Lenovo ThinkStation P910 User guide [en, sh, uk, zh]

ThinkStationP910
UserGuide

MachineTypes:30B8and30B9

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

andAppendixG“Notices”onpage155.

ThirdEdition(December2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2016.

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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..........6

Partsonthesystemboard.........7

Internaldrives..............9

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......10

Computerfeatures.............10

Computerspecifications...........14

Programs.................14

Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer...14

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobe

installed(Windows7only)........15

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....15

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17

Registeringyourcomputer..........17

Settingthecomputervolume.........17

Usingadisc................17

Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive...17

Handlingandstoringadisc........18

Playingandremovingadisc.......18

Recordingadisc............18

Connectingtoanetwork...........19

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN......19

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN.......19

ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice..20

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer..21

Arrangingyourworkspace..........21

Glareandlighting............21

Aircirculation.............21

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths.21

Comfort...............21

Accessibilityinformation...........22

Cleaningyourcomputer...........25

Maintenance...............25

Basicmaintenancetips.........25

Goodmaintenancepractices.......25

Keepingyourcomputercurrent......26

Movingyourcomputer...........27

Chapter4.Security..........29

Lockingyourcomputer...........29

Lockingthecomputercover.......29

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock...31
Viewingandchangingsecuritysettingsinthe

SetupUtilityprogram............31

UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts....32

Usingfingerprintauthentication........32

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch.......32

Usingfirewalls..............33

Protectingdataagainstviruses........33

ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedin

firmware.................33

BIOSguard................33

TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)........34

Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration..35

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........35

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....35

ChangingthedisplaymodeoftheSetupUtility

program...............35

ChangingthedisplaylanguageoftheSetup

Utilityprogram.............35

Enablingordisablingadevice.......36

Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-on

ofyourcomputer............36

EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliance

mode................36

Enablingordisablingtheconfigurationchange

detection...............37

ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinga

newoperatingsystem..........37

UsingBIOSpasswords.........38

Selectingastartupdevice........39

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......40

UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS.......40

UpdatingtheBIOS...........40

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RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure...41

ConfiguringRAID..............41

ConfiguringRAIDwithIntelRSTe......41

QuickRAIDsetupusingtheLSIMegaRAID

BIOSconfigurationutility........44

Chapter6.T roubleshooting,

diagnostics,andrecovery......47

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputer

problems.................47

Troubleshooting..............47

Startupproblems............47

Audioproblems............48

CDorDVDproblems..........49

Intermittentproblems..........50

Storagedriveproblems.........50

EthernetLANproblems.........50

WirelessLANproblem..........51

Bluetoothproblems...........52

Performanceproblems..........53

Serialconnectorproblem.........54

USBdeviceproblem..........54

Softwareanddriverproblems.......54

Diagnostics................55

LenovoSolutionCenter.........55

Hardwarediagnostics..........55

Recoveryinformation............56

RecoveryinformationforWindows7....56

RecoveryinformationforWindows10....57

Full-lengthPCIExpresscard.......112

Supercapacitormodule.........117

Memorymodule............120

Heatsinkandfanassemblies.......122

Rearfanassembly...........124

Wi-Fiunits..............125

Completingthepartsreplacement.......132

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............135

Informationresources............135

Accessingtheuserguideinvarious

languages...............135

Windowshelpsystem..........135

Safetyandwarranty...........135

LenovoWebsite............135

LenovoSupportWebsite.........136

Frequentlyaskedquestions........136

Helpandservice..............136

Callingforservice............136

Usingotherservices..........137

Purchasingadditionalservices......137

AppendixA.Systemmemory

speed................139

AppendixB.Supplemental
informationabouttheUbuntu

operatingsystem..........141

Chapter7.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............59

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......59

Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthe

computercover..............59

Installingorreplacinghardware........60

Externaloptions............60

Coverpresenceswitch(intrusionswitch)..61

Directcoolingairbaffle.........63

Deviceinanoptical-drivebay.......65

Harddiskdriveinthefront-accessstorage

enclosure...............67

Storagedriveintheflexbaystorage

enclosure...............69

Deviceinthe5.25-inchflexmodule.....75

Internalstoragedrive..........83

Frontfanassembly...........95

Multi-functionbrackets.........96

Powersupplyassembly.........98

Battery................100

Flexadapter..............101

PCIcard...............104

AppendixC.Regulatory

information.............143

Exportclassificationnotice..........143

Electronicemissionsnotices.........143

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........143

Eurasiancompliancemark..........145

Brazilaudionotice.............145

Mexicowireless-radiocomplianceinformation..145

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......146

AppendixD.WEEEandrecycling

information.............147

ImportantWEEEinformation.........147

RecyclinginformationforJapan........147

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........148

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....148

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................149

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....151

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EuropeanUnionRoHS...........151

ChinaRoHS................151

TurkishRoHS...............151

UkraineRoHS...............152

IndiaRoHS................152

TaiwanRoHS...............152

AppendixF .ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............153

AppendixG.Notices.........155

Trademarks................156

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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”onpage59
concerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsor

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe
computeriscool.

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Staticelectricityprevention

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

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

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

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.Donotusetheac
powercordforotherdevices.

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

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordinwaysthat
cancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsofoverheating(such
asdeformedplastic)attheacinputoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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,orbetter.For

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

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areused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation
ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.

Plugsandoutlets

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamaged
orcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtainareplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamountsof
electricity.Otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orconnecteddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclosetothe
equipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouareinstalling.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Externaldevices

DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)cableswhile
thecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.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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Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“Hardwarelocations”onpage1

•“Computerfeatures”onpage10

•“Computerspecifications”onpage14

•“Programs”onpage14

Hardwarelocations

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofyourcomputerhardware.

Note:Thecomputerhardwaremightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontconnectors,controls,andindicators

1Powerbutton2Four-digitdiagnosticdisplay

3SDcardslot

5AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector6USB3.0connectors(2)

7DiagnosticUSB3.0connector8Optical-driveeject/closebutton(somemodels)

9Hard-disk-driveactivityindicator10Powerindicator

Note:TheorientationoftheThinkStation

®

logoplateonthefrontofyourcomputerisadjustable.Whenyou

4Headsetconnector

laythecomputeronitsside,youcanslightlypulloutthelogoplate,turnit90-degreecounterclockwise,
andthenpushitbackin.

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1Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonyourcomputer.Ifyourcomputerisunresponsive,youcanturnoffthe
computerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.

2Four-digitdiagnosticdisplay

Thefour-digitdiagnosticdisplayonthefrontofthecomputerdisplaystextandanumericalerrorcodewhen
thecomputerdetectsanissueorerror.

3SDcardslot

Insertasecuredigital(SD)cardintotheslotsothatthedataonthecardcanbeaccessedandread.

4Headsetconnector

Connecttheheadsettoyourcomputerthroughtheheadsetconnector.

5AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

ConnectaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,storagedrive,orprinter,tothis
connector.Withthepowercordconnected,youcanchargetheconnectedUSBdeviceevenwhenthe
computerisinhibernationmodeorturnedoff.IftheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorfunctionisnotenabled,
openthePowerManagerprogramandenablethefunction.ToopenthePowerManagerprogram,see
“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage14

.ToenabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnector,referto

thehelpsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.

6USB3.0connector

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

7DiagnosticUSB3.0connector

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

8Optical-driveeject/closebutton

Pressthebuttontoejectorclosethetrayoftheopticaldrive.

9Hard-disk-driveactivityindicator

Indicatethestatusoftheinternalstoragedrives(suchasharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrives).

On:Thestoragedrivesarereadyforuse.

Offwhencomputerpoweredon:Thestoragedrivesdonotworkproperlyorotherproblemsoccur.

10Powerindicator

Whenthepowerindicatorison,thecomputeristurnedon.

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Rearview

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Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewheretoconnect
thecablesonyourcomputer.

Figure2.Rearconnectors

1Powercordconnector2Audioline-outconnector

3Microphoneconnector

5Serialconnector6USB2.0connectors(4)

7USB3.0connectors(4)8PCIcardarea(PCIcardsavailablevarybycomputer

4PS/2keyboardconnector

model)

9Security-lockslot

11Ethernetconnectors(2)12PS/2mouseconnector

13Audioline-inconnector

10Key-nestslots

14PCIcardarea(PCIcardsavailablevarybycomputer

model)

Notes:

•AdiscretegraphicscardoranetworkinterfacecardcanbeinstalledintheappropriatePeripheral
ComponentInterconnect(PCI)orPCIExpresscardslot.Ifsuchacardisinstalled,ensurethatyouuse
theconnectorsonthecardinsteadofthecorrespondingconnectorsonthecomputer.

•Dependingonyourcomputermodel,oneormoregraphicscardsmightbeinstalledtoprovidethe
followingconnectors:

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

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DisplayPortconnector

Attachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orothercompatibledevicestotheDisplayPort
connector.

DVImonitorconnector

AttachaDVImonitororothercompatibledevicestotheDVImonitorconnector.

MiniDisplayPortconnector

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

1Powercordconnector

Connectthepowercordtoyourcomputerforpowersupply.

2Audioline-outconnector

Theaudioline-outconnectorisusedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,such
asheadphones.

3Microphoneconnector

Attachamicrophonetoyourcomputerthroughthemicrophoneconnectorwhenyouwanttorecordsound
orifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

4PS/2keyboardconnector

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

5Serialconnector

Connectanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea9-pinserialconnectortothe
serialconnector.

6USB2.0connectors(4)

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

7USB3.0connectors(4)

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

814PCIcardarea(PCIcardsavailablevarybymodel)

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

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9Security-lockslot

AttachaKensington-stylecablelocktothesecurity-lockslottosecureyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,
see“AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock”onpage31.

10Key-nestslots

Installthekeyholderthatcomeswiththecomputercoverlockkeytothekey-nestslots.

11Ethernetconnectors(2)

AttachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).

Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)ClassBlimits,use
aCategory5Ethernetcable.

12PS/2mouseconnector

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

13Audioline-inconnector

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

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•Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustration.

•Toremovethecomputercover,see“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”on
page59

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Figure3.Componentlocations

1Powersupplyassembly

3M.2solid-statedrive(somemodels)4Memorymodules(amountvariesbymodel)

5Multi-functionbracket6Frontfanassembly

7Opticaldrive,flexmoduleorflexbaystorageenclosure

(amountandcombinationvarybymodel)

9Frontfanassembly10Multi-functionbracket

11Coverpresenceswitch(intrusionswitch)

13PCIcard(varybycomputermodel)14Heatsinkandfanassembly2(somemodels)

15Rearfanassembly16Directcoolingairbaffle

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2Flexadapter(somemodels)

8Harddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive

(amountandcombinationvarybymodel)

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.

Figure4.Partsonthesystemboard

1PCIExpress2.0x4cardslot2PCIExpress3.0x16graphicscardslot

3PCIExpress3.0x16graphicscardslot

5Memoryslot6Memoryslot

7Memoryslot8Powersupplyconnector

9Microprocessorfanconnector2

11Memoryslot12Memoryslot

13Memoryslot14Flexadapterslot2

15Optical-drivefanconnector

174-pinpowerconnector

19Thermalsensor20Battery

21Microprocessor1

23Thermalsensor24Memoryslot

25Memoryslot26Memoryslot

27Memoryslot28Flexadapterslot1

294-pinpowerconnector

4Memoryslot

10Memoryslot

164-pinpowerconnector

18Frontfanassemblyconnector

22Microprocessorfanconnector1

30eSATAconnector

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31Front-accessstorageenclosurecontrolconnector(for

SATA5connector)

33Frontfanassemblyconnector

35SATA6connector36SATA5connector

3729-in-1cardreaderconnector

39Coverpresenceswitchconnector(intrusionswitch

32Front-accessstorageenclosurecontrolconnector(for

SATA6connector)

34Thermalsensor

38FrontUSB3.0connector

40Thunderbolt™adaptercontrolconnector

connector)

41Internal-storage-driveactivityindicatorconnector

42SA TA1/SATA2connector

(usedonlywitha9364RAIDcard)

43SA TA3/SATA4connector44ClearCMOS/Recoveryjumper

45Frontpanelconnector

47PCIExpress2.0x4cardslot48PCIExpress2.0x1cardslot

49PCIExpress3.0x16graphicscardslot50PCIExpress2.0x1cardslot

51PCIExpress3.0x16graphicscardslot

53Memoryslot54Memoryslot

55Memoryslot

57Microprocessor2(somemodels)

59Internalspeakerconnector

46Seven-segmentindicator

52Memoryslot

56Rearfanassemblyconnector

58Frontaudioconnector

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Internaldrives

2

3

4

1

5

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyour
computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal
drivesareinstalledinbays.

Whenyouinstallorreplaceaninternaldrive,notethetypeandsizeofthedrivethateachbaysupportsand
correctlyconnecttherequiredcables.RefertotheappropriatesectioninChapter7“Installingorreplacing
hardware”onpage59

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthedrivebays.

forinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.

Figure5.Drivebaylocations

1Flexadapterslots

3Optical-drivebays4Storagedrivebays

5PCIExpresscardslots

1Flexadapterslots

2SDcardslot

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,thefollowingflexadaptersmightbeinstalledintheflexadapterslots:

•FlexadapterwithtwominiSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)high-density(HD)connectors

•FlexadapterwithoneSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)3.0connector,oneUSB2.0
connector,andtwomini-SASHDconnectors

•FlexadapterwithtwoM.2slots(withtheM.2solid-statedriveinstalledinsomemodels)

2SDcardslot(withanSDcardinstalledinsomemodels)

3Optical-drivebays

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,thefollowingdevicesmightbeinstalledintheoptical-drivebays:

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•Opticaldrive

•Flexmodule

Note:Theflexmodulemightbeinstalledwiththefollowing:

–IEEE1394connector
–eSATAconnector
–29-in-1cardreader
–Slimopticaldrive

•Flexbaystorageenclosure

4Storagedrivebays(withharddiskdrives,solid-statedrivesorhybriddrivesinstalledinsomebays)

5PCIExpressx16graphicscardslotsandPCIExpressx4cardslots(withPCIExpresssolid-statedrivesor

otherPCIcardsinstalledinsomemodels)

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Themachinetypeandmodellabelisattachedonthefrontofyourcomputerasshown.

Figure6.Machinetypeandmodellabel

Computerfeatures

Foryourspecificcomputermodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotapply.

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Informationaboutyourcomputer

•Toviewbasicinformation(suchasmicroprocessorandmemoryinformation)aboutyourcomputer,
dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

operatingsystemversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

•Toviewdetailedinformationaboutthedevices(suchastheopticaldriveandnetworkadapters)onyour
computer,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthen

clickProperties.

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.Locateanddouble-clickyourdeviceinDeviceManagertoviewdeviceproperties.T ypethe
administratorpasswordorprovideconfirmationifprompted.

Memory

Yourcomputersupportsupto16doubledatarate4(DDR4)errorcorrectioncode(ECC)registeredDIMMs
(RDIMMs)orDDR4ECCloadreducedDIMMs(LRDIMMs).

Formoreinformation,see“Memorymodule”onpage120.

Internaldrives

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingstoragedrives:

•SDcard

•Harddiskdrive

•Hybriddrive(availableonsomemodels)

•Opticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)

•Solid-statedrive(availableonsomemodels)

Toviewtheamountofstoragedrivespace,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDiskManagementandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Videofeatures

DiscretegraphicscardinstalledinoneofthePCIExpressx16graphicscardslots(availableonsomemodels)
(theconnectorsvarybygraphicscard)

Note:Yourcomputerisinstalledwithoneormoregraphicscardsthatvarybycomputermodel.Depending
onyourcomputermodel,thegraphicscardsmightprovidethefollowingconnectors:

•DisplayPortconnector

•DVIconnector

•MiniDisplayPortconnector

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Audiofeatures

Integratedaudiocontrollersupportsthefollowingconnectorsanddevicesonyourcomputer:

•Audioline-inconnector

•Audioline-outconnector

•Headsetconnector

•Internalspeaker

•Microphoneconnectors

Input/Output(I/O)features

•100/1000MbpsEthernetconnector

•9-pinserialconnectors

•Audioconnectors(audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,headsetconnector,andmicrophone
connector)

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

•PS/2keyboardconnector

•PS/2mouseconnector

•USBconnectors

Formoreinformation,see“Frontview”onpage1

and“Rearview”onpage3.

Expansion

•Hard-disk-drivebays

•Flexadapterslots

•Optical-drivebays

•PCIExpressx1cardslots

•PCIExpressx4cardslots

•PCIExpressx16graphicscardslots

•SDcardslot

Formoreinformation,see“Internaldrives”onpage9

and“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

Powersupply

1300-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply

Wirelessfeatures

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,thefollowingwirelessfeaturesaresupported:

•WirelessLAN

•Bluetooth

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutall

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

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

consumptionofelectricitywhenyourcomputerisinsleeporoffmode.Formoreinformation,see
“EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode”onpage36

.

•IntelStandardManageability(ISM)
IntelStandardManageabilityishardwareandfirmwaretechnologythatbuildscertainfunctionality

intocomputersinordertomakethemeasierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,
update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelActiveManagementTechnology(AMT)
IntelActiveManagementTechnologyishardware-andfirmware-basedtechnologythatmakescomputers

easierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelRapidStorageT echnologyenterprise(RSTe)
IntelRSTeisadevicedriverthatprovidessupportforSATAorSASRedundantArrayofIndependent

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

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)
ThePrebootExecutionEnvironmentisanenvironmenttostartcomputersusinganetworkinterface

independentofdatastoragedrives(suchastheharddiskdrive)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

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

applicationtostoreandretrieveinformationspecificaboutthecomputerinquestion.

•WakeonLAN(WOL)
WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon

orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningonanother
computeronthesamelocalareanetwork.

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)
WindowsManagementInstrumentationisasetofextensionstotheWindowsDriverModel.Itprovidesan

operatingsysteminterfacethroughwhichinstrumentedcomponentsprovideinformationandnotification.

Securityfeatures

•Abilitytoenableanddisableadevice

•AbilitytoenableanddisableUSBconnectorsindividually

•Antivirsusprogram

•BIOSguard

•BIOSpasswordsandWindowsaccountstodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer

•ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinfirmware

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)

•Fingerauthentication(availableonsomemodels)

•Firewalls

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•SupportforaKensington-stylecablelock

•Supportforakeylock

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

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Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Security”onpage29.

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

YourcomputerispreinstalledwithWindows7orWindows10operatingsystem.Additionaloperating
systemsmightbeidentifiedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputer.Todetermineifanoperating
systemhasbeencertifiedortestedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemprovider.

Computerspecifications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions

Width:200mm(7.87inches)
Height:446mm(17.56inches)
Depth:620mm(24.41inches)

Weight

Maximumconfigurationasshipped:32.3kg(71.3lb)

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.

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–ForWindows10:TypetheprogramnameintothesearchboxnexttotheStartbutton.

2.Inthesearchresults,clickthenameofthedesiredprogramtolaunchtheprogram.

•FromtheStartmenuorControlPanel:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Iftheprogramnameisnot

displayed,clickAllProgramstodisplaytheprogramlist.Then,clickthenameofthedesired
programtolaunchtheprogram.

–ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Then,clickthenameofthe

desiredprogramtolaunchtheprogram.

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

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

ControlPanel.

b.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickthenameofthedesiredprogram

tolaunchtheprogram.

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled(Windows7only)

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,toinstallaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheLenovoThinkVantage
page14.

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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LenovoDeviceExperienceor
LenovoPCExperience

(Windows7andWindows10)

LenovoID

(Windows10)

LenovoPowerENGAGE

(Windows7)

LenovoSolutionCenter

(Windows7andWindows10)

LenovoThinkVantageT ools

(Windows7)

RecoveryMedia

(Windows7)

RescueandRecovery

®

(Windows7)

SystemUpdate

(Windows7)

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

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

TheLenovoPowerENGAGEprogramprovidespowermanagementfunction.

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

TheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramprovideseasyaccesstovarious
toolstohelpyourworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard
diskdrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

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

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

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17

•“Settingthecomputervolume”onpage17

•“Usingadisc”onpage17

•“Connectingtoanetwork”onpage19

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”onpage14.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•BurnadiscfromanISOfile.

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

2.Double-clicktheISOfile.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

®

Player.

Recordingadiscusingpreinstalledprograms

Torecordadiscusingpreinstalledprograms,dothefollowing:

1.Insertarecordablediscintotheopticaldrivethatsupportsrecording.

2.OpenthePowerDVDCreate,PowerProducer,orPower2Goprogram.See“Accessingaprogramon
yourcomputer”onpage14.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Connectingtoanetwork

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutconnectingtoanetwork.Ifyoucannotconnectyourcomputertoa
network,see“EthernetLANproblems”onpage50.

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN

YoucanconnectyourcomputertoanEthernetLANbyconnectinganEthernetcabletotheEthernet
connector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN

YoucanconnectyourcomputertoawirelessLANwithouttheuseofanEthernetcablebutbymeansof
radiowavesonly.

Note:ThewirelessLANfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethatawirelessLANisavailableandthewirelessLANfeatureonyourcomputerisworking.

2.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatodisplayavailable
wirelessnetworks.

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

3.ClickawirelessLAN,andthenclickConnecttoconnectyourcomputertoit.Providerequired
informationifneeded.

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ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice

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

Note:TheBluetoothfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

ToconnecttoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:

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

2.ClicktheBluetoothiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.Then,clickAddaDeviceand
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:IftheBluetoothiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothe
notificationarea.SeetheWindowshelpsystem.

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Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Arrangingyourworkspace”onpage21

•“Accessibilityinformation”onpage22

•“Cleaningyourcomputer”onpage25

•“Maintenance”onpage25

•“Movingyourcomputer”onpage27

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.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickSpeech
Recognition.

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3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Screen-readertechnologies

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

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

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

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

Screenresolution

Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyour
computer.

Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution.

•ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings.OntheDisplaytab,clickAdvanceddisplaysettings.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Settingtheresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.

Customizableitemsize

Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.

•Tochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagnifiertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof
AccessCenter”onpage23.

•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4.ClickApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.

–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.

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

–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.

Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows.
Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.

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Industry-standardconnectors

Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.

Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionofeachconnector,see“Hardwarelocations”onpage1.

TTY/TDDconversionmodem

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

Documentationinaccessibleformats

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

Cleaningyourcomputer

CAUTION:
Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnected
tothecomputer.

Itisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-free
operation.Useonlymildcleaningsolutionsandadampclothtocleanthepaintedsurfacesofthecomputer.

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

Maintenance

Withappropriatecareandmaintenance,yourcomputerwillserveyoureliably.Thissectionprovides
informationaboutmaintainingyourcomputersothatitcankeepworkinginbettercondition.

Basicmaintenancetips

Herearesomebasicpointsaboutkeepingyourcomputerfunctioningproperly:

•Keepyourcomputerinaclean,dryenvironment.Ensurethatthecomputerrestsonaflat,steadysurface.

•Donotcoveranyofairvents.Theseairventsprovideairflowtokeepyourcomputerfromoverheating.

•Keepfoodanddrinksawayfromallpartsofyourcomputer.Foodparticlesandspillsmightmakethe
keyboardandmousestickandunusable.

•Donotgetthepowerswitchesorothercontrolswet.Moisturecandamagethesepartsandcausean
electricalhazard.

•Alwaysdisconnectapowercordbygraspingthepluginsteadofthecord.

Goodmaintenancepractices

Byperformingafewgoodmaintenancepractices,youcanmaintaingoodcomputerperformance,protect
yourdata,andbepreparedincaseofacomputerfailure.

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•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•Usethediskdefragmentationordiskoptimizationfeatureofyouroperatingsystemoccasionallyto
preventperformanceproblemscausedbyanexcessivenumberoffragmentedfiles.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersinyoure-mailapplicationonaregularbasis.

•Backupcriticaldataregularlyonremovablemediamemory,suchasdiscsandUSBstoragedevices,
andstoretheremovablemediainasafelocation.Thefrequencyofmakingbackupcopiesdependson
howcriticalthedataistoyouoryourbusiness.

•Backupyourdataonthestoragedriveregularly.See“Recoveryinformation”onpage56

•Keepyourcomputersoftware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystemup-to-date.See“Keepingyour
computercurrent”onpage26.

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

•CreateProductRecoverydiscs.See“Recoveryinformation”onpage56formoreinformationaboutusing
ProductRecoverydiscstorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

•CreaterescuemediausingdiscsorUSBstoragedevicesasearlyaspossible.Youcanusearescue
mediumtorecoverfromfailuresthatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheWindowsenvironmentorthe
RescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

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Keepingyourcomputercurrent

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

Gettingthelatestsystemupdates

Togetthelatestsystemupdatesforyourcomputer,ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet
anddooneofthefollowing:

•UsethecorrespondingLenovoprogramtogetthesystemupdates,suchasdevicedriverupdates,
softwareupdates,andBIOSupdates:

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

onpage14

•UseWindowsUpdatetogetthesystemupdates,suchassecurityfixes,newversionsofWindows
components,anddevicedriverupdates.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,and

–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Update&security➙WindowsUpdate.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

.Formoreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

thenclickWindowsUpdate.

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

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Movingyourcomputer

Beforemovingyourcomputer,takethefollowingprecautions:

1.Backupyourdataonthestoragedrive.See“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage25.

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”onpage29

•“ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage31

•“UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts”onpage32

•“Usingfingerprintauthentication”onpage32

•“Usingthecoverpresenceswitch”onpage32

•“Usingfirewalls”onpage33

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage33

•“ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinfirmware”onpage33

•“BIOSguard”onpage33

•“TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)”onpage34

Lockingyourcomputer

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutlockingyourcomputerwiththelockingdevicestokeepyour
computersafe.

Lockingthecomputercover

Lockingthecomputercoverhelpspreventunauthorizedpeoplefromgainingaccesstotheinsideofyour
computer.Yourcomputermightcomewithakeylock1thatisbuiltintothecomputercover.Thekeys
forthekeylockareattachedtotherearofthemachine.Forsecurity,storethekeysinasecureplace
whenyouarenotusingthem.

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Note:Thekeylockandkeysareavailableonlyonsomemodels.

Figure7.Lockingthecomputercover

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AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock

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

Figure8.Kensington-stylecablelock

ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram

ToviewandchangesecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

2.SelectSecurity.

3.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoviewandchangesecuritysettings.Y oucan
referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35togetbasicinformationaboutsomemajor
securitysettings.

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4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts

YoucanuseBIOSpasswordsandWindowsaccountstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputerand
data.

•TouseBIOSpasswords,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage38

•TouseWindowsaccounts,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Usingfingerprintauthentication

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

Tousefingerprintauthentication,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:UsetheFingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftwareprogramprovided
byLenovo.Toopentheprogram,see“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage14.Formore
informationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

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

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

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch

Thecoverpresenceswitchpreventsyourcomputerfromloggingintotheoperatingsystemwhenthe
computercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed.

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

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

2.SelectSecurity➙ChassisIntrusionDetectionandpressEnter.

3.SelectEnabledandpressEnter.

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

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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

1.Properlyinstallorcloseyourcomputercover.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”on
page59.

2.StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35and
“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage40.

Usingfirewalls

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

TouseWindowsFirewall,dothefollowing

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickWindows
Firewall.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramtohelpyouguardagainst,detect,andeliminate
viruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Note:Virusdefinitionfilesmustbekeptup-to-datetoguardagainstnewviruses.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinfirmware

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

BIOSguard

TheBIOSguardmodulecryptographicallyverifiesalltheBIOSupdatestothesystemBIOSflash.Therefore,
themalwareisblockedfromattackingtheBIOS.

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TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

TPMisasecurecryptoprocessorthatstorescryptographickeys,whichinturnprotectsinformationstored
inyourcomputer.

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Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35

•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage41

•“UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage40

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourcomputer.This
sectionprovidesinformationaboutonlythemajorconfigurationsettingsavailableintheprogram.

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”onpage38.

Toviewandchangetheconfigurationsettings,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ChangingthedisplaymodeoftheSetupUtilityprogram

YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprograminthegraphicmodeorthetextmodeaccordingtoyourneeds.

•Textmode:Youcanuseonlythekeyboardtomakeselections.Thekeysusedtoperformvarioustasks
aredisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.

•Graphicmode:Inadditiontothekeyboard,youalsocanusethemousetomakeselections.

Note:TheSerialPortConsoleRedirectionitemisavailableonlyinthetextmode.

TochangethedisplaymodeoftheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

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”onpage35.

2.Fromthemaininterface,locateSystemLanguage,andselectthedisplaylanguageaccordingto
yourneeds.

Enablingordisablingadevice

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtoenableordisableuseraccesstohardwaredevices(such
asUSBconnectorsorstoragedrives).

Toenableordisableadevice,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

2.SelectDevices.

3.SelectthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-onofyourcomputer

TheAutomaticPowerOnitemintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesvariousoptionsforyoutomakeyour
computerstartupautomatically.

ToenableordisabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

2.SelectPower➙AutomaticPowerOnandpressEnter.

3.SelectthefeatureyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode

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

YoucanenabletheErPLPScompliancemodeintheSetupUtilityprogramtoreducetheconsumptionof
electricitywhenyourcomputerisofforinsleepmode.

ToenableordisabletheErPLPScompliancemode,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

2.SelectPower➙EnhancedPowerSavingModeandpressEnter.

3.SelectEnabledorDisableddependingonyourneeds,andthenpressEnter.IfyouselectEnabled,you
alsoneedtodisabletheWakeonLANfeature.See“Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-onof
yourcomputer”onpage36.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

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Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

WhentheErPLPScompliancemodeisenabled,youcanwakeupyourcomputerbydoingoneofthe
following:

•Pressthepowerbutton.

•EnabletheWakeUponAlarmfeaturetomakeyourcomputerwakeupatasettime.See“Enablingor
disablingtheautomaticpower-onofyourcomputer”onpage36

•EnabletheAfterPowerLossfeaturetomakeyourcomputerwakeupwhenthepowersupplyresumes
afterasuddenlossofelectricity.

ToenabletheAfterPowerLossfeature,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

2.SelectPower➙AfterPowerLossandpressEnter.

3.SelectPowerOnandpressEnter.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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Enablingordisablingtheconfigurationchangedetection

Whentheconfigurationchangedetectionisenabled,ifthePOSTdetectsconfigurationchangesofsome
hardwaredevices(suchasstoragedrivesormemorymodules),anerrormessageisdisplayed.

Toenableordisabletheconfigurationchangedetection,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

2.SelectSecurity➙ConfigurationChangeDetectionandpressEnter.

3.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheF2key.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F2tobypasstheerrormessage.

•StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35and
“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage40.

ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperatingsystem

BIOSsettingsvarybyoperatingsystem.ChangetheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperatingsystem.

TochangetheBIOSsettings,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectExit➙OSOptimizedDefault.

3.Dependingontheoperatingsystemtobeinstalled,dooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows10(64-bit)operatingsystem,selectEnabled.

•ToinstallanoperatingsystemotherthanWindows10(64-bit),selectDisabled.

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4.SelectYesinthewindowdisplayedandpressEntertoconfirmyourselection.

5.TosavesettingandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

UsingBIOSpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer
anddata.

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputer
security.Ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,readthefollowingtopics.

Passwordtypes

ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:

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

•Administratorpassword
Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Ifyou
areresponsibleformaintainingtheconfigurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset
anadministratorpassword.

Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtoenteravalidpasswordeachtimeyou
trytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannotbeaccesseduntilavalid
passwordisentered.

Ifboththepower-onpasswordandadministratorpasswordareset,youcanentereitherpassword.
However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.

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

Notes:

–Afteryousetaharddiskpassword,yourdataonthestoragedriveisprotectedevenifthestoragedrive

isremovedfromonecomputerandinstalledinanother.

–Iftheharddiskpasswordisforgotten,thereisnowaytoresetthepasswordorrecoverdatafrom

thestoragedrive.

Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,it
isrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

Tosetastrongpassword,considerthefollowingguidelines:

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

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•Besignificantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword

Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

2.SelectSecurity.

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

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formore
information,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage38

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearingCMOS)

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoeraselostorforgottenpasswords,suchasauserpassword.

Toerasealostorforgottenpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage59.

3.LocatetheClearComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor(CMOS)/Recoveryjumperonthesystem
board.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

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

5.Reinstallthecomputercoverandconnectthepowercord.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacing
hardware”onpage59.

6.Turnonthecomputerandleaveitonforapproximately10seconds.Then,turnoffthecomputerby
holdingthepowerbuttonforapproximatelyfiveseconds.

7.Repeatstep1andstep2.

8.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).

9.Reinstallthecomputercoverandconnectthepowercord.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartupfromadeviceasexpected,youcanchoosetochangethestartupdevice
sequencepermanentlyorselectatemporarystartupdevice.

Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently

Tochangethestartupdevicesequencepermanently,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofthestoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestoragedeviceisinternal,gotostep2.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisadisc,ensurethatyourcomputeristurnedon.Then,insertthediscinto

theopticaldrive.

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•Ifthestoragedeviceisanexternaldeviceotherthanadisc,connectthestoragedevicetothe
computer.

2.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

3.SelectStartup.

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentochangethestartupdevicesequence.

5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice

Note:Notalldiscsandstoragedrivesarebootable.

Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofthestoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestoragedeviceisinternal,gotostep2.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisadisc,ensurethatyourcomputeristurnedon.Then,insertthediscinto

theopticaldrive.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisanexternaldeviceotherthanadisc,connectthestoragedevicetothe

computer.

2.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforeWindowsstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key
untilBootMenuisdisplayed.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F12todisplayBootMenu.

3.SelectthedesiredstoragedeviceandpressEnter.Thecomputerthenstartsupfromthedeviceyou
select.

Ifyouwanttoselectapermanentstartupdevice,selectEnterSetuponBootMenuandpressEntertostart
theSetupUtilityprogram.Formoreinformationabouthowtoselectapermanentstartupdevice,see
“Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage39

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ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ToexittheSetupUtilityprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouwanttosavethenewsettings,presstheF10key.Then,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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

UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS

TheBIOSisthefirstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenyouturnonthecomputer.TheBIOSinitializesthe
hardwarecomponentsandloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.

UpdatingtheBIOS

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

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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”onpage18.

RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure

TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

2.Removethecomputercover.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage59.

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

4.RemoveanypartsandcablesthatimpedeyouraccesstotheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumper.

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

6.Reinstallthepartsandcablesthatwereremoved.

7.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectanycablesthatweredisconnected.SeeChapter7
“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage59

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

.

Note:Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartupfromthedisc,selectthediscasthestartupdevice.See
“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage40.

9.Repeatsteps1–4.

10.MovetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperbacktothestandardposition(pin1andpin2).

11.Repeatstep6andstep7.Then,turnonyourcomputer.

ConfiguringRAID

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallharddiskdrivesandconfigureRedundantArrayof
IndependentDisks(RAID)foryourcomputer.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,RAIDcanbeenabledby
IntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterprise(RSTe)ortheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS.

Note:TheRAIDconfigurationinformationdescribedinthischapterisonlyapplicableintheWindows
environment.ForinformationaboutconfiguringRAIDintheLinux
provider.

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“ConfiguringRAIDwithIntelRST e”onpage41

•“QuickRAIDsetupusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility”onpage44

®

environment,contactyourLinuxsoftware

ConfiguringRAIDwithIntelRST e

IfyourcomputercomeswithIntelRST e,youcanfollowthesectionsbelowtoconfigureRAIDwithIntelRSTe.

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Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives”onpage42

•“ConfiguringSATAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntelRST econfigurationutility”onpage42

InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives

EnsurethatyourcomputerhastheminimumnumberofSATAorSASharddiskdrivesinstalledforthe
followingsupportedlevelsofRAID:

•RAIDLevel0-Stripeddiskarray

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

•RAIDLevel1-Mirroreddiskarray

–ARAIDLevel1harddiskdrivegroupconsistingoftwoharddiskdrives
–Improvedreadingperformanceand100%redundancy

•RAIDLevel10-Stripedandmirroreddiskarray(acombinationofRAIDLevel0andRAIDLevel1)

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

•RAIDLevel5-Block-levelstripeddiskarraywithdistributedparity

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

ConfiguringSA TAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntelRSTeconfigurationutility

ThissectiondescribestheinformationaboutconfiguringSATAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntel
RSTeconfigurationutility.

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

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage42

•“CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage43

•“DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage43

•“Resettingharddiskdrivestonon-RAID”onpage43

EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoentertheIntelRST econfigurationutility.

Duringthecomputerstartup,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.PressCtrl+ItoentertheIntelRSTe
configurationutility.

ThefollowingfouroptionsaredisplayedafteryouentertheIntelRST econfigurationutility:

1.CreateRAIDVolume

2.DeleteRAIDVolume

3.ResetDiskstoNon‐RAID

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4.Exit

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

CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRST econfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheIntelRSTeconfigurationutilitytocreateRAIDvolumes.

TocreateaRAIDvolume,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage42.

2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectCreateRAIDVolume,andthenpressEntertoviewthe
CREATEVOLUMEMENUwindow.

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,suchasIDnumber,name,RAIDlevel,stripsize,volumesize,status,
andwhetheritisabootablevolume.

DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRST econfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheIntelRSTeconfigurationutilitytodeleteRAIDvolumes.

TodeleteaRAIDvolume,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage42.

2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectDeleteRAIDVolume.PressEntertoentertheDELETE
VOLUMEMENUwindow.

3.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselecttheRAIDvolumethatisnotneeded.PressDeltodeleteit
fromtheRAIDVolumeslist.

4.Whenprompted,pressYtoconfirmthedeletionoftheselectedRAIDvolume.

Resettingharddiskdrivestonon-RAID

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoresetharddiskdrivestonon-RAID.

Toresetharddiskdrivestonon-RAID,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage42.

2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectResetDiskstoNon-RAID.PressEntertoenterthe
RESETRAIDDATAwindow.

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3.Usetheupanddownarrowkeysandthespacekeytomarkindividualharddiskdrivetobereset,
andthenpressEntertocompletetheselection.

4.Whenprompted,pressYtoconfirmtheresetaction.

5.IftheharddiskdriveyouresetispartofaRAIDvolume,thecomputermightdetectthattheRAIDvolume
isdegraded.Inthiscase,youarepromptedtoselectaharddiskdrivetoinitiatearebuildprocess.

6.Selectanavailableharddiskdrive,andthenpressEntertoinitiatetherebuildprocess.

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

QuickRAIDsetupusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility

Notes:

•TheLSIMegaRAIDSASadapterandtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutilityareonlyavailable
onsomemodels.

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

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives”onpage44

•“EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility”onpage45

•“CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility”onpage45

•“DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility”onpage46

•“Settingthehotspareharddiskdrive”onpage46

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

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•RAIDLevel5-Block-levelstripeddiskarraywithdistributedparity

–ARAIDLevel5harddiskdrivegroupconsistingofatleastthreeharddiskdrives
–Supportedstripsize:8KBto1MB
–Betterperformanceandfaulttolerance
–RAIDLevel5mightnotbeavailableonallmodelsofLSIMegaRAIDadapter

•RAIDLevel6-Block-levelstripeddiskarraywithdualdistributedparity

–ARAIDLevel6harddiskdrivegroupconsistingofatleastfourharddiskdrives
–Supportedstripsize:8KBto1MB
–Betterperformanceandfaulttolerancethatcanstanduptolossoftwoharddiskdrives
–RAIDLevel6mightnotbeavailableonallmodelsofLSIMegaRAIDadapter

EnsurethattheLSIMegaRAIDSASadaptercardisinstalledinyourcomputer,andthattheharddiskdrives
areconnectedtothisadaptercardandnottotheconnectorsonthesystemboard.

EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoentertheLSIMegeRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility.

ToentertheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility,dothefollowing:

1.Duringthecomputerstartup,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

2.PressCtrl+HtoentertheCONTROLLERSELECTIONwindow.

3.Selectthecontrolleryouwanttoconfigure,andthenclickStarttoentertheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
configurationutility.

CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreateRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
configurationutility.

TocreateRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility,dothefollowing:

1.ClickConfigurationWizardontheWebBIOSmainscreentoentertheChoosingtheConfiguration
Typewindow.

2.Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectoneofthethreeconfigurationtypes:

•ClearConfiguration:Cleartheexistingconfiguration.

•NewConfiguration:Cleartheexistingconfigurationandcreatenewconfiguration.

•AddConfiguration:Retaintheexistingstorageconfigurationandaddnewharddiskdrives.The

newconfigurationwillnotcauseanydataloss.

3.SelectAddConfiguration,andthenclickNext.Thefollowingtwooptionsaredisplayedinthe
ConfigurationMethodwindow.

•ManualConfiguration:Manuallycreateharddiskdrivegroupsandvirtualharddiskdrives,and

setparameters.

•AutomaticConfiguration:AutomaticallycreateanoptimalRAIDconfiguration.

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

a.Selectoneormoreharddiskdrivesforthegroup(keeppressingCtrlwhileselectingmorethan

oneharddiskdrive).

b.ClickAddToArraytomovetheselectedharddiskdrivestoDriveGroups.

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c.ClickAcceptDGtocreatetheharddiskdrivegroup.
d.Repeattheabovestepsifyouwanttocreatemorethanoneharddiskdrivegroup.

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

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

7.ClickNext,andthePreviewwindowisdisplayed.

8.Verifyyoursettings,andthenclickAccept.

9.ClickY estosavetheconfiguration.

DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtodeleteRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
configurationutility.

TodeleteRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility.Referto“EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
configurationutility”onpage45.

2.Clickthevirtualharddiskdrivesyouwanttodelete,andthentheVirtualDrivewindowisdisplayed.

3.ClickDelete,andthenclickGo.

4.ClickY estosaveyourchanges.

Settingthehotspareharddiskdrive

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetthehotspareharddiskdrive.

Tosetthehotspaceharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.EntertheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility.Referto“EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
configurationutility”onpage45.

2.Clicktheharddiskdriveyouwanttosetasthehotspareharddiskdrive.TheDrivewindowisdisplayed.

3.SelectMakeGlobalHSPorMakeDedicatedHSP,andthenclickGo.

4.ThemainscreenoftheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutilityisdisplayed,andtheharddiskdrive
youselectedislistedasahotspareharddiskdriveintherightpane.

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Chapter6.Troubleshooting,diagnostics,andrecovery

Thischapterprovidessolutionstoresolveyourcomputerproblems.Followthestepsinthebasicprocedure
forresolvingcomputerproblems,whichhelpsyoumakegooduseofthetroubleshooting,diagnostics,
andrecoveryinformation.

•“Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems”onpage47

•“Troubleshooting”onpage47

•“Diagnostics”onpage55

•“Recoveryinformation”onpage56

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems

Itisrecommendedthatyouusethefollowingproceduretoresolvecomputerproblemsyouareexperiencing:

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

electricaloutlets.

c.AllconnecteddevicesareenabledintheBIOSsettingsofyourcomputer.Referto“Enabling

ordisablingadevice”onpage36

Iftheseactionsdonotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

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

3.Goto“Troubleshooting”onpage47andfollowtheinstructionsforthetypeofproblemyouare
experiencing.Ifthesetroubleshootinginstructionsdonotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththe
nextstep.

4.Runthediagnosticprogram.Referto“Diagnostics”onpage55.Ifthediagnosticprogramdoesnot
resolveyourproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

5.Recoveryouroperatingsystem.Referto“Recoveryinformation”onpage56.

6.Ifnoneoftheseactionssolveyourproblem,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.Foralistof
LenovoSupportphonenumbers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Formoreinformation
abouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistance,refertoChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,and
service”onpage135.

.

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”onpage39.

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.

•ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.Then,clickthespeakericonontop
ofthevolumecontrol.ClicktheLevelstabandensurethattheBalancesettingsaresetcorrectly.

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Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothenotification

area.RefertotheWindowshelpsystem.

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”onpage40forinformationaboutviewingand
changingthestartupsequence.

Note:Onsomecomputermodels,thestartupsequenceispermanentlysetandcannotbechanged.

AblackscreenisdisplayedinsteadoftheDVDvideo.

Solutions:

•RestarttheDVDplayerprogram.

•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.

•Closeanyopenfiles,andthenrestartthecomputer.

ADVDmoviedoesnotplay.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkthediscorpackageforregionalcoding.Youmightneedtopurchaseadiscwithcodingfor
theregionwhereyouareusingyourcomputer.

NoaudiooronlyanintermittentaudiocomesoutwhileaDVDmovieisplaying.

Solutions:

•Checkthevolumecontrolsettingsonyourcomputerandonyourspeakers.

•Ensurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkallcableconnectionstoandfromthespeakers.

•UsetheDVDmenuforthevideotoselectadifferentaudiotrack.

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Theplaybackissloworchoppy.

Solutions:

•Disableanybackgroundprograms,suchasAntiVirusorDesktopThemes.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionislowerthan1152x864pixels.

Amessageindicatinginvaliddiscornodiscfoundisdisplayed.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthediscisinthedrivewiththeshinysideofthediscfacingdown.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionislowerthan1152x864pixels.

•EnsurethattheDVDorCDisinsertedintoanappropriateopticaldrive.Forexample,donotinsert
aDVDintoaCD-onlydrive.

Intermittentproblems

Intermittentproblemsrefertotheproblemsoccuronlyoccasionallyandaredifficulttorepeat.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatallcablesandcordsaresecurelyconnectedtothecomputerandattacheddevices.

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

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

Storagedriveproblems

SomeorallstoragedrivesaremissingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthesignalcablesandpowercablesforallthestoragedrivesareconnectedcorrectly.

•IfthecomputerisinstalledwithSASstoragedrives,ensurethattheLSIMegaRAIDSASadapteris
correctlyconnected.

Thecomputercannotstartupfromthecorrectstoragedriveorthemessage“NoOperatingSystem
Found”isdisplayed.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthesignalcablesandpowercablesforallthestoragedrivesareconnectedcorrectly.

•Ensurethatthecomputerstartsupfromthecorrectstoragedrive.Setthestoragedrive,onwhichthe
operatingsystemresides,asthefirststartupdeviceintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“Changingthe
startupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage39

Note:Inrarecases,thestoragedrivewiththeoperatingsystemmightgetcorruptedordamaged.Ifthis
problemoccurs,replacethestoragedrive.RefertoChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage59

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EthernetLANproblems

.

ThecomputercannotconnecttoanEthernetLAN.

Solutions:

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•ConnectthecablefromtheEthernetconnectortotheRJ45connectorofthehub.

•EnabletheEthernetLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage35.

•EnabletheEthernetLANadapter.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickNetworkand
SharingCenter➙Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clicktheEthernetLANadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstalltheEthernetLANdriver.Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage26.

•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”
onpage35.

WirelessLANproblem

Note:ThewirelessLANfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

ThewirelessLANfeaturedoesnotwork.

Solutions:

•EnablethewirelessLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage35

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

•EnablethewirelessLANadapter.

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1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickNetworkand
SharingCenter➙Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clickthewirelessLANadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstallthewirelessLANdriver.Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage26.

Bluetoothproblems

Note:TheBluetoothfeatureisavailableonlyonsomemodels.

TheBluetoothfeaturedoesnotwork.

Solutions:

•EnabletheBluetoothfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage35

•TurnontheBluetoothradios.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthen

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDeviceManager.Typetheadministratorpasswordorprovideconfirmationifprompted.

3.Right-clicktheBluetoothradiosunderBluetoothRadiosandclickEnable.

•EnabletheBluetoothadapter.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

.

clickProperties.

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

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickNetworkand
SharingCenter➙Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clicktheBluetoothadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstalltheBluetoothdriver.See“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage26.

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.

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Performanceproblems

Excessivefragmentedfilesexistonthestoragedrives.

Solution:

UsetheWindowsdiskdefragmentationordiskoptimizationfeaturetocleanupthefiles.

Note:Dependingonthevolumeofthestoragedrivesandamountofdatastoredonthestoragedrives,the
disk-defragmentationprocessmighttakeuptoseveralhours.

1.Closeanyopenprogramsandwindows.

2.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

3.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickComputer.

•ForWindows10:ClickFileExplorer➙ThisPC.

4.Right-clickyourCdriveandthenclickProperties.

5.ClicktheToolstab.

6.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickDefragmentnow.

•ForWindows10:ClickOptimize.SelectthedesireddriveandthenclickOptimize.

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Thefreestoragedrivespaceisinsufficient.

Solutions:

Freeupthestoragedrivespace.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersfromyoure-mailapplication.

•CleanupyourCdrive.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

3.Right-clickyourCdriveandthenclickProperties.

4.Checktheamountoffreespace,andthenclickDiskCleanup.

5.Alistofunnecessaryfilecategoriesisdisplayed.Selecteachfilecategoryyouwanttodelete,
andthenclickOK.

•TurnsomeWindowsfeaturesofforremovesomeunnecessaryprograms.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

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

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickPrograms
andFeatures.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

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–ToturnsomeWindowsfeaturesoff,clickTurnWindowsfeaturesonoroff.Followthe

instructionsonthescreen.

–Toremovesomeunnecessaryprograms,selecttheprogramyouwanttoremove,andthenclick

Uninstall/ChangeorUninstall.

Thefreememoryspaceisinsufficient.

Solutions:

•Right-clickablankareaonthetaskbarandopenTaskManager.Then,endsometasksyouarenot
performing.

•Installadditionalmemorymodules.RefertoChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage59.To
purchasememorymodules,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com

Serialconnectorproblem

Theserialconnectorcannotbeaccessed.

Solutions:

•Connecttheserialcablefromtheserialconnectoronthecomputertotheserialdevice.Iftheserialdevice
hasitsownpowercord,connectthepowercordtoagroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Turnontheserialdeviceandkeepthedeviceonline.

•Installanyapplicationprogramssuppliedwiththeserialdevice.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheserialdeviceformoreinformation.

•Ifyouaddedoneserial-connectoradapter,ensurethattheadapterisinstalledcorrectly.

USBdeviceproblem

AUSBdevicecannotbeaccessed.

Solutions:

•ConnecttheUSBcablefromtheUSBconnectortotheUSBdevice.IftheUSBdevicehasitsownpower
cord,connectthepowercordtoagroundedelectricaloutlet.

•TurnontheUSBdeviceandkeepthedeviceonline.

•InstallanydevicedriversorapplicationprogramssuppliedwiththeUSBdevice.Refertothe
documentationthatcomeswiththeUSBdeviceformoreinformation.

•DisconnectandreconnecttheUSBconnectortoresettheUSBdevice.

Softwareanddriverproblems

Forsomeprograms,datescannotbesortedincorrectorder.

Solution:

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

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Someapplicationprogramsdonotworkasexpected.

Solutions:

1.Checkwhethertheproblemiscausedbyanapplicationprogram.
a.Ensurethatthesoftwareiscompatiblewithyourcomputer.Refertotheinformationsuppliedwith

thesoftwareformoreinformation.
b.Verifythatothersoftwareworksproperlyonyourcomputer.
c.Verifythatthesoftwareyouareusingworksonanothercomputer.

2.Iftheproblemiscausedbyanapplicationprogram:

•Refertotheprinteddocumentationthatcomeswiththeprogramorthehelpsystemoftheprogram

fortroubleshootinginformation.

•Updatetheprogram.Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage26

•Uninstalltheprogramandthenreinstallit.Todownloadaprogramthatispreinstalledonyour

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

Adevicedoesnotworkproperlyduetodevicedriverproblems.

Solution:

Updatethedevicedriver.Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage26.

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Diagnostics

Note:IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystemotherthanWindows7orWindows10,goto

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

Thediagnosticprogramisusedtotesthardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.Thediagnosticprogramalso
canreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofyourcomputer.

LenovoSolutionCenter

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

ToopentheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,referto“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage14.
Formoreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoSolutionCenter,save
andprintthelogfilescreatedbytheprogram.YoumightneedthelogfileswhenyouspeaktoaLenovo
technicalsupportrepresentative.

Hardwarediagnostics

Yourcomputersupportsthehardwarediagnosticsfunction.Thisfunctionenablesyourcomputertomonitor
somehardwarecomponentsinrealtimeforpotentialissuesthatmightnotbeeasilydetectableduring
normaluse.Whenthecomputerdetectsanissueorerror,thefour-digitdiagnosticdisplayonthefrontofthe
computerdisplaystextandanumericalerrorcode.Referto“Frontview”onpage1

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Forinformationabouttheissueorerror,dothefollowing:

1.ConnecteitherofthefollowingdevicestothediagnosticUSBconnectoronthefrontofthecomputer:

•AUSBkey

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•AnAndroid

TM

devicewiththeLenovoWorkstationDiagnosticsappinstalled

Referto“Frontview”onpage1

2.Waitabout10to15secondsforthediagnosticdatatotransferfromthecomputertotheUSBdevice.
Duringthedatatransfer,thefour-digitdiagnosticdisplaydisplays“FileCopy”.Whenthedatatransfer
finishes,thefour-digitdiagnosticdisplaydisplays“FileCopyDone”.

Note:DiagnosticdataisavailablefortransferthroughthediagnosticUSBconnectoronlywhentext
andanumericalerrorcodeisdisplayedonthefour-digitdiagnosticdisplay.Innormalconditions,the
diagnosticUSBconnectorfunctionsasastandardUSB3.0connector.

3.DependingonwhetheryouareusingaUSBkeyoranAndroiddevice(suchasasmartphone),do
oneofthefollowing:

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

abouthowtoreadtheerrordataontheUSBkey.

•IfyouareusinganAndroiddevicewiththeLenovoWorkstationDiagnosticsappinstalled,open

theapplicationfordetailsabouttheerror.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoWorkstation
Diagnosticsapp,goto:
http://www.thinkworkstationsoftware.com/diags

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

Thehardwarediagnosticfunctionisenabledonyourcomputerbydefault.Todisablethefunction,do
thefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.Referto“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectAdvanced➙Diagnostics,andthenpressEnter.

3.SelectReal-timeDiagnosticsMonitoringandpressEnter.ThenselectDisabledandpressEnter.

4.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

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Recoveryinformation

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtorecoveryouroperatingsystem.

Note:Ifadevicedoesnotworknormallyafterrecoveringtheoperatingsystem,updatethedevicedriver.
Referto“Keepingyourcomputercurrent”onpage26.

RecoveryinformationforWindows7

TorecoveryourWindows7operatingsystem,usethefollowingsolutions:

•UseWindowsrecoverysolutions.

–UseSystemRestoretorestoresystemfilesandsettingstoanearlierpoint.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickRecovery
➙OpenSystemRestore.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentbydoingoneofthefollowing:

–Afterseveralconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentmightstart

automatically.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

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–Turnonorrestartyourcomputer.Then,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF8keyuntiltheAdvanced

BootOptionswindowopens.SelectRepairYourComputer,pressEnter,andfollowtheinstructions
onthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F8toopentheAdvancedBootOptions
window.

•UsetheRescueandRecoveryprogramtorestorethestoragedrivefromabackup,orrestoretheC
drivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

Notes:

–Dependingonyourcomputermodel,theRescueandRecoveryprogrammightnotbeavailableunless

youinstalleditmanuallyearlier.

–IfyouusetheRescueandRecoveryprogramtorestorethestoragedrivefromabackup,ensurethat

youbackedupyourdataearlierwiththeprogram.

TousetheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheRescueandRecoveryprogram.Referto“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage

.Formoreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

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–OpentheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.

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

2.IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,usetherescuemediumyoucreatedearlier
toresolvetheproblem.Selecttherescuemediumasthestartupdevice.Referto“Selectinga
temporarystartupdevice”onpage40.Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecovery
workspaceopens.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•UsetherecoverymediumyoucreatedearlierwiththeCreateRecoveryMediaprogramtorestoreonly
theCdriveortheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

Note:Tocreatearecoverymedium,referto“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage25

1.Selecttherecoverymediumasthestartupdevice.Referto“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”
onpage40.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

•UsetherecoverydiscsetprovidedbyLenovotorestoretheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-default
settings.

–Ifyourcomputercomeswiththerecoverydiscset,followtheinstructionsshippedwiththediscset.
–Ifyourcomputerdoesnotcomewiththerecoverydiscset,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupport

Centertoorderarecoverydiscset.Referto“Callingforservice”onpage136

.

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RecoveryinformationforWindows10

TorecoveryourWindows10operatingsystem,usethefollowingsolutions:

•UseWindowsrecoverysolutions.

–UserecoverysolutionsinWindowsSettings.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.ClickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.

3.Choosetheappropriaterecoverysolutionbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UseSystemRestoretorestoresystemfilesandsettingstoanearlierpoint.

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1.Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickRecovery
➙OpenSystemRestore.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheFileHistorytooltorestoreyourfilesfromabackup.

Note:IfyouusetheFileHistorytooltorestoreyourfilesfromabackup,ensurethatyoubackedup
yourdataearlierwiththetool.

1.Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickFileHistory
➙Restorepersonalfiles.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentbydoingoneofthefollowing:

–Afterseveralconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentmightstart

automatically.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

–SelecttherecoverymediumyoucreatedearlierwiththeWindowstoolasthestartupdevice.Refer

to“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage40

.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen

tochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

Note:Tocreatearecoverymedium,referto“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage25.

•UsetherecoveryUSBkeyprovidedbyLenovotorestoretheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-default
settings.

–IfyourcomputercomeswiththerecoveryUSBkey,followtheinstructionsshippedwiththeUSBkey.
–IfyourcomputerdoesnotcomewiththerecoveryUSBkey,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupport

CentertoorderarecoveryUSBkey.Referto“Callingforservice”onpage136.

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Chapter7.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage59

•“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59

•“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage60

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132

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.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

2.Unlockanylockingdevicethatsecuresthecomputercover.See“Lockingyourcomputer”onpage29.

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3.Pressthepit1sothatthehandle2islifted.Then,pivotthehandletotheleftasshownandpull

1

2

thehandletoremovethecoverfromthechassis.

Figure9.Removingthecomputercover

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Y oucanexpand
thecapabilitiesofyourcomputerandmaintainyourcomputerbyinstallingorreplacinghardware.

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read
thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Notes:

•Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someofthehardwarepartsinthissectionmightnotbeavailable.

•UsecomputerpartsprovidedonlybyLenovo.

•Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe
instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

•Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCRU.Informationaboutthiswill
comewiththeCRUorwillcomeafewdaysaftertheCRUarrives.

Externaloptions

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

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requiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnection

1

andinstallanyrequiredsoftwareordevicedrivers.

Coverpresenceswitch(intrusionswitch)

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toreplacethecoverpresenceswitch(alsoknownasintrusionswitch),dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

2.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothecoverpresenceswitchbracket.

3.Locatethecoverpresenceswitchbracket.See“Computercomponents”onpage6.

4.Notetheroutingofthecoverpresenceswitchcable,andthendisconnectthecoverpresenceswitch
cablefromthesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

5.Pivotthetab1onthecoverpresenceswitchbrackettotheleftasshown.Then,removethebracket
togetherwiththecoverpresenceswitchfromthechassis.

Figure10.Removingthecoverpresenceswitchbracket

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6.Pivottheclip1onthebracketoutward,andthendisengagethefailingcoverpresenceswitchfrom

2

1

2

1

thecircleclip2toremoveitfromthebracket.

Figure11.Removingthecoverpresenceswitchfromthebracket

7.Inserttheendofthenewcoverpresenceswitchwiththepostintothecircleclip2.Ensurethattheclip

1isplacedbetweenthetwobranchedcablesofthenewcoverpresenceswitch.Then,pressthecover

presenceswitchdownwarduntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure12.Installingthecoverpresenceswitchintothebracket

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8.Routethecableofthenewcoverpresenceswitch,andalignthenotch2onthecoverpresenceswitch

1

2

withthetab1inthechassis.Thenpivotthecoverpresenceswitchbrackettotherightasshownuntil
itsnapsintoposition.

Figure13.Installingthecoverpresenceswitchbracket

9.Connectthecableofthenewcoverpresenceswitchtothesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystem
board”onpage7.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

Directcoolingairbaffle

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toremovethedirectcoolingairbaffle,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

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2.Pullthedirectcoolingairbaffleoutwardbyitshandle1toremoveitfromthechassis.

1

Figure14.Removingthedirectcoolingairbaffle

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Toreinstallthedirectcoolingairbaffle,dothefollowing:

1

1.Aligntheplasticboardsonthetopandbottomsidesofthedirectcoolingairbafflewiththesmallgaps

1inthechassis.Ensurethatthehandleofthedirectcoolingairbafflefacestowardsthefrontof

thechassis.

Figure15.Aligningtheplasticboardswiththesmallgaps

2.Slidethedirectcoolingairbaffleintothechassisuntilitissecuredfirmly.

Note:Ifnecessary,adjustthepositionofthedirectcoolingairbaffleslightlytoavoidanyinterference
withothercomponentsinthechassis.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

Deviceinanoptical-drivebay

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,thefollowingdevicesmightbeinstalledintheoptical-drivebays:

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•Opticaldrive

1

•Flexmodule

Note:Theflexmodulemightbeinstalledwiththefollowing:

–IEEE1394connector
–eSATAconnector
–29-in-1cardreader
–Slimopticaldrive

•Fexbaystorageenclosure

Toremoveandinstallaflexmoduleoraflexbaystorageenclosure,followthestepsofremovingand
installinganopticaldrive.

Toremoveanopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

2.Removethedirectcoolingairbaffle.See“Directcoolingairbaffle”onpage63.

3.Locatetheoptical-drivebayfromwhichyouwanttoremoveanopticaldrive.See“Internaldrives”
onpage9.

4.Disconnectthecablesfromtheopticaldrive.

Note:Ifyouremoveaflexmoduleoraflexbaystorageenclosure,youmightneedtodisconnectthe
cablesfromthedevice,aPCIcard,orthesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7

5.Pressthetab1downwardandpushtheopticaldrivetothefrontofthechassis.Then,removethe
opticaldrivefromthefrontofthechassis.

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Figure16.Removingtheopticaldrive

Toinstallanopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

2.Removethedirectcoolingairbaffle.See“Directcoolingairbaffle”onpage63.

3.Locatetheoptical-drivebayintowhichyouwanttoinstallanopticaldrive.See“Internaldrives”on
page9

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4.Presstheclipunderneaththeplasticcoveroftheoptical-drivebaysothatthecoverisejectedoutofthe
bay.Then,removethemetalshieldinthebay.

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5.Notetheorientationofthenewopticaldrive.Then,slidetheopticaldriveintotheoptical-drivebayfrom
thefrontofthechassisuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure17.Installingtheopticaldrive

6.Connectthecablestotheopticaldrive.

Note:Ifyouinstallaflexmoduleoraflexbaystorageenclosure,youmightneedtoconnectthecables
tothedevice,aPCIcard,orthesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7

7.Reinstallthedirectcoolingairbaffle.See“Directcoolingairbaffle”onpage63.

.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

Harddiskdriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosure

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Youcaninstallorreplaceaharddiskdriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosure.Theharddiskdrivealso
canbehot-swappable,whichmeansthatyoucaninstallorreplacethedrivewithouteventurningoffyour
computer.

Theharddiskdriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosureishot-swappableonlywhenthefollowing
requirementsaremet:

•TheSATAcableofthefront-accessstorageenclosureisconnectedtotheeSATAconnectoronthesystem
board.Toverifythecableconnection,see“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”
onpage59

•Theoperatingsystemofyourcomputerdoesnotresideontheharddiskdriveinstalledinthefront-access
storageenclosure.

Attention:Ifanyoftheaboverequirementsarenotmet,donotinstallorreplacetheharddiskdrivewhen
thecomputeristurnedon.Otherwise,dataontheharddiskdrivemightgetdamaged.

and“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7formoreinformation.

Toinstallorreplaceaharddiskdriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosure,dothefollowing:

1.Beforereplacinganoldharddiskdrive,safelyejecttheoldharddiskdrivefromtheoperatingsystem
first.Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpsystem.

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2.Unlocktheenclosurecoverwiththeprovidedkeyasshown.Pressthenotchatoopentheenclosure

a

cover.

Figure18.Openingthefront-accessstorageenclosurecover

3.Pressthepitonthebracketcover,andthengraspthetiltedcovertopullthebracketoutofthe
front-accessstorageenclosure.

Figure19.Removingtheharddiskdrivefromthefront-accessstorageenclosure

4.Flexbothsidesofthebrackettoremovetheharddiskdrivefromthebracket.

Figure20.Removingtheharddiskdrivefromthebracket

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5.Flexbothsidesofthebracketandalignpins1onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesinthenew
harddiskdrive.Donottouchthecircuitboardontheharddiskdrive.

Note:Ensurethatthecircuitboardfacesdownwardandtheconnectorsfacetowardtherearofthe
bracket.

Figure21.Installingtheharddiskdriveintothebracket

6.Slidethebracketwiththenewharddiskdriveintothefront-accessstorageenclosureuntilitsnapsinto
position.Pressthenotchtosecuretheenclosurecoverandlocktheenclosurecoverwiththekey.

Figure22.Installingthehard-disk-drivebracket

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

Storagedriveintheflexbaystorageenclosure

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Youcaninstalla3.5-inchharddiskdrive,a2.5-inchharddiskdrive,ora2.5-inchsolid-statedriveinto
theflexbaystorageