........42

Chapter6.T roubleshooting,

diagnostics,andrecovery......45

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputer

problems.................45

Troubleshooting..............45

Startupproblems............45

Audioproblems............46

CDorDVDproblems..........47

Intermittentproblems..........48

Storagedriveproblems.........48

EthernetLANproblems.........49

WirelessLANproblem..........49

Bluetoothproblems...........50

Performanceproblems..........51

Serialconnectorproblem.........52

USBdeviceproblems..........52

Softwareanddriverproblems.......53

Diagnosingproblems............53

Recoveryinformation............55

RecoveryinformationforWindows7....55

RecoveryinformationforWindows10....56

Chapter7.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............57

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......57

Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthe

computercover..............57

Installingorreplacinghardware........58

Externaloptions............58

Frontbezel..............59

Powerbutton.............59

PCIExpresscard............61

Full-lengthPCIExpresscard.......63

M.2solid-statedrive..........67

Memorymodule............70

Opticaldrive..............73

Storagedriveinthefront-accessstorage

enclosure...............76

Deviceintheoptical/storagecombination

enclosure...............82

Battery................86

Coverpresenceswitch.........87

Powersupplyassembly.........88

Heatsinkandfanassembly........90

Primaryharddiskdrive.........91

Secondaryharddiskdrive........92

Solid-statedrive............94

Completingthepartsreplacement.......98

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............101

Informationresources............101

Accessingtheuserguideinvarious

languages...............101

Windowshelpsystem..........101

Safetyandwarranty...........101

LenovoWebsite............101

LenovoSupportWebsite.........102

Frequentlyaskedquestions........102

Helpandservice..............102

Callingforservice............102

Usingotherservices..........103

Purchasingadditionalservices......103

AppendixA.Systemmemory

speed................105

AppendixB.Supplemental informationabouttheUbuntu

operatingsystem..........107

AppendixC.Regulatory

information.............109

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........109

Electronicemissionsnotices.........109

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........109

Eurasiancompliancemark..........111

Brazilaudionotice.............111

Mexicowireless-radiocomplianceinformation..111

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......112

AppendixD.WEEEandrecycling

information.............113

ImportantWEEEinformation.........113

RecyclinginformationforJapan........113

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........114

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....114

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................115

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....117

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........117

ChinaRoHS................117

TurkishRoHS...............117

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UkraineRoHS...............118

IndiaRoHS................118

TaiwanRoHS...............118

AppendixF .ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............119

AppendixG.Notices.........121

Trademarks................122

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Readthisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation

Thischaptercontainsthesafetyinformationthatyoumustbefamiliarwith.

Beforeusingthismanual

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

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuide,youcanobtainaPortableDocument Format(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo SupportWebsitealsoprovidestheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandthisUserGuideinadditional languages.

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

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysensure thatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Formoreinformation aboutCRUs,refertoChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage57 concerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsor

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe computeriscool.

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Staticelectricityprevention

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

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

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

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.Donotusetheac powercordforotherdevices.

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

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordinwaysthat cancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsofoverheating(such asdeformedplastic)attheacinputoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

,orbetter.For

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

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areused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.

Plugsandoutlets

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamaged orcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiﬁedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtainareplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamountsof electricity.Otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orconnecteddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclosetothe equipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouareinstalling.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Externaldevices

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

Heatandproductventilation

Computers,poweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhenbatteries arecharging.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

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

•Donotchargethebatteryoroperateyourcomputer,poweradapter,oraccessoriesnearﬂammable materialsorinexplosiveenvironments.

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

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

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

Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions withyourdesktopcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightberequiredfor computersindustyorhigh-trafﬁcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotstoreoroperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airﬂowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

•Donotinstallairﬁltrationdevices.Theymayinterferewithpropercooling.

Operatingenvironment

Theoptimalenvironmentinwhichtouseyourcomputeris10°C–35°C(50°F–95°F)withhumidityranging between35%and80%.Ifyourcomputerisstoredortransportedintemperatureslessthan10°C(50°F), allowthecoldcomputertoriseslowlytoanoptimaloperatingtemperatureof10°C–35°C(50°F–95°F)before use.Thisprocesscouldtaketwohoursinextremeconditions.Failuretoallowyourcomputertorisetoan optimaloperatingtemperaturebeforeusecouldresultinirreparabledamagetoyourcomputer.

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and microwaveovenawayfromyourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticﬁeldsgeneratedbythese appliancescandamagethemonitoranddataonthestoragedrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherconnecteddevices.Ifliquidisspilled onorinthecomputeroraconnecteddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lasercompliancestatement

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

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciﬁedherein mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

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DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Powersupplystatement

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Cleaningandmaintenance

Keepyourcomputerandworkspaceclean.Shutdownthecomputerandthendisconnectthepower cordbeforecleaningthecomputer.Donotsprayanyliquiddetergentdirectlyonthecomputeroruse anydetergentcontainingﬂammablematerialtocleanthecomputer.Spraythedetergentonasoftcloth andthenwipethecomputersurfaces.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“Hardwarelocations”onpage1

•“Computerfeatures”onpage8

•“Computerspeciﬁcations”onpage12

•“Programs”onpage12

Hardwarelocations

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofyourcomputerhardware.

Note:Thecomputerhardwaremightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontconnectors,controls,andindicators

1Optical-driveeject/closebutton2USB3.0connectors(2)

3Storagedriveactivityindicator

5Powerbutton6Microphoneconnector

7Headphoneconnector

1Optical-driveeject/closebutton

4Powerindicator

8SDcardslot

Pressthebuttontoejectorclosethetrayoftheopticaldrive.

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2USB3.0connector

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

3Storagedriveactivityindicator

Thisindicatorshowsthestatusoftheinternalstoragedrives(suchasharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrives).

On:Thestoragedrivesareactiveanddataisbeingtransferred.

Off(whenthecomputerispoweredon):Nodataisbeingtransferredorthestoragedrivesarenotinuse.

4Powerindicator

Whenthepowerindicatorison,thecomputeristurnedon.

5Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonyourcomputer.Ifyourcomputerisunresponsive,youcanturnoffthe computerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.

6Microphoneconnector

Connectthemicrophonetoyourcomputerthroughthemicrophoneconnector.

7Headphoneconnector

Connecttheheadphonetoyourcomputerthroughtheheadphoneconnector.

8SDcardslot

Insertasecuredigital(SD)cardintotheslotsothatthedataonthecardcanbeaccessedandread.

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Rearview

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Figure2.Rearview

1Security-lockslot

3Padlockloop

5Serialconnector(somemodels)

7PCIExpresscardarea(differentcardsprovidedifferent

2Ethernetconnector

4Cable-lockslots(2)

6Audioline-inconnector

8Audioline-outconnector

connectors)

9Microphoneconnector

11USB2.0connectors(2)12PS/2keyboardconnector

13PS/2mouseconnector

10USB3.0connectors(4)

14Power-cordconnector

Note:AdiscretegraphicscardorEthernetcardmightbeinstalledinthePeripheralComponentInterconnect (PCI)Expresscardarea.Ifsuchacardisinstalled,ensurethatyouusetheconnectorsonthecardinsteadof thecorrespondingconnectorsonthecomputer.

1Security-lockslot

AttachaKensington-stylecablelocktothesecurity-lockslottosecureyourcomputer.Formoreinformation, see“AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock”onpage29.

2Ethernetconnector

AttachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).

Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)ClassBlimits,use aCategory5Ethernetcable.

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3Padlockloop

Attachapadlocktosecureyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“Lockingthecomputercover”on page28.

4Cable-lockslot

Thecable-lockslotsareusedtosecureacablelock.Formoreinformation,see“Attachingacablelock” onpage30.

5Serialconnector

Connectanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea9-pinserialconnectortothe serialconnector.

6Audioline-inconnector

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

7PCIExpresscardarea(differentcardsprovidedifferentconnectors)

Toimprovetheoperatingperformanceofyourcomputer,youcaninstallPCIExpresscardsintothisarea. Dependingonyourcomputermodel,thecardsalreadyinstalledinthisareamightvary.

8Audioline-outconnector

Theaudioline-outconnectorisusedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,such asheadphones.

9Microphoneconnector

Attachamicrophonetoyourcomputerthroughthemicrophoneconnectorwhenyouwanttorecordsound orifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

10USB3.0connector

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

11USB2.0connector

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

12PS/2keyboardconnector

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

13PS/2mouseconnector

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

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14Power-cordconnector

Connectthepowercordtoyourcomputerforpowersupply.

Computercomponents

Notes:

•Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustration.

•Toremovethecomputercover,see“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”on page57.

Figure3.Componentlocations

1Heatsinkandfanassembly

3Opticaldrive(somemodels)4Cardreader

5FrontaudioandUSBassembly

7Frontfanassembly(somemodels)

9Graphicscard(somemodels)10Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)

11Rearfanassembly

2Memorymodule

6Frontbezel

8Harddiskdrives

(somemodels)

12Powersupplyassembly

Partsonthesystemboard

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.

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Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations

14-pinpowerconnector

3Memoryslot2(DIMM2)

5Microprocessorfanconnector

7Memoryslot3(DIMM3)

9Hard-disk-drivefanconnector

114-pinSA TApowerconnectors12USB2.0connectors(forconnectingthefrontUSB2.0

2Memoryslot1(DIMM1)

4Microprocessor

6Memoryslot4(DIMM4)

8Thermalsensorconnector

1014-pinpowerconnector

connector,cardreaderconnector,orBluetoothconnector)

13Frontfanconnector

15SAS/SA TAdriveLEDconnector16SATAconnectors

17eSATAconnector18FrontUSB3.0connector(forconnectingUSB

14ClearCMOS/Recoveryjumper

connectorsonthefrontpanel)

19USB2.0connector(forconnectingtheWi-Fi

connectoror29–in-1cardreaderconnector)

21Serial(COM)connector

23Four-digitdiagnosticdisplayconnector24Internal-speakerconnector

25Frontaudioconnector

27PCIExpressx16cardslot28PCIExpressx8cardslot

29PCIExpressx16cardslot(graphicscardavailable

20Frontbezelconnector(forconnectingLEDindicators

andthepowerbutton)

22Thunderbolt™connector

26PCIExpressx4cardslot

30Rearfanconnector

onsomemodels)

31Coverpresenceswitchconnector(intrusionswitch

32Battery

connector)

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Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyour computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal drivesareinstalledinbays.

Whenyouinstallorreplaceaninternaldrive,notethetypeandsizeofthedrivethateachbaysupportsand correctlyconnecttherequiredcables.RefertotheappropriatesectioninChapter7“Installingorreplacing hardware”onpage57

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthedrivebays.

forinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.

Figure5.Drivebaylocations

1Primaryoptical-drivebay(withanopticaldrive,aﬂexmodule,aﬂexstorageenclosure,afront-accessstorage

enclosure,oranoptical/storagecombinationenclosureinstalledinsomemodels)

2Secondaryoptical-drivebay(withanopticaldrive,aﬂexmodule,aﬂexstorageenclosure,afront-accessstorage

enclosure,oranoptical/storagecombinationenclosureinstalledinsomemodels)

3SDcardslot(withanSDcardinstalledinsomemodels)

4Secondarystoragedrivebay(withaharddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,orhybriddriveinstalledinsomemodels)

5Primarystoragedrivebay(withaharddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,orhybriddriveinstalledinsomemodels)

6PCIExpresscardslots(withPCIExpresssolid-statedrivesorotherPCIcardsinstalledinsomemodels)

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Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiﬁesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Thefollowingisasampleofthemachinetypeandmodellabel.

Figure6.Machinetypeandmodellabel

Computerfeatures

Foryourspeciﬁccomputermodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotapply.

Informationaboutyourcomputer

•Toviewbasicinformation(suchasmicroprocessorandmemoryinformation)aboutyourcomputer, dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourMicrosoft

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

•Toviewdetailedinformationaboutthedevices(suchastheopticaldriveandnetworkadapters)onyour computer,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthen

clickProperties.

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

Windows

operatingsystemversion,dooneofthefollowing:

ystem➙About.

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2.ClickDeviceManager.

3.Locateanddouble-clickyourdeviceinDeviceManagertoviewdeviceproperties.T ypethe administratorpasswordorprovideconﬁrmationifprompted.

Memory

Yourcomputersupportsuptofourdoubledatarate4(DDR4)errorcorrectioncode(ECC)unbuffereddual inlinememorymodules(UDIMMs)andDDR4ECCregisteredDIMMs(RDIMMs).

Formoreinformation,see“Memorymodule”onpage70.

Storagedrives

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingstoragedrives:

•SDcard

•Opticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)

•SerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrive

•SATAhybriddrive(availableonsomemodels)

•SATAsolid-statedrive(availableonsomemodels)

•PCIExpresssolid-statedrive(M.2solid-statedrive)(availableonsomemodels)

Toviewtheamountofstoragedrivespace,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDiskManagementandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Videofeatures

•PCIExpressx16graphicscardslotsonthesystemboardforadiscretegraphicscard

•Videoconnectorsonadiscretegraphicscard:

–DigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connector(availableonsomemodels) –DisplayPort®connector(availableonsomemodels) –MiniDisplayPort®connector(availableonsomemodels)

Audiofeatures

Integratedaudiocontrollersupportsthefollowingconnectorsanddevicesonyourcomputer:

•Audioline-inconnector

•Audioline-outconnector

•Headphoneconnector

•Internalspeaker

•Microphoneconnectors

Input/Output(I/O)features

•100/1000MbpsEthernetconnector

•Serialconnector

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

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

•eSATAconnector(availableonsomemodels)

•InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineer(IEEE)1394connector(availableonsomemodels)

•PS/2keyboardconnector

•PS/2mouseconnector

•USBconnectors

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

Expansion

•Storagedrivebays

•Memoryslots

•Optical-drivebays

•PCIExpressx4cardslot

•PCIExpressx8cardslot

•PCIExpressx16cardslots(graphicscardavailableonsomemodels)

•SDcardslot

Formoreinformation,see“Internaldrives”onpage7

and“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage5.

Powersupply

450-wattautomatic92%voltage-sensingpowersupply

Wirelessfeatures

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,thefollowingwirelessfeaturesaresupported:

•WirelessLAN

•Bluetooth

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI) DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutall

aspectsofacomputer.Theinformationincludestheprocessortype,installationdate,attachedprinters andotherperipherals,powersources,andmaintenancehistory.

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

consumptionofelectricitywhenyourcomputerisinsleeporoffmode.Formoreinformation,see “EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode”onpage34.

•Intel

StandardManageability(ISM)

IntelStandardManageabilityishardwareandﬁrmwaretechnologythatbuildscertainfunctionality intocomputersinordertomakethemeasierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain, update,upgrade,andrepair.

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•IntelActiveManagementTechnology(AMT) IntelActiveManagementTechnologyishardware-andﬁrmware-basedtechnologythatmakescomputers

easierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelRapidStorageT echnologyenterprise(RSTe) TheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutilityenablesyoutoconﬁgureRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

forcomputerswithspeciﬁcIntelchipsetsystemboards.ItsupportsRAIDlevels0,1,5,and10on computersinstalledwithSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)devices.

•IntelMatrixStorageManager IntelMatrixStorageManagerisadevicedriverthatprovidessupportforSATARAID5arraysandSATA

RAID10arraysonspeciﬁcIntelchipsetsystemboardstoenhanceharddiskperformance.

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE) ThePrebootExecutionEnvironmentisanenvironmenttostartcomputersusinganetworkinterface

independentofdatastoragedevices(suchastheharddiskdrive)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

•SystemManagement(SM)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)andSMsoftware TheSMBIOSspeciﬁcationdeﬁnesdatastructuresandaccessmethodsinaBIOSthatallowsauseror

applicationtostoreandretrieveinformationspeciﬁcaboutthecomputerinquestion.

•WakeonLAN(WOL) WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon

orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningonanother computeronthesamelocalareanetwork.

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI) WindowsManagementInstrumentationisasetofextensionstotheWindowsDriverModel.Itprovidesan

operatingsysteminterfacethroughwhichinstrumentedcomponentsprovideinformationandnotiﬁcation.

Securityfeatures

•Abilitytoenableanddisableadevice

•AbilitytoenableanddisableUSBconnectorsindividually

•Antivirusprogram

•ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinﬁrmware

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)

•BIOSpasswordsandWindowsaccountstodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer

•BIOSguard

•Fingerauthentication(availableonsomemodels)

•Firewalls

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutakeyboardormouse

•Supportforacomputercoverlock

•SupportforaKensington-stylecablelock

•Supportforapadlock

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Security”onpage27

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Preinstalledoperatingsystem

YourcomputerispreinstalledwithWindows7orWindows10operatingsystem.Additionaloperating systemsmightbeidentiﬁedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputer.Todetermineifanoperating systemhasbeencertiﬁedortestedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemprovider.

Computerspeciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions

Width:175mm(6.89inches) Height:376mm(14.80inches) Depth:426mm(16.77inches)

Weight

Maximumconﬁgurationasshipped:15.5kg(34.17lb)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

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

•Humidity:

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

•Altitude:

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

Electricalinput

Inputvoltage:From100Vacto240Vac Inputfrequency:50/60Hz

Programs

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheprogramsonyourcomputer.

Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer

Note:ForWindows7,dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheLenovoprogramsmightbereadyto

beinstalled,soyoumustinstallthemmanually.Then,youcanaccessandusetheseprograms.

Toaccessaprogramonyourcomputer,dooneofthefollowing:

•FromWindowsSearch:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthentypetheprogramname

intothesearchbox.

–ForWindows10:TypetheprogramnameintothesearchboxnexttotheStartbutton.

2.Inthesearchresults,clickthenameofthedesiredprogramtolaunchtheprogram.

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•FromtheStartmenuorControlPanel:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Iftheprogramnameisnot

displayed,clickAllProgramstodisplaytheprogramlist.Then,clickthenameofthedesired programtolaunchtheprogram.

–ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Then,clickthenameofthe

desiredprogramtolaunchtheprogram.

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

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel. –ForWindows10:ClickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

b.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickthenameofthedesiredprogram

tolaunchtheprogram.

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled(Windows7only)

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,toinstallaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheLenovoThinkVantage page12.

2.ClickView➙Tilestoviewtheprogramicons.

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

Toolsprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”on

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutthemajorLenovoprogramsavailableonyouroperatingsystem.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someofthefollowingprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

FingerprintManagerProor ThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware

(Windows7)

LenovoCompanion

(Windows10)

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

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

•Optimizeyourcomputer’sperformance,monitoryourcomputer’shealth, andmanageupdates.

•Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessories customizedforyourcomputer.

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

LenovoCompanionisﬁlledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearn moreaboutwhatyoucandowithyourcomputer.

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LenovoPCExperience

(Windows7)

LenovoID

(Windows10)

LenovoPowerENGAGE

(Windows7)

LenovoSolutionCenter

(Windows7andWindows10)

LenovoThinkVantageT ools

(Windows7)

RecoveryMedia

(Windows7)

SystemUpdate

(Windows7)

ThinkStationDiagnostics

(Windows7andWindows10)

Thisprogramhelpsyouworkeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess tovariousprograms.

Note:Thisprogramcannotbefoundfromtheallprogramlistorsearch box.Toaccessthisprogram,gotoControlPanel.ViewControlPanelby Category,clickHardwareandSound➙DevicesandPrinters,andthen double-clickthedevicewithyourcomputername.

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

TheLenovoPowerENGAGEprogramprovidespowermanagementfunction.

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

TheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramprovideseasyaccesstovarious toolstohelpyourworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard diskdrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

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

TheThinkStationDiagnosticsprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootand resolvecomputerproblems.Theprogramnotiﬁesyouofanyissuesdetected bythereal-timehardwarediagnosticmonitoringfunction.Theprogramalso providesthedetailsoftheissue,analyzespossiblecauses,andprovides solutions.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage15

•“Settingthecomputervolume”onpage15

•“Usingadisc”onpage15

•“Connectingtoanetwork”onpage17

Registeringyourcomputer

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

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

Settingthecomputervolume

Tosetthecomputervolume,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,addtheicontothe notiﬁcationarea.SeetheWindowshelpsystem.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreenandthehovertexttoadjustthevolume,mutethespeaker,or unmutethespeaker.

Usingadisc

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutusingadiscandtheopticaldrive.

Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive

Whenusingtheopticaldrive,followtheseguidelines:

•Donotplacethecomputerinalocationwherethedriveisexposedtoanyofthefollowingconditions:

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

•Donotinsertanyobjectotherthanadiscintothedrive.

•Donotinsertdamageddiscsintothedrive.Warped,scratched,ordirtydiscscandamagethedrive.

•Beforemovingthecomputer,removethediscfromthedrive.

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Handlingandstoringadisc

Whenhandlingandstoringadisc,followtheseguidelines:

•Holdthediscbyitsedges.Donottouchthesurfaceofthesidethatisnotlabeled.

•Toremovedustorﬁngerprints,wipethediscwithaclean,softclothfromthecentertotheoutside.Wiping thediscinacirculardirectionmightcauselossofdata.

•Donotwriteorstickpaperonthedisc.

•Donotscratchormarkthedisc.

•Donotplaceorstorethediscindirectsunlight.

•Donotusebenzene,thinners,orothercleanerstocleanthedisc.

•Donotdroporbendthedisc.

Playingandremovingadisc

Toplayadisc,dothefollowing:

1.Withthecomputeron,presstheeject/closebuttononthefrontoftheopticaldrive.Thetrayslides outofthedrive.

2.Insertadiscintothetray.Someopticaldrivehasasnaphubinthecenterofthetray.Ifyourdrivehasa snaphub,supportthetraywithonehandandthenpushthecenterofthediscuntilitsnapsintoplace.

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

Toremoveadiscfromtheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Withthecomputeron,presstheeject/closebuttononthefrontoftheopticaldrive.Thetrayslides outofthedrive.

2.Carefullyremovethediscfromthetray.

3.Presstheeject/closebuttonagainorgentlypushthetrayforwardtoclosethetray.

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

Recordingadisc

Ifyouropticaldrivesupportsrecording,youcanrecordadisc.

RecordingadiscusingWindowstools

TorecordadiscusingWindowstools,dooneofthefollowing:

•BurnadiscusingtheAutoPlaywindow.

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

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,and

thenclickAutoPlay.

–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Devices➙AutoPlay.

c.SelectorturnonUseAutoPlayforallmediaanddevices.

2.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.TheAutoPlaywindowopens.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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•BurnadiscusingWindowsMedia

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

2.OpenWindowsMediaPlayer.See“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage12.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•BurnadiscfromanISOﬁle.

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

2.Double-clicktheISOﬁle.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Player.

Recordingadiscusingpreinstalledprograms

Torecordadiscusingpreinstalledprograms,dothefollowing:

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

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

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Connectingtoanetwork

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutconnectingtoanetwork.Ifyoucannotconnectyourcomputertoa network,see“EthernetLANproblems”onpage49.

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN

YoucanconnectyourcomputertoanEthernetLANbyconnectinganEthernetcabletotheEthernet connector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN

YoucanconnectyourcomputertoawirelessLANwithouttheuseofanEthernetcablebutbymeansof radiowavesonly.

Note:ThewirelessLANfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethatawirelessLANisavailableandthewirelessLANfeatureonyourcomputerisworking.

2.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatodisplayavailable wirelessnetworks.

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

3.ClickawirelessLAN,andthenclickConnecttoconnectyourcomputertoit.Providerequired informationifneeded.

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ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice

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

Note:TheBluetoothfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

ToconnecttoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:

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

2.ClicktheBluetoothiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.

Note:IftheBluetoothiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,addtheicontothe notiﬁcationarea.SeetheWindowshelpsystem.

3.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickAddaDeviceandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ForWindows10:ClickAddaBluetoothDeviceandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Arrangingyourworkspace”onpage19

•“Accessibilityinformation”onpage20

•“Cleaningyourcomputer”onpage23

•“Maintenance”onpage23

•“Movingyourcomputer”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

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

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths

Thefollowingfactorsmightdeterminetheﬁnalplacementofyourcomputer:

•Locationsofelectricaloutlets

•Lengthofpowercordsorpoweradapters

•Lengthofthecablesthatareconnectedtootherdevices

Formoreinformationaboutpowercordsorpoweradapters,see“Powercordsandpoweradapters”on pagevi

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.T ypewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

•Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheﬂoorandyourfeetﬂatontheﬂoororonafootrest.

Makeminormodiﬁcationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfortcausedbylongperiods ofworkinginthesameposition.Frequentshortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelptopreventminordiscomfort associatedwithyourworkingposture.

Accessibilityinformation

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

Keyboardshortcuts

Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.

Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.

KeyboardshortcutFunction

Windowslogokey+U

RightShiftforeightseconds

ShiftﬁvetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys

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.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthen clickEaseofAccessCenter.

•ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙EaseofAccess.

3.Choosetheappropriatetoolbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:

•Magniﬁer Magniﬁerisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee

theitemsbetter.

•Narrator Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadsaloudwhatisdisplayedonthescreenanddescribeseventssuchas

errormessages.

•On-ScreenKeyboard Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerusingamouse,joystick,orotherpointingdevice

insteadofaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisual keyboardwithallthestandardkeys.

•HighContrast HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa

result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.

•Personalizedkeyboard Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard

tocontrolthepointerandtypecertainkeycombinationseasier.

•Personalizedmouse Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer

appearanceandmakeiteasiertomanagewindowswiththemouse.

SpeechRecognition

SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.

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

TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:ClickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

3.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickSpeechRecognition.

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4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Screen-readertechnologies

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

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

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

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

Screenresolution

Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyour computer.

Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution.

•ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings➙Display.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Settingtheresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromﬁttingonthescreen.

Customizableitemsize

Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.

•Tochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagniﬁertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof AccessCenter”onpage21.

•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

–ForWindows7:

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.ClickScreenresolution➙Maketextandotheritemslargerorsmaller.

3.Followtheon-screeninstructionstochangetheitemsize.

4.ClickApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.

–ForWindows10:

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.ClickDisplaysettings➙Display.

3.Followtheon-screeninstructionstochangetheitemsize.Forsomeapps,yourconﬁguration mightnottakeeffectuntilyousignoutandthensighinagain.

–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.

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

–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.

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Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows.

Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.

Industry-standardconnectors

Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.

Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionofeachconnector,see“Hardwarelocations”onpage1

TTY/TDDconversionmodem

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

Documentationinaccessibleformats

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

Cleaningyourcomputer

CAUTION: Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnected tothecomputer.

Itisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-free operation.Useonlymildcleaningsolutionsandadampclothtocleanthepaintedsurfacesofthecomputer.

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

Maintenance

Withappropriatecareandmaintenance,yourcomputerwillserveyoureliably.Thissectionprovides informationaboutmaintainingyourcomputersothatitcankeepworkinginbettercondition.

Basicmaintenancetips

Herearesomebasicpointsaboutkeepingyourcomputerfunctioningproperly:

•Keepyourcomputerinaclean,dryenvironment.Ensurethatthecomputerrestsonaﬂat,steadysurface.

•Donotcoveranyofairvents.Theseairventsprovideairﬂowtokeepyourcomputerfromoverheating.

•Keepfoodanddrinksawayfromallpartsofyourcomputer.Foodparticlesandspillsmightmakethe keyboardandmousestickandunusable.

•Donotgetthepowerswitchesorothercontrolswet.Moisturecandamagethesepartsandcausean electricalhazard.

•Alwaysdisconnectapowercordbygraspingthepluginsteadofthecord.

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Goodmaintenancepractices

Byperformingafewgoodmaintenancepractices,youcanmaintaingoodcomputerperformance,protect yourdata,andbepreparedincaseofacomputerfailure.

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•Usethediskdefragmentationordiskoptimizationfeatureofyouroperatingsystemoccasionallyto preventperformanceproblemscausedbyanexcessivenumberoffragmentedﬁles.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersinyoure-mailapplicationonaregularbasis.

•Backupcriticaldataregularlyonremovablemediamemory,suchasdiscsandUSBstoragedevices, andstoretheremovablemediainasafelocation.Thefrequencyofmakingbackupcopiesdependson howcriticalthedataistoyouoryourbusiness.

•Backupyourdataonthestoragedriveregularly.See“Recoveryinformation”onpage55

•Keepyourcomputersoftware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystemup-to-date.See“Keepingyour computercurrent”onpage24

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

•CreateProductRecoverydiscs.See“Recoveryinformation”onpage55formoreinformationaboutusing ProductRecoverydiscstorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

Keepingyourcomputercurrent

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

Gettingthelatestsystemupdates

Togetthelatestsystemupdatesforyourcomputer,ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet anddooneofthefollowing:

•UsethecorrespondingLenovoprogramtogetthesystemupdates,suchasdevicedriverupdates, softwareupdates,andBIOSupdates:

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

onpage12.Formoreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

•UseWindowsUpdatetogetthesystemupdates,suchassecurityﬁxes,newversionsofWindows components,anddevicedriverupdates.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,and

thenclickWindowsUpdate.

–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Update&security➙WindowsUpdate.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

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Movingyourcomputer

Beforemovingyourcomputer,takethefollowingprecautions:

1.Backupyourdataonthestoragedrive.See“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage24.

2.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then, disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe computer.

3.Ifyousavedtheoriginalshippingcartonsandpackingmaterials,usethemtopacktheunits.Ifyouare usingdifferentcartons,cushiontheunitstoavoiddamage.

Movingyourcomputertoanothercountryorregion

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

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Chapter4.Security

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Lockingyourcomputer”onpage27

•“ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage30

•“UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts”onpage30

•“Usingﬁngerprintauthentication”onpage31

•“Usingthecoverpresenceswitch”onpage31

•“Usingﬁrewalls”onpage32

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage32

•“ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinﬁrmware”onpage32

•“TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)”onpage32

•“IntelBIOSguard”onpage32

Lockingyourcomputer

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutlockingyourcomputerwiththelockingdevicestokeepyour computersafe.

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Lockingthecomputercover

Lockingthecomputercoverhelpspreventunauthorizedpeoplefromgainingaccesstotheinsideofyour computer.Yourcomputercomeswithapadlockloopsothatthecomputercovercannotberemoved whenapadlockisinstalled.

Figure7.Installingapadlock

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AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock

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

Figure8.Kensington-stylecablelock

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Attachingacablelock

Acablelockcanbeusedtosecuredevices,suchasthekeyboardandthemouse,bylockingthedevice cablestoyourcomputer.Thecablelockattachestothecable-lockslotsontherearofyourcomputer. See“Rearview”onpage3

Toattachacablelock,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheclip1intothecable-lockslot4.

2.Pullthecablesyouwanttolockthroughthedentsinthecablelock.

3.Presstheclip2intothecable-lockslot3untilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure9.Installingacablelock

ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram

ToviewandchangesecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectSecurity.

3.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoviewandchangesecuritysettings.Y oucan referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33togetbasicinformationaboutsomemajor securitysettings.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts

YoucanuseBIOSpasswordsandWindowsaccountstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputerand data.

•TouseBIOSpasswords,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage35

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•TouseWindowsaccounts,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingﬁngerprintauthentication

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

Touseﬁngerprintauthentication,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:UsetheFingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftwareprogramprovided byLenovo.Toopentheprogram,see“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage12 informationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

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

.Formore

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

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch

Thecoverpresenceswitchpreventsyourcomputerfromloggingintotheoperatingsystemwhenthe computercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed.

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

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectSecurity➙ChassisIntrusionDetectionandpressEnter.

3.SelectEnabledandpressEnter.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

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

1.Properlyinstallorcloseyourcomputercover.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”on page57

2.StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33and “ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage38.

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Usingﬁrewalls

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

TouseWindowsFirewall,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:ClickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

3.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickWindowsFirewall.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramtohelpyouguardagainst,detect,andeliminate viruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After 30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Note:Virusdeﬁnitionﬁlesmustbekeptup-to-datetoguardagainstnewviruses.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus software.

ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinﬁrmware

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

TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

TPMisasecurecryptoprocessorthatstorescryptographickeys,whichinturnprotectsinformationstored inyourcomputer.

IntelBIOSguard

TheBIOSguardmodulecryptographicallyveriﬁesalltheBIOSupdatestothesystemBIOSﬂash.Therefore, themalwareisblockedfromattackingtheBIOS.

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Chapter5.Advancedconﬁguration

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33

•“UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage38

•“ConﬁguringRAID”onpage39

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogramenablesyoutoviewandchangevariousconﬁgurationsettingsofyourcomputer. ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoconﬁguresomemajorsettingsthroughtheSetupUtilityprogram.

Note:TheoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonorrestartyourcomputer.

2.Beforetheoperatingsystemstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleaseF1orFn+F1(dependingonthe keyboard).BasedontheSetupUtilitydisplaymodesetting,oneofthefollowingsituationsoccurs:

•Textmode:TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.

•Graphicmode:Thestartscreenisdisplayed.Then,selectSetuptoopentheSetupUtilityprogram.

Note:IfaBIOSpasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogramwillnotopenuntilyouenterthe correctpassword.Formoreinformation,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage35.

Toviewandchangetheconﬁgurationsettings,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ChangingthedisplaymodeoftheSetupUtilityprogram

YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprograminthegraphicmodeorthetextmodeaccordingtoyourneeds.

•Textmode:Youcanuseonlythekeyboardtomakeselections.Thekeysusedtoperformvarioustasks aredisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.

•Graphicmode:Inadditiontothekeyboard,youalsocanusethemousetomakeselections.

Note:TheSerialPortConsoleRedirectionitemisavailableonlyinthetextmode.

TochangethedisplaymodeoftheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.Fromthemaininterface,locateSetupmodeselect,andselectGraphicorT ext.

3.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

ChangingthedisplaylanguageoftheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogramsupportsthreedisplaylanguages:English,French,andsimpliﬁedChinese.

TochangethedisplaylanguageoftheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

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1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.Fromthemaininterface,locateSystemLanguage,andselectthedisplaylanguageaccordingto yourneeds.

Enablingordisablingadevice

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtoenableordisableuseraccesstohardwaredevices(such asUSBconnectorsorstoragedrives).

Toenableordisableadevice,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectDevices.

3.SelectthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-onofyourcomputer

TheAutomaticPowerOnitemintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesvariousoptionsforyoutomakeyour computerstartupautomatically.

ToenableordisabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectPower➙AutomaticPowerOnandpressEnter.

3.SelectthefeatureyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode

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

YoucanenabletheErPLPScompliancemodeintheSetupUtilityprogramtoreducetheconsumptionof electricitywhenyourcomputerisofforinsleepmode.

ToenableordisabletheErPLPScompliancemode,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectPower➙EnhancedPowerSavingModeandpressEnter.

3.SelectEnabledorDisableddependingonyourneeds,andthenpressEnter.IfyouselectEnabled,you alsoneedtodisabletheWakeonLANfeature.See“Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-onof yourcomputer”onpage34.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

WhentheErPLPScompliancemodeisenabled,youcanwakeupyourcomputerbydoingoneofthe following:

•Pressthepowerbutton.

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•EnabletheWakeUponAlarmfeaturetomakeyourcomputerwakeupatasettime.See“Enablingor disablingtheautomaticpower-onofyourcomputer”onpage34

•EnabletheAfterPowerLossfeaturetomakeyourcomputerwakeupwhenthepowersupplyresumes afterasuddenlossofelectricity.

ToenabletheAfterPowerLossfeature,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectPower➙AfterPowerLossandpressEnter.

3.SelectPowerOnandpressEnter.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthe keyboard),selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

Enablingordisablingtheconﬁgurationchangedetection

Whentheconﬁgurationchangedetectionisenabled,ifthePOSTdetectsconﬁgurationchangesofsome hardwaredevices(suchasstoragedrivesormemorymodules),anerrormessageisdisplayed.

Toenableordisabletheconﬁgurationchangedetection,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectSecurity➙ConﬁgurationChangeDetectionandpressEnter.

3.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

Tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•PressF2orFn+F2(dependingonthekeyboard).

•StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33and “ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage38

ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperatingsystem

BIOSsettingsvarybyoperatingsystem.ChangetheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperatingsystem.

TochangetheBIOSsettings,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectExit➙OSOptimizedDefault.

3.Dependingontheoperatingsystemtobeinstalled,dooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows10(64-bit)operatingsystem,selectEnabled.

•ToinstallanoperatingsystemotherthanWindows10(64-bit),selectDisabled.

4.SelectYesinthewindowdisplayedandpressEntertoconﬁrmyourselection.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

UsingBIOSpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer anddata.

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputer security.Ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,readthefollowingtopics.

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Passwordtypes

ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:

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

•Administratorpassword Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconﬁgurationsettings.Ifyou areresponsibleformaintainingtheconﬁgurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset anadministratorpassword.

Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtoenteravalidpasswordeachtimeyou trytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannotbeaccesseduntilavalid passwordisentered.

Ifboththepower-onpasswordandadministratorpasswordareset,youcanentereitherpassword. However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconﬁgurationsettings.

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

Notes:

–Afteryousetaharddiskpassword,yourdataonthestoragedriveisprotectedevenifthestoragedrive

isremovedfromonecomputerandinstalledinanother.

–Iftheharddiskpasswordisforgotten,thereisnowaytoresetthepasswordorrecoverdatafrom

thestoragedrive.

Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,it isrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcase-sensitive.

Tosetastrongpassword,considerthefollowingguidelines:

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besigniﬁcantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword

Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectSecurity.

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

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formore information,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage36.

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5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearingCMOS)

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoeraselostorforgottenpasswords,suchasauserpassword.

Toerasealostorforgottenpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

2.LocatetheComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor(ClearCMOS)/Recoveryjumperonthesystem board.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage5

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

4.Reinstallthecomputercoverandconnectthepowercord.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacing hardware”onpage57.

5.Turnonthecomputerandleaveitonforapproximately10seconds.Then,turnoffthecomputerby holdingthepowerbuttonforapproximatelyﬁveseconds.

6.Repeatstep1andstep2.

7.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).

8.Reinstallthecomputercoverandconnectthepowercord.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartupfromadeviceasexpected,youcanchoosetochangethestartupdevice sequencepermanentlyorselectatemporarystartupdevice.

Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently

Tochangethestartupdevicesequencepermanently,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofthestoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestoragedeviceisinternal,gotostep2.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisadisc,ensurethatyourcomputeristurnedon.Then,insertthediscinto

theopticaldrive.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisanexternaldeviceotherthanadisc,connectthestoragedevicetothe

computer.

2.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

3.SelectStartup.

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentochangethestartupdevicesequence.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice

Note:Notalldiscsandstoragedrivesarebootable.

Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofthestoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestoragedeviceisinternal,gotostep2.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisadisc,ensurethatyourcomputeristurnedon.Then,insertthediscinto

theopticaldrive.

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•Ifthestoragedeviceisanexternaldeviceotherthanadisc,connectthestoragedevicetothe computer.

2.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforeWindowsstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleaseF12orFn+F12 (dependingonthekeyboard)untilBootMenuisdisplayed.

3.SelectthedesiredstoragedeviceandpressEnter.Thecomputerthenstartsupfromthedeviceyou select.

Ifyouwanttoselectapermanentstartupdevice,selectEnterSetuponBootMenuandpressEntertostart theSetupUtilityprogram.Formoreinformationabouthowtoselectapermanentstartupdevice,see “Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage37

Changingthefanspeedlevel

TheFanControlSteppingitemenablesyoutoadjustthethermalperformanceofyourcomputer.Fromlevel 1tolevel7,ahigherfanspeedlevelindicatesbetterthermalperformancewithmorenoise.

Tochangethefanspeedlevel,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.SelectPower➙FanControlSteppingandpressEnter.

3.SelectafanspeedlevelandpressEnter.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard), selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ToexittheSetupUtilityprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouwanttosavethenewsettings,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard),selectY esin thewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

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

UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS

TheBIOSistheﬁrstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenyouturnonthecomputer.TheBIOSinitializesthe hardwarecomponentsandloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.

UpdatingtheBIOS

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

ToupdatetheBIOS,dothefollowing:

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

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

3.PrinttheinstallationinstructionsyoudownloadandfollowtheinstructionstoupdatetheBIOS.

Note:IfyouwanttoupdatetheBIOSfromaﬂashupdatedisc,theinstallationinstructionsmightnotprovide theinformationabouthowtorecordtheupdatedisc.See“Recordingadisc”onpage16

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RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure

TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

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

3.RemoveanypartsandcablesthatimpedeyouraccesstotheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumper.

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

5.Reinstallthepartsandcablesthatwereremoved.

6.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectanycablesthatweredisconnected.SeeChapter7 “Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage57.

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

Note:Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartupfromthedisc,selectthediscasthestartupdevice.See “Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage37

8.Repeatsteps1–3.

9.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).

10.Repeatsteps5–6.Then,turnonyourcomputer.

ConﬁguringRAID

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallharddiskdrivesandconﬁgureRAIDforyourcomputer. Dependingonyourcomputermodel,RAIDcanbeenabledbyIntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterprise (RSTe)ortheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOS.

Note:TheRAIDconﬁgurationinformationdescribedinthischapterisonlyapplicableintheWindows environment.ForinformationaboutconﬁguringRAIDintheLinux softwareprovider.

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“ConﬁguringRAIDwithIntelRST e”onpage39

•“QuickRAIDsetupusingtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility”onpage42

environment,contactyourLinux

ConﬁguringRAIDwithIntelRST e

IfyourcomputercomeswithIntelRST e,youcanfollowthesectionsbelowtoconﬁgureRAIDwithIntelRSTe.

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“InstallingSATAharddiskdrives”onpage39

•“ConﬁguringSATARAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntelRST econﬁgurationutility”onpage40

InstallingSATAharddiskdrives

EnsurethatyourcomputerhastheminimumnumberofSATAharddiskdrivesinstalledforthefollowing supportedlevelsofRAID:

•RAIDLevel0-Stripeddiskarray

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

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•RAIDLevel1-Mirroreddiskarray

–ARAIDLevel1harddiskdrivegroupconsistingoftwoharddiskdrives –Improvedreadingperformanceand100%redundancy

•RAIDLevel10-Stripedandmirroreddiskarray(acombinationofRAIDLevel0andRAIDLevel1)

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

•RAIDLevel5-Block-levelstripeddiskarraywithdistributedparity

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

ConﬁguringSA TARAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntelRST econﬁgurationutility

ThissectiondescribestheinformationaboutconﬁguringSATARAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntelRSTe conﬁgurationutility.

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

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility”onpage40

•“CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility”onpage40

•“DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility”onpage41

•“Resettingharddiskdrivestonon-RAID”onpage41

EnteringtheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoentertheIntelRST econﬁgurationutility.

Duringthecomputerstartup,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.PressCtrl+ItoentertheIntelRSTe conﬁgurationutility.

ThefollowingfouroptionsaredisplayedafteryouentertheIntelRST econﬁgurationutility:

1.CreateRAIDVolume

2.DeleteRAIDVolume

3.ResetDiskstoNon‐RAID

4.Exit

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

CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRST econﬁgurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutilitytocreateRAIDvolumes.

TocreateaRAIDvolume,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility”onpage40.

2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectCreateRAIDVolume,andthenpressEntertoviewthe CREATEVOLUMEMENUwindow.

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3.Thefollowingﬁveoptionsaredisplayed.Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectanoption.After youconﬁgureanoption,pressTaborEntertogotothenextoption.

a.Name:Volumename.Y oucanusethedefaultnameortypeapreferredname. b.RAIDLevel:YoucanchangetheRAIDLeveltooneofthefollowing:

•RAIDLevel0

•RAIDLevel1

•RAIDLevel10

•RAIDLevel5

c.Disks:PressEntertoentertheSELECTDISKSMENUwindow.Followtheinstructionsatthebottom

ofthemenutoselectharddiskdrives,andthenpressEntertocompletetheconﬁguration. d.StripSize:Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectastripsize. e.Capacity:CustomizethecapacityoftheRAIDvolume.ThedefaultRAIDvolumeisthelargestvalue.

4.PressEntertoﬁnishconﬁguringalltheﬁveoptions.Whenprompted,pressYtoconﬁrmthecreationof thenewRAIDvolume.

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

DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRST econﬁgurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutilitytodeleteRAIDvolumes.

TodeleteaRAIDvolume,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility”onpage40.

2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectDeleteRAIDVolume.PressEntertoentertheDELETE VOLUMEMENUwindow.

3.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselecttheRAIDvolumethatisnotneeded.PressDeltodeleteit fromtheRAIDVolumeslist.

4.Whenprompted,pressYtoconﬁrmthedeletionoftheselectedRAIDvolume.

Resettingharddiskdrivestonon-RAID

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoresetharddiskdrivestonon-RAID.

Toresetharddiskdrivestonon-RAID,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility”onpage40.

2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectResetDiskstoNon-RAID.PressEntertoenterthe RESETRAIDDATAwindow.

3.Usetheupanddownarrowkeysandthespacekeytomarkanindividualharddiskdrivetobereset, andthenpressEntertocompletetheselection.

4.Whenprompted,pressYtoconﬁrmtheresetaction.

5.IftheharddiskdriveyouresetispartofaRAIDvolume,thecomputermightdetectthattheRAIDvolume isdegraded.Inthiscase,youarepromptedtoselectaharddiskdrivetoinitiatearebuildprocess.

6.Selectanavailableharddiskdrive,andthenpressEntertoinitiatetherebuildprocess.

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

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QuickRAIDsetupusingtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility

Notes:

•TheAVAGOMegaRAIDSASadapterandtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutilityareonly availableonsomemodels.

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

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives”onpage42

•“EnteringtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility”onpage43

•“CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility”onpage43

•“DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility”onpage44

•“Settingthehot-spareharddiskdrive”onpage44

InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives

EnsurethatyourcomputerhastheminimumnumberofSATAorSASharddiskdrivesinstalledforthe followingsupportedlevelsofRAID:

•RAIDLevel0-Stripeddiskarray

–ARAIDLevel0harddiskdrivegroupconsistingofatleastoneharddiskdrive –Supportedstripsize:8KBto1MB –Betterperformancewithoutfaulttolerance

•RAIDLevel00-SpannedharddiskdrivegroupwithaseriesofRAID0harddiskdrivegroups

–ARAIDLevel00harddiskdrivegroupconsistingoftwoorfourharddiskdrives –Supportedstripsize:8KBto1MB –Betterperformancewithoutfaulttolerance

•RAIDLevel1-Mirroreddiskarray

–ARAIDLevel1harddiskdrivegroupconsistingoftwoorfourharddiskdrives –Improvedreadperformanceand100%redundancy

•RAIDLevel10-AcombinationofRAIDLevel0andRAIDLevel1

–ARAIDLevel10harddiskdrivegroupconsistingoffourharddiskdrives –Databeingstripedacrossharddiskdrivegroups –Providesbothhighdatatransferratesandcompletedataredundancy

•RAIDLevel5-Block-levelstripeddiskarraywithdistributedparity

–ARAIDLevel5harddiskdrivegroupconsistingofatleastthreeharddiskdrives –Supportedstripsize:8KBto1MB –Betterperformanceandfaulttolerance –RAIDLevel5mightnotbeavailableonallmodelsofAVAGOMegaRAIDadapter

•RAIDLevel6-Block-levelstripeddiskarraywithdualdistributedparity

–ARAIDLevel6harddiskdrivegroupconsistingofatleastfourharddiskdrives –Supportedstripsize:8KBto1MB

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–Betterperformanceandfaulttolerancethatcanstanduptolossoftwoharddiskdrives –RAIDLevel6mightnotbeavailableonallmodelsofAVAGOMegaRAIDadapter

Ensurethat:

•TheAVAGOMegaRAIDSASadaptercardisinstalledinyourcomputer.

•Theharddiskdrivesareconnectedtothisadaptercardandnottotheconnectorsonthesystemboard.

EnteringtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoentertheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility.

ToentertheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility,dothefollowing:

1.Duringthecomputerstartup,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

2.PressCtrl+HtoentertheCONTROLLERSELECTIONwindow.

3.Selectthecontrolleryouwanttoconﬁgure,andthenclickStarttoentertheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOS conﬁgurationutility.

CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreateRAIDvolumesusingtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOS conﬁgurationutility.

TocreateRAIDvolumesusingtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility,dothefollowing:

1.ClickConﬁgurationWizardontheWebBIOSmainscreentoentertheChoosingtheConﬁguration Typewindow.

2.Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectoneofthethreeconﬁgurationtypes:

•ClearConﬁguration:Cleartheexistingconﬁguration.

•NewConﬁguration:Cleartheexistingconﬁgurationandcreatenewconﬁguration.

•AddConﬁguration:Retaintheexistingstorageconﬁgurationandaddnewharddiskdrives.The

newconﬁgurationwillnotcauseanydataloss.

3.SelectAddConﬁguration,andthenclickNext.Thefollowingtwooptionsaredisplayedinthe ConﬁgurationMethodwindow.

•ManualConﬁguration:Manuallycreateharddiskdrivegroupsandvirtualharddiskdrives,and

setparameters.

•AutomaticConﬁguration:AutomaticallycreateanoptimalRAIDconﬁguration.

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

a.Selectoneormoreharddiskdrivesforthegroup(keeppressingCtrlwhileselectingmorethan

oneharddiskdrive). b.ClickAddToArraytomovetheselectedharddiskdrivestoDriveGroups. c.ClickAcceptDGtocreatetheharddiskdrivegroup. d.Tocreatemoreharddiskdrivegroups,repeatstepsathroughc.

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

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

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7.ClickNext,andthePreviewwindowisdisplayed.

8.Verifyyoursettings,andthenclickAccept.

9.ClickY estosavetheconﬁguration.

DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtodeleteRAIDvolumesusingtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOS conﬁgurationutility.

TodeleteRAIDvolumesusingtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility.See“EnteringtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOS conﬁgurationutility”onpage43.

2.Clickthevirtualharddiskdrivesyouwanttodelete,andthentheVirtualDrivewindowisdisplayed.

3.ClickDelete,andthenclickGo.

4.ClickY estosaveyourchanges.

Settingthehot-spareharddiskdrive

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetthehot-spareharddiskdrive.

Tosetthehotspaceharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility.See“EnteringtheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOS conﬁgurationutility”onpage43.

2.Clicktheharddiskdriveyouwanttosetasthehot-spareharddiskdrive.TheDrivewindowisdisplayed.

3.SelectMakeGlobalHSPorMakeDedicatedHSP,andthenclickGo. ThemainscreenoftheAVAGOMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutilityisdisplayed.Theharddiskdrive youselectedislistedasahot-spareharddiskdriveintherightpane.

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Chapter6.Troubleshooting,diagnostics,andrecovery

Thischapterprovidessolutionstoresolveyourcomputerproblems.Followthestepsinthebasicprocedure forresolvingcomputerproblems,whichhelpsyoumakegooduseofthetroubleshooting,diagnostics, andrecoveryinformation.

•“Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems”onpage45

•“Troubleshooting”onpage45

•“Diagnosingproblems”onpage53

•“Recoveryinformation”onpage55

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems

Itisrecommendedthatyouusethefollowingproceduretoresolvecomputerproblemsyouareexperiencing:

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

electricaloutlets.

c.AllconnecteddevicesareenabledintheBIOSsettingsofyourcomputer.Referto“Enabling

ordisablingadevice”onpage34

Iftheseactionsdonotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

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

3.Goto“Troubleshooting”onpage45andfollowtheinstructionsforthetypeofproblemyouare experiencing.Ifthesetroubleshootinginstructionsdonotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththe nextstep.

4.Runthediagnosticprogram.Referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage53.Ifthediagnosticprogram doesnotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

5.Recoveryouroperatingsystem.Referto“Recoveryinformation”onpage55.

6.Ifnoneoftheseactionssolveyourproblem,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.Foralistof LenovoSupportphonenumbers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Formoreinformation abouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistance,refertoChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,and service”onpage101.

Troubleshooting

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Usethetroubleshootinginformationtoﬁndsolutionstoproblemsthathavedeﬁnitesymptoms.

Startupproblems

Thecomputerdoesnotstartupwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.

Solutions:

Ensurethat:

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•Thepowercordiscorrectlyconnectedtotherearofthecomputerandtoaworkingelectricaloutlet.

•Ifyourcomputerhasasecondarypowerswitchontherearofthecomputer,ensurethatitisswitchedon.

•Thepowerindicatoronthefrontofthecomputerison.

•Thecomputervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletforyourcountryorregion.

Theoperatingsystemfailstostartup.

Solution:

EnsurethatthestartupdevicesequencesetintheSetupUtilityprogramincludesthedevicewhere theoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemisontheinternalstoragedrive.Formore information,referto“Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage37.

Thecomputerbeepsmultipletimesbeforetheoperatingsystemstartsup.

Solution:

Ensurethatnokeysarestuck.

Audioproblems

TheaudiocannotbeheardontheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Solutions:

•IfyouareusingpoweredexternalspeakersthathaveanOn/Offcontrol,ensurethat:

–TheOn/OffcontrolissettotheOnposition. –Thespeakerpowercableisconnectedtoaproperlygrounded,functionalacelectricaloutlet.

•Ifyourexternalspeakershaveavolumecontrol,ensurethatthevolumeisnotsettoolow.

•ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.Ensurethatthemutespeakers settingsarenotselectedandnoneofthevolumesettingsissettoolow.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,addtheicontothenotiﬁcation area.RefertotheWindowshelpsystem.

•Forsomecomputersthathaveafrontaudiopanel,ensurethatthevolumeisnotsettoolow.

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

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

•EnsurethattheprogramyouarerunningisdesignedforuseontheWindowsoperatingsystem.Ifthe programisdesignedtoruninDOS,theprogramdoesnotusetheWindowssoundfeature.Theprogram mustbeconﬁguredtouseSoundBlasterProorSoundBlasteremulation.

•Ensurethattheaudiodevicedriversarecorrectlyinstalled.

Thesoundcomesfromoneoftheexternalspeakers.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthespeakercableisinsertedcompletelyintotheconnectoronthecomputer.

•DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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–ForWindows7:ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.Then,click

thespeakericonontopofthevolumecontrol.

–ForWindows10:Right-clickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.Then,

clickOpenVolumeMixerandselectthedesiredspeaker.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,addtheicontothenotiﬁcation area.

Then,clicktheLevelstabandensurethattheBalancesettingsaresetcorrectly.

CDorDVDproblems

ACDorDVDdoesnotwork.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthepowercableandsignalcablearesecurelyconnectedtothedrive.

•Ensurethatthediscisinsertedcorrectly,withitslabelup.

•Ensurethatthediscyouareusingisclean.Toremovedustorﬁngerprints,wipethedisccleanwithasoft clothfromthecentertotheoutside.Wipingadiscinacircularmotionmightcauselossofdata.

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

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

Abootablerecoverymedium,suchastheProductRecoveryCD,cannotbeusedtostartyour computer.

Solution:

EnsurethattheCDorDVDdriveissetasthetoppriorityoftheBootPriorityOrderintheSetupUtility program.Referto“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage37forinformationaboutviewingand changingthestartupsequence.

Note:Onsomecomputermodels,thestartupsequenceispermanentlysetandcannotbechanged.

AblackscreenisdisplayedinsteadoftheDVDvideo.

Solutions:

•RestarttheDVDplayerprogram.

•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.

•Closeanyopenﬁles,andthenrestartthecomputer.

ADVDmoviedoesnotplay.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkthediscorpackageforregionalcoding.Youmightneedtopurchaseadiscwithcodingfor theregionwhereyouareusingyourcomputer.

NoaudiooronlyintermittentaudiocomesoutwhileaDVDmovieisplaying.

Solutions:

•Checkthevolumecontrolsettingsonyourcomputerandonyourspeakers.

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•Ensurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkallcableconnectionstoandfromthespeakers.

•UsetheDVDmenuforthevideotoselectadifferentaudiotrack.

Theplaybackissloworchoppy.

Solutions:

•Disableanybackgroundprograms,suchasAntiVirusorDesktopThemes.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionislowerthan1152x864pixels.

Amessageindicatinginvaliddiscornodiscfoundisdisplayed.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthediscisinthedrivewiththeshinysideofthediscfacingdown.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionislowerthan1152x864pixels.

•EnsurethattheDVDorCDisinsertedintoanappropriateopticaldrive.Forexample,donotinsert aDVDintoaCD-onlydrive.

Intermittentproblems

Intermittentproblemsrefertotheproblemsoccuronlyoccasionallyandaredifﬁculttorepeat.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatallcablesandcordsaresecurelyconnectedtothecomputerandattacheddevices.

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

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

Storagedriveproblems

SomeorallstoragedrivesaremissingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthesignalcablesandpowercablesforallthestoragedrivesareconnectedcorrectly.

•IfthecomputerisinstalledwithSASstoragedrives,ensurethattheAVAGOMegaRAIDSASadapter iscorrectlyconnected.

Thecomputercannotstartupfromthecorrectstoragedriveorthemessage“NoOperatingSystem Found”isdisplayed.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthesignalcablesandpowercablesforallthestoragedrivesareconnectedcorrectly.

•Ensurethatthecomputerstartsupfromthecorrectstoragedrive.Setthestoragedrive,onwhichthe operatingsystemresides,astheﬁrststartupdeviceintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“Changingthe startupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage37

Note:Inrarecases,thestoragedrivewiththeoperatingsystemmightgetcorruptedordamaged.Ifthis problemoccurs,replacethestoragedrive.RefertoChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage57.

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EthernetLANproblems

ThecomputercannotconnecttoanEthernetLAN.

Solutions:

•ConnectthecablefromtheEthernetconnectortotheRJ45connectorofthehub.

•EnabletheEthernetLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram” onpage33

•EnabletheEthernetLANadapter.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel. –ForWindows10:ClickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

3.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickNetworkandSharingCenter➙ Changeadaptersettings.

4.Right-clicktheEthernetLANadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstalltheEthernetLANdriver.Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage24.

•Installallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.CheckwithyourLAN administratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.

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

WhenaGigabitEthernetmodelcomputerisusedataspeedof1000Mbps,theEthernetLAN connectionfailsorerrorsoccur.

Solution:

ConnectthenetworkcabletotheEthernetconnectorusingCategory5wiringanda100BASE-Thub/switch (not100BASE-X).

AGigabitEthernetmodelcomputershouldconnecttothenetworkataspeedof1000Mbpsbutat onlyaspeedof100Mbps.

Solutions:

•Tryanothercable.

•Setthelinkpartnertoauto-negotiate.

•Settheswitchtobe802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).

TheWakeOnLANfeaturedoesnotwork.

Solution:

EnabletheWakeOnLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram” onpage33.

WirelessLANproblem

Note:ThewirelessLANfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

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ThewirelessLANfeaturedoesnotwork.

Solutions:

•EnablethewirelessLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram” onpage33

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

•EnablethewirelessLANadapter.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel. –ForWindows10:ClickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

3.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickNetworkandSharingCenter➙ Changeadaptersettings.

4.Right-clickthewirelessLANadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstallthewirelessLANdriver.Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage24.

Bluetoothproblems

Note:TheBluetoothfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

TheBluetoothfeaturedoesnotwork.

Solutions:

•EnabletheBluetoothfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram” onpage33

•ToenabletheBluetoothdevices,dependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.

2.ClickDeviceManager.Typetheadministratorpasswordorprovideconﬁrmationifprompted.

3.ExpandBluetoothRadiostodisplaytheBluetoothdevices.Then,right-clickeachBluetooth

4.ExpandNetworkadapters.Then,right-clickeachBluetoothdeviceandthenClickEnable.

–ForWindows10:

1.Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDeviceManager.Typetheadministratorpasswordorprovideconﬁrmationifprompted.

3.ExpandBluetoothtodisplaytheBluetoothdevices.Then,right-clickeachBluetoothdeviceand

4.ExpandNetworkadapters.Then,right-clickeachBluetoothdeviceandthenClickEnabledevice.

•ToturnontheBluetoothradioonWindows10,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.ClickSettings➙Devices➙Bluetooth&otherdevices.

3.TurnontheBluetoothswitchtoenabletheBluetoothfeature.

•UpdateorreinstalltheBluetoothdriver.Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage24.

deviceandthenClickEnable.

thenClickEnabledevice.

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NosoundcomesfromtheBluetoothheadsetorheadphones.

Solution:

SettheBluetoothheadsetorheadphonesasthedefaultdevice.

1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).

2.Right-clickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,addtheicontothe notiﬁcationarea.RefertoWindowhelpsystem.

3.ClickPlaybackdevices.

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

5.ClickOK.

Performanceproblems

Excessivefragmentedﬁlesexistonthestoragedrives.

Solution:

UsetheWindowsdiskdefragmentationordiskoptimizationfeaturetocleanuptheﬁles.

Note:Dependingonthevolumeofthestoragedrivesandamountofdatastoredonthestoragedrives,the disk-defragmentationprocessmighttakeuptoseveralhours.

1.Closeanyopenprogramsandwindows.

2.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

3.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickComputer.

•ForWindows10:ClickWindowsSystem➙FileExplorer➙ThisPC.

4.Right-clickyourCdriveandthenclickProperties.

5.ClicktheToolstab.

6.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickDefragmentnow.SelectthedesireddriveandthenclickDefragmentdisk.

•ForWindows10:ClickOptimize.SelectthedesireddriveandthenclickOptimize.

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Thefreestoragedrivespaceisinsufﬁcient.

Solutions:

Freeupthestoragedrivespace.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersfromyoure-mailapplication.

•CleanupyourCdrive.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickComputer. –ForWindows10:ClickWindowsSystem➙FileExplorer➙ThisPC.

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3.Right-clickyourCdriveandthenclickProperties.

4.Checktheamountoffreespace,andthenclickDiskCleanup.

5.Alistofunnecessaryﬁlecategoriesisdisplayed.Selecteachﬁlecategoryyouwanttodelete, andthenclickOK.

•TurnsomeWindowsfeaturesofforremovesomeunnecessaryprograms.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel. –ForWindows10:ClickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

3.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickProgramsandFeatures.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

–ToturnsomeWindowsfeaturesoff,clickTurnWindowsfeaturesonoroff.Followthe

instructionsonthescreen.

–Toremovesomeunnecessaryprograms,selecttheprogramyouwanttoremove,andthenclick

Uninstall/ChangeorUninstall.

Thefreememoryspaceisinsufﬁcient.

Solutions:

•Right-clickablankareaonthetaskbarandopenTaskManager.Then,endsometasksyouarenot performing.

•Installadditionalmemorymodules.Referto“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage58 memorymodules,goto: http://www.lenovo.com

.Topurchase

Serialconnectorproblem

Theserialconnectorcannotbeaccessed.

Solutions:

•Connecttheserialcablefromtheserialconnectoronthecomputertotheserialdevice.Iftheserialdevice hasitsownpowercord,connectthepowercordtoagroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Turnontheserialdeviceandkeepthedeviceonline.

•Installanyprogramssuppliedwiththeserialdevice.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththe serialdeviceformoreinformation.

•Ifyouaddedoneserial-connectoradapter,ensurethattheadapterisinstalledcorrectly.

USBdeviceproblems

AUSBdevicecannotbeaccessed.

Solutions:

•ConnecttheUSBcablefromtheUSBconnectortotheUSBdevice.IftheUSBdevicehasitsownpower cord,connectthepowercordtoagroundedelectricaloutlet.

•TurnontheUSBdeviceandkeepthedeviceonline.

•InstallanydevicedriversorprogramssuppliedwiththeUSBdevice.Refertothedocumentationthat comeswiththeUSBdeviceformoreinformation.

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•DisconnectandreconnecttheUSBconnectortoresettheUSBdevice.

TheWindows7operatingsystemcannotbeinstalledfromanexternalopticaldriveoranexternal USBdevice.

Solution:

Gotohttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht104142formoreinformation.

Softwareanddriverproblems

Forsomeprograms,datescannotbesortedincorrectorder.

Solution:

Someprogramsdevelopedbeforetheyear2000useonlythelasttwodigitsofayeartosortdates,assuming theﬁrsttwodigitsare19.Consequently,datescannotbesortedincorrectordernowadays.Checkwith yoursoftwaremanufacturertorefertoifanyupdatesareavailable.Manysoftwaremanufacturersmake updatesavailablefromtheWorldWideWeb.

Someprogramsdonotworkasexpected.

Solutions:

1.Checkwhethertheproblemiscausedbyaprogram. a.Ensurethatthesoftwareiscompatiblewithyourcomputer.Refertotheinformationsuppliedwith

thesoftwareformoreinformation. b.Verifythatothersoftwareworkscorrectlyonyourcomputer. c.Verifythatthesoftwareyouareusingworksonanothercomputer.

2.Iftheproblemiscausedbyaprogram:

•Refertotheprinteddocumentationthatcomeswiththeprogramorthehelpsystemoftheprogram

fortroubleshootinginformation.

•Updatetheprogram.Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage24.

•Uninstalltheprogramandthenreinstallit.Todownloadaprogramthatispreinstalledonyour

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

Adevicedoesnotworkcorrectlyduetodevicedriverproblems.

Solution:

Updatethedevicedriver.Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage24.

Diagnosingproblems

Manycomputerproblemscanbesolvedwithoutoutsideassistance.Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyour computer,theﬁrstplacetostartisthetroubleshootinginformationinyourcomputerdocumentation.Ifyou suspectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentation,includingreadmeﬁlesandhelpinformationsystems, thatcomewiththeoperatingsystemorprogram.ThinkStationcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnostic programsthatyoucanusetohelpyouidentifyhardwareproblems.

DiagnosingproblemswithLenovoSolutionCenterontheWindows7operatingsystem

LenovoSolutionCenterispreinstalledonyourcomputerandalsoisavailablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/diags

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Notes:

•IfyouareusinganotherWindowsoperatingsystemratherthantheWindows7,youcanﬁndthelatest informationaboutdiagnosticsforyourcomputerat: http://www.lenovo.com/diagnose

•IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoSolutionCenter,saveand printthelogﬁlescreatedbytheprogram.YouneedthelogﬁleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical supportrepresentative.

LenovoSolutionCenterenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostic tests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsfor optimalsystemperformance.

Whenyouaresettingupyourcomputer,theLenovoSolutionCenterprogrampromptsyoutocreaterecovery media.Youcanusetherecoverymediatorestorethestoragedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

Foradditionalinformation,seetheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.

DiagnosingproblemswithLenovoCompanionontheWindows10operatingsystem

LenovoCompanionispreinstalledonyourcomputerandalsoisavailablefordownloadat: https://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/accessories/software/apps/lenovo-apps/companion/

Note:IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoCompanion,save andprintthelogﬁlescreatedbytheprogram.Y ouneedthelogﬁleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical supportrepresentative.

LenovoCompanionsupportsthehardwarescanfunction.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformation collection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.

Thetroubleshootinginformationorthediagnosticprogramsmighttellyouthatyouneedadditionalor updateddevicedriversorothersoftware.Y oucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevice driversandupdatesfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/support

Foradditionalinformation,seetheLenovoCompanionhelpsystem.

DiagnosingproblemswithThinkStationDiagnosticsontheWindows7andWindows10operating systems

ThinkStationDiagnosticsispreinstalledonyourcomputerandalsoisavailablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/diags

Note:IfyouinstallWindows7byyourself,ensurethatThinkStationDiagnosticsisinstalledafterLenovo SolutionCenterifbothprogramsareneededonthesamecomputer.

ThinkStationDiagnosticsenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Theprogramnotiﬁes youofanyissuesdetectedbythereal-timehardwarediagnosticmonitoringfunction.Theprogramalso providesthedetailsoftheissue,analyzespossiblecauses,andprovidessolutions.

Hardwarediagnostics

Thehardwarediagnosticsfunctionenablesyourcomputertomonitorhardwarecomponentsinrealtimefor potentialissuesorerrorswithoutimpactingtheperformance.Whenanissueorerrorisdetected,hardware diagnosticinformationispresentedinoneofthefollowingways:

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•IftheThinkStationDiagnosticsapplicationisinstalledandrunningonyourcomputer,anissueorerror messageisdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.GotoThinkStationDiagnosticsformore informationandsuggestedsolutions.

•IftheThinkStationDiagnosticsapplicationisnotinstalledorrunningonyourcomputer,anerrorcodeis displayedonthefour-digitdiagnosticdisplay(availableonsomemodels)onthefrontofthecomputer.For detailedinformation,doeitherofthefollowing:

–Checktheerrorcodeat:

http://thinkworkstationsoftware.com/diags.html

–IftheLenovoPCDiagnosticsapplicationisinstalledinyoursmartphone,usetheapplicationtotransfer

theerrorcodefromthecomputertothesmartphoneforfurtheranalysis.Theapplicationisavailablefor downloadatbothGooglePlayandiTunesAppStore.

Thehardwarediagnosticsfunctionisenabledonyourcomputerbydefault.Ifyouwanttodisablethe function,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

2.Fromthemaininterface,selectAdvanced➙Diagnostics,andthenpressEnter.

3.SelectReal-timeDiagnosticsMonitoringandpressEnter.ThenselectDisabledandpressEnter.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard settings).Then,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.

Recoveryinformation

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtorecoveryouroperatingsystem.

Note:Ifadevicedoesnotworknormallyafterrecoveringtheoperatingsystem,updatethedevicedriver. Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage24.

RecoveryinformationforWindows7

TorecoveryourWindows7operatingsystem,usethefollowingsolutions:

•UseWindowsrecoverysolutions.

–UseSystemRestoretorestoresystemﬁlesandsettingstoanearlierpoint.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickRecovery ➙OpenSystemRestore.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentbydoingoneofthefollowing:

–Afterseveralconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentmightstart

automatically.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

–Turnonorrestartyourcomputer.Then,repeatedlypressandreleaseF8orFn+F8(dependingonthe

keyboardsettings)untiltheAdvancedBootOptionswindowopens.SelectRepairY ourComputer, pressEnter,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

•UsetherecoverymediumyoucreatedearlierwiththeRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtorestoreonly theCdriveortheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

1.Selecttherecoverymediumasthestartupdevice.See“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice” onpage37.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

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•UsetherecoverydiscsetprovidedbyLenovotorestoretheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-default settings.

–Ifyourcomputercomeswiththerecoverydiscset,followtheinstructionsshippedwiththediscset. –Ifyourcomputerdoesnotcomewiththerecoverydiscset,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupport

Centertoorderarecoverydiscset.See“Callingforservice”onpage102

RecoveryinformationforWindows10

TorecoveryourWindows10operatingsystem,usethefollowingsolutions:

•UseWindowsrecoverysolutions.

–UserecoverysolutionsinWindowsSettings.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.ClickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.

3.Choosetheappropriaterecoverysolutionbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UseSystemRestoretorestoresystemﬁlesandsettingstoanearlierpoint.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickRecovery➙OpenSystem Restore.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheFileHistorytooltorestoreyourﬁlesfromabackup.

Note:IfyouusetheFileHistorytooltorestoreyourﬁlesfromabackup,ensurethatyoubackedup yourdataearlierwiththetool.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickFileHistory➙Restorepersonal ﬁles.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentbydoingoneofthefollowing:

–Afterseveralconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentmightstart

automatically.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

–SelecttherecoverymediumyoucreatedearlierwiththeWindowstoolasthestartupdevice.Refer

to“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage37.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen tochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

Note:Tocreatearecoverymedium,referto“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage24.

•UsetherecoveryUSBkeyprovidedbyLenovotorestoretheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-default settings.

–IfyourcomputercomeswiththerecoveryUSBkey,followtheinstructionsshippedwiththeUSBkey. –IfyourcomputerdoesnotcomewiththerecoveryUSBkey,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupport

CentertoorderarecoveryUSBkey.Referto“Callingforservice”onpage102

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Chapter7.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage57

•“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57

•“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage58

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

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

Whenyouhandleoptionsandothercomputercomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricity damage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingtheoptionsandothercomputercomponents.

•Touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingtheparttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorother unpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfrom thepackageandyourbodybeforeyouinstallorreplaceanewpart.

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe computeriscool.

Beforeinstallingorremovinganyhardwarecomponentinyourcomputer,dothefollowingtoprepareyour computerandremovethecomputercover:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Unlockanylockingdevicethatsecuresthecomputercover.See“Lockingyourcomputer”onpage27.

3.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecomputercover.

4.Pressthecover-releasebuttononthesideofthecomputerandslidethecovertotherearofthe computertoremovethecover.

Figure10.Removingthecomputercover

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Y oucanexpand thecapabilitiesofyourcomputerandmaintainyourcomputerbyinstallingorreplacinghardware.

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Notes:

•Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someofthehardwarepartsinthissectionmightnotbeavailable.

•UsecomputerpartsprovidedonlybyLenovo.

•Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

•Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCRU.Informationaboutthiswill comewiththeCRUorwillcomeafewdaysaftertheCRUarrives.

Externaloptions

Youcanconnectexternaloptionstoyourcomputer,suchasexternalspeakers,aprinter,orascanner.For someexternaloptions,youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection. Wheninstallinganexternaloption,see“Frontview”onpage1 requiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnection andinstallanysoftwareordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.

and“Rearview”onpage3toidentifythe

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Frontbezel

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

2.Releasethethreeplastictabsontheleftsideandpivotthefrontbezeloutwardtoremoveitfromthe computer.

Figure11.Removingthefrontbezel

3.Toreinstallthefrontbezel,alignthethreeplastictabsontherightsideofthefrontbezelwiththe correspondingholesinthechassis.Thenpivotthefrontbezelinwardsuntilitsnapsintoposition ontheleftside.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98.

Powerbutton

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

Toreplacethepowerbutton,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

2.Removethefrontbezel.See“Frontbezel”onpage59.

3.Locatethepowerbutton.See“Computercomponents”onpage5.

4.Disconnectthepowerbuttoncablefromthepowerbuttonconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Parts onthesystemboard”onpage5.

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5.Removethescrewthatsecuresthepowerbuttontothefrontbezel.Then,removethepowerbutton fromthefrontbezel.

Figure12.Removingthepowerbutton

6.Positionthenewpowerbuttonsothatthescrewholeinthepowerbuttonisalignedwiththe correspondingholeinthefrontbezel.Theninstallthescrewtosecurethepowerbuttontothefrontbezel.

Figure13.Installingthepowerbutton

7.Connectthepowerbuttoncabletothepowerbuttonconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Partson thesystemboard”onpage5

8.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Frontbezel”onpage59.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98.

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PCIExpresscard

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

YourcomputerhasonePCIExpressx4cardslot,onePCIExpressx8cardslot,andtwoPCIExpressx16 cardslots(graphicscardavailableonsomemodels).

ToinstallorreplaceaPCIExpresscard,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

2.Attherearofthecomputer,pressthereleasebutton1toopenthecardlatch2.

Figure14.OpeningthePCIExpresscardlatch

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3.DependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingaPCIExpresscard,dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouareinstallingaPCIExpresscard,removetheappropriatemetalslotcover.

•IfyouarereplacinganoldPCIExpresscard,grasptheoldcardthatiscurrentlyinstalledandgently

pullitoutoftheslot.

Figure15.RemovingaPCIExpresscard

Notes:

a.Thecardﬁtstightlyintotheslot.Ifnecessary,alternatelymoveeachsideofthecardasmall

amountuntilthecardisremovedfromtheslot.

b.Ifthecardisheldinplacebyaretaininglatch,pressthecardretaininglatchasshownto

disengagethelatch.Thengraspthecardandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.

Figure16.Disengagingthecardretaininglatch

4.RemovethenewPCIExpresscardfromitsstatic-protectivepackage.

5.Installthenewcardintotheappropriateslotonthesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard” onpage5.

Note:IfyouareinstallingaPCIExpressx16graphicscard,ensurethatthememory-slotretainingclips areclosedbeforeyouinstallthecardtoavoidanyinterferenceduringtheinstallation.

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6.PivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethePCIExpresscard.

Figure17.InstallingaPCIExpresscard

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98

Full-lengthPCIExpresscard

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

YourcomputerhasonePCIExpressx4cardslot,onePCIExpressx8cardslot,andtwoPCIExpressx16 cardslots(graphicscardavailableonsomemodels).

Toreplaceafull-lengthPCIExpresscard,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

2.LaythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothePCIExpresscardslots.

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3.Attherearofthecomputer,pressthereleasebutton1toopenthecardlatch2.

Figure18.OpeningthePCIcardlatch

4.Pivotthetabonthefrontfanassemblyoutwardtoopenthelatchinside.

Figure19.Openingthelatchonthefrontfanassembly

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5.Grasptheoldcardthatiscurrentlyinstalledandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.

Notes:

•Thecardﬁtstightlyintotheslot.Ifnecessary,alternatelymoveeachsideofthecardasmallamount untilthecardisremovedfromtheslot.

•Ifthecardisheldinplacebyaretaininglatch,pressthecardretaininglatchasshowntodisengage thelatch.Thengraspthecardandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.

Figure20.Disengagingthecardretaininglatch

Figure21.Removingthefull-lengthPCIExpresscard

6.Removethenewfull-lengthPCIExpresscardfromitsstatic-protectivepackage.

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7.Alignthenotchonthenewfull-lengthPCIExpresscardwiththeslotkeyinaPCIExpressx16card slotonthesystemboard.Then,insertthenewcarddownwardintothecardslotuntilitissecured tightly.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage5.

Note:Ensurethatthememory-slotretainingclipsareclosedbeforeyouinstallthecardtoavoidany interferenceduringtheinstallation.

Figure22.Installingafull-lengthPCIExpresscard

8.Pivotthetabonthefrontfanassemblyinwardtoclosethelatchinside.

Figure23.Closingthelatchonthefrontfanassembly

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9.Pivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethefull-lengthPCIExpresscard.

Figure24.Pivotingthecardlatch

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98.

M.2solid-statedrive

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

ToinstallorreplaceanM.2solid-statedrive,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

2.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.

3.DependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacinganM.2solid-statedrive,dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouarereplacinganM.2solid-statedrive,dothefollowing: a.LocateandremovetheM.2solid-statedriveadapter.See“PCIExpresscard”onpage61.

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b.Theheatsinkissecuredbytwomountingstuds.Pinchtheclipsofthestudsinward1and

pushthestudsupward

2toreleasetheheatsink.Then,lifttheheatsinkofftheM.2solid-state

driveadapter3.

Figure25.RemovingtheheatsinkfromtheM.2solid-statedriveadapter

c.TheM.2solid-statedriveissecuredbyaretentionlatch.Pullthehandleoftheretentionlatch

outwardtoreleasetheM.2solid-statedrive.Then,gentlypulltheM.2solid-statedriveoutof theM.2slot.

Figure26.RemovingtheM.2solid-statedrive

•IfyouareinstallinganM.2solid-statedrive,pulloutwardthehandleoftheretentionlatchinthe M.2solid-statedriveadapter.

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4.EnsurethatathermalpadisplacedinpositionontheM.2solid-statedriveadapter.

Figure27.Installingthethermalpad

5.InsertthenewM.2solid-statedriveintotheM.2slot.Then,inserttheplugoftheretentionlatchintothe holetosecurethenewdrive.

Figure28.InstallingtheM.2solid-statedrive

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6.PositiontheheatsinkontheM.2solid-statedriveadapter.Ensurethatthetwomountingstudsinthe heatsinkarealignedwiththeholesintheM.2solid-statedriveadapter.Then,pushthemountingstuds downwardtosecuretheheatsinktotheadapter.

Figure29.Installingtheheatsink

7.InstalltheM.2solid-statedriveadapterintotheappropriatePCIExpresscardslotonthesystemboard. See“PCIExpresscard”onpage61.

Note:ItisrecommendedthatyouinstalltheM.2solid-statedriveadapterintothePCIExpressx16card slot.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage5.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98.

Memorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

YourcomputerhasfourmemoryslotsforinstallingorreplacingDDR4DIMMsthatprovideuptoamaximum of128GBsystemmemory.Wheninstallingorreplacingamemorymodule,usethefollowingguidelines:

•UseanyofDDR4ECCUDIMMsorDDR4ECCRDIMMsforyourcomputer.DonotinstalltheUDIMMs andRDIMMsintothesamecomputer.

•Use8GBECCUDIMMsuptoamaximumof32GB.

•Use8GB,16GB,or32GBECCRDIMMsinanycombinationuptoamaximumof128GBsystemmemory.

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Installmemorymodulesinthenumericalorderasshown.Thenumbers1,2,3,and4indicatetheinstallation sequence.

Figure30.Memorymoduleinstallation–order

Toinstallorreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

2.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.

3.Locatethememoryslots.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage5.

4.Removeanypartsthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.Dependingonyourcomputer model,youmightneedtoremovethePCIExpressx16graphicscardforeasieraccesstothememory slots.See“PCIExpresscard”onpage61

5.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingamemorymodule,dooneofthefollowing:

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•Ifyouarereplacinganoldmemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsandgentlypullthememory moduleoutofthememoryslot.

Figure31.Removingamemorymodule

•Ifyouareinstallingamemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsofthememoryslotintowhichyou wanttoinstallthememorymodule.

Figure32.Openingtheretainingclips

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6.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthememory moduleisalignedwiththekey2intheslot.Pushthememorymodulestraightdownintotheslotuntil theretainingclipscompletelyclose.

Figure33.Installingamemorymodule

7.ReinstallthePCIExpressx16graphicscardifyouhaveremovedit.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98.

Opticaldrive

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

Note:Forsomecomputermodels,theoptical-drivebaymightbeinstalledwithanopticaldrive,a5.25-inch ﬂexmodule,aﬂexstorageenclosure,afront-accessstorageenclosure,oranoptical/storagecombination enclosure.

Toinstallorreplaceanopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

2.Removethefrontbezel.See“Frontbezel”onpage59.

3.Ifyouareinstallinganopticaldrive,dothefollowing: a.Removethemetalstaticshieldfromthedesireddrivebay.

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b.Locatetheoptical-driveretainerfromtheleftsideofthecomputer.Pushtheretainerdownwards

tounlocktheretainer.Thenlifttheretaineroutofthechassis.

Figure34.Removingtheoptical-driveretainerfromthecomputer

•Ifyouarereplacinganopticaldrive,dothefollowing: a.Disconnectcablesfromtherearoftheopticaldrive,pressthereleasebutton1,andthenslide

theopticaldriveoutofthechassis.

Figure35.Removingtheopticaldrive

b.Removetheopticaldriveretainerfromtheleftsideoftheopticaldrive.

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4.Installtheopticaldriveretainerontotheleftsideofthenewopticaldrive.

Figure36.Installingtheopticaldriveretainer

5.Slidethenewopticaldriveintothedrivebayfromthefrontofthecomputeruntiltheopticaldrive snapsintoposition.

Figure37.Installingtheopticaldrive

6.Connectthecablestotherearofthenewopticaldrive.

Figure38.Connectingthecablestotherearofthenewopticaldrive

7.Ifyouareinstallinganewopticaldrive,removetheplasticpanelinthefrontbezelforthedesired drivebay.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

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•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98.

Storagedriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosure

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

Youcaninstallorreplaceastoragedriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosure.Thestoragedrivecanbe hot-swappable,whichmeansthatyoucaninstallorreplacethedrivewithouteventurningoffyourcomputer.

Thestoragedriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosureishot-swappableonlywhenthefollowing requirementsaremet:

•TheSATAcableofthefront-accessstorageenclosureisconnectedtotheeSATAconnectoronthesystem board.Toverifythecableconnection,see“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover” onpage57

•Theoperatingsystemofyourcomputerdoesnotresideonthestoragedriveinstalledinthefront-access storageenclosure.

Attention:Ifanyoftheaboverequirementsarenotmet,donotinstallorreplacethestoragedrivewhenthe computeristurnedon.Otherwise,dataonthestoragedrivemightgetdamaged.

3.5-inchstoragedrive

Toinstallorreplacea3.5-inchstoragedrive,dothefollowing:

1.Beforeremovinganold3.5-inchstoragedrive,safelyejecttheoldstoragedrivefromtheoperating systemﬁrst.Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpsystem.

2.Unlocktheenclosurecoverwiththeprovidedkeyasshown.Pressthenotchatoopentheenclosure cover.

and“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage5formoreinformation.

Figure39.Openingthefront-accessstorageenclosurecover

3.Pressthepitonthebracketcover,andthengraspthetiltedcovertopullthebracketoutofthe front-accessstorageenclosure.

Figure40.Removingthebracketfromthefront-accessstorageenclosure

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4.Flexbothsidesofthebrackettoremovethe3.5-inchstoragedrivefromthebracket.

Figure41.Removingthe3.5-inchstoragedrivefromthebracket

5.Toinstallanew3.5-inchstoragedrive,ﬂexbothsidesofthebracketandalignpins1onthebracket withthecorrespondingholesinthenewstoragedrive.

Notes:

•Ensurethatthecircuitboardfacesdownwardandtheconnectorsfacetowardtherearofthebracket.

•Donottouchthecircuitboardonthestoragedriveduringoperation.

Figure42.Installingthe3.5-inchstoragedriveintothebracket

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6.Slidethebracketwiththenew3.5-inchstoragedriveintothefront-accessstorageenclosureuntilit snapsintoposition.Pressthenotchtosecuretheenclosurecoverandlocktheenclosurecoverwith thekey.

Figure43.Installingthe3.5-inchstoragedriveintothefront-accessstorageenclosure

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98.

2.5-inchstoragedrive

Toinstallorreplacea2.5-inchstoragedrive,dothefollowing:

1.Beforeremovinganold2.5-inchstoragedrive,safelyejecttheoldstoragedrivefromtheoperating systemﬁrst.Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpsystem.

2.Unlocktheenclosurecoverwiththeprovidedkeyasshown.Pressthenotchatoopentheenclosure cover.

Figure44.Openingthefront-accessstorageenclosurecover

3.Pressthepitonthebracketcover,andthengraspthetiltedcovertopullthebracketoutofthe front-accessstorageenclosure.

Figure45.Removingthebracketfromthefront-accessstorageenclosure

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4.Ifyouarereplacinga2.5-inchstoragedrive,dothefollowing: a.Flexbothsidesofthebrackettoremovethe2.5-inchstoragedrivefromthebracket.

Figure46.Removingthe2.5-inchstoragedrivefromthebracket

b.Liftthetab1ofthemetalbracketandpushthemetalbracketwithforceasshown.Thenslidethe

bracketandremoveitfromtheplasticframe.

Figure47.Removingthemetalbracketfromtheplasticframeoftheconverter

c.Carefullyﬂexbothsidesofthemetalbrackettoremovethestoragedrivefromthebracket.

Figure48.Removingthestoragedrivefromthemetalbracket

5.Toinstallanew2.5-inchstoragedriveintothefront-accessstorageenclosure,dothefollowing:

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a.Carefullyﬂexbothsidesofthemetalbracketandalignthefourtabs1onthemetalbracketwiththe

correspondingholesinthenewstoragedrive.

Note:Ensurethattheconnectorsofthestoragedrivefacetowardthetabofthemetalbracket.

Figure49.Installingthe2.5-inchstoragedriveintothemetalbracket

b.Insertthefourposts1onthemetalbracketintothecorrespondingslotsintheplasticframe

asshown.

Figure50.Insertingthemetalbracketintotheplasticframeoftheconverter

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c.Pushthemetalbracketdownuntilthetab1isslightlycurved.Then,pushthebracketwiththe

storagedriveforwardasshownuntilthetab

Figure51.Installingthemetalbracketintotheplasticframeoftheconverter

1snapsintoposition.

d.Flexbothsidesoftheplasticbracketandalignpins1ontheplasticbracketwiththecorresponding

holesintheplasticframeoftheconverter.

Notes:

•Ensurethatthecircuitboardfacesdownwardandtheconnectorsfacetowardtherearofthe bracket.

•Donottouchthecircuitboardonthestoragedriveduringoperation.

Figure52.Installingtheconverterwiththe2.5-inchstoragedriveintotheplasticbracket

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6.Slidetheplasticbracketwiththenew2.5-inchstoragedriveintothefront-accessstorageenclosure untilitsnapsintoposition.Pressthenotchtosecuretheenclosurecoverandlocktheenclosure coverwiththekey.

Figure53.Installingthebracketwiththe2.5-inchstoragedriveintothefront-accessstorageenclosure

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98

Deviceintheoptical/storagecombinationenclosure

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Anoptical/storagecombinationenclosuremightbeequippedwithoneorbothofthefollowingcomponents:

•Slimopticaldrive

•Harddiskdrive

Installingorreplacingadeviceintheoptical/storagecombinationenclosureinvolvesthefollowingoperations:

•“Slimopticaldrive”onpage82

•“Harddiskdrive”onpage83

Note:Foraﬂexstorageenclosure,theinformationaboutinstallingorreplacingaharddiskdrivealsoapplies.

Slimopticaldrive

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toinstallorreplaceaslimopticaldriveintheoptical/storagecombinationenclosure,dothefollowing:

1.Slidetheenclosureoutofthechassis.See“Opticaldrive”onpage73.

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2.Ifyouarereplacinganoldslimopticaldrive,presstheclipthroughtheholeinthetopoftheenclosure asshownandpushforwardtheslimopticaldrive.Then,slidetheslimopticaldriveoutoftheenclosure.

Figure54.Removingtheslimopticaldrivefromtheenclosure

3.Insertanewslimopticaldriveintotheenclosureuntilyouhearaclick.Theslimopticaldriveissecured inplace.

Figure55.Installingtheslimopticaldriveintheenclosure

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98.

Harddiskdrive

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toinstallorreplaceaharddiskdriveintheoptical/storagecombinationenclosure,dothefollowing:

1.Slidetheenclosureoutofthechassis.See“Opticaldrive”onpage73.

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2.Pinchthetwoclipstowardeachotherasshowntoopentherearcoveroftheenclosure.

Figure56.Openingtheenclosurefromtherear

3.Ifyouarereplacinganoldharddiskdrive,dothefollowing: a.Slidetheharddiskdriveoutoftherearoftheenclosure.

Figure57.Removingtheharddiskdrivefromtherear

b.Flextwosidesofthebrackettoremovetheharddiskdrivefromthebracket.

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4.Toinstallanewharddiskdriveintothebracket,ﬂexthebracketandalignpin1,pin2,pin3,and pin4onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesintheharddiskdrive.Donottouchthecircuit board5onthebottomoftheharddiskdrive.

Figure58.Installingtheharddiskdriveintothebracket

5.Slidethenewharddiskdriveintotheenclosurefromtherearuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure59.Installingtheharddiskdriveintotheenclosure

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6.Pivottherearcoveroftheenclosureinwarduntilyouhearaclick.Therearcoverissecuredinplace.

Figure60.Pivotingtherearcoverinward

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98.

Battery

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Yourcomputerhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andsettingsforbuilt-infeatures. Abatterykeepsthisinformationactivewhenyouturnoffthecomputer.

Thebatterynormallyrequiresnochargingormaintenancethroughoutitslife;however,nobatterylasts forever.Ifthebatteryfails,thedate,time,andconﬁgurationinformation(includingpasswords)arelost.An errormessageisdisplayedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Refertothe“Lithiumcoincellbatterynotice”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideforinformationabout replacinganddisposingofthebattery.

Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

2.Locatethebattery.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage5.

3.Removetheoldbattery.

Figure61.Removingtheoldbattery

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4.Installanewbattery.

Figure62.Installinganewbattery

5.Reinstallthecomputercoverandconnectthecables.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”on page98.

Note:Whenthecomputeristurnedonfortheﬁrsttimeafterreplacingthebattery,anerrormessage mightbedisplayed.Thisisnormalafterreplacingthebattery.

6.Turnonthecomputerandallattacheddevices.

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

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98.

Coverpresenceswitch

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toreplacethecoverpresenceswitch,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage57.

2.Locatethecoverpresenceswitch.See“Computercomponents”onpage5.

3.Disconnectthecoverpresenceswitchcablefromthecoverpresenceswitchconnectoronthesystem board.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage5.

4.Removethescrewthatsecuresthecoverpresenceswitchandremovethecoverpresenceswitch fromthechassis.

Figure63.Removingthecoverpresenceswitch

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5.Positionthenewcoverpresenceswitchsothatthescrewholeinthecoverpresenceswitchisaligned withthecorrespondingholeinthechassis.Theninstallthescrewtosecurethecoverpresence switchtothechassis.

Figure64.Installingthecoverpresenceswitch

6.Connectthecoverpresenceswitchcabletothecoverpresenceswitchconnectoronthesystem board.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage5.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage98

Powersupplyassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisﬁrst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafetyandproperUnderwritersLaboratories(UL)certiﬁcation.

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Lenovo ThinkStation P410 User guide [en, sh, uk, zh]

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

Internaldrives

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Computerfeatures

Programs

Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled(Windows7only)

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Registeringyourcomputer

Settingthecomputervolume

Usingadisc

Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive

Handlingandstoringadisc

Playingandremovingadisc

Recordingadisc

Connectingtoanetwork

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN

ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer

Arrangingyourworkspace

Glareandlighting

Aircirculation

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths

Comfort

Accessibilityinformation

Cleaningyourcomputer

Maintenance

Basicmaintenancetips

Goodmaintenancepractices

Keepingyourcomputercurrent

Movingyourcomputer

Chapter4.Security

Lockingyourcomputer

Lockingthecomputercover

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock

Attachingacablelock

ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram

UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch

Protectingdataagainstviruses

TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

IntelBIOSguard

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ChangingthedisplaymodeoftheSetupUtilityprogram

ChangingthedisplaylanguageoftheSetupUtilityprogram

Enablingordisablingadevice

Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-onofyourcomputer

EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode

ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperatingsystem

UsingBIOSpasswords

Selectingastartupdevice

Changingthefanspeedlevel

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS

UpdatingtheBIOS

RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure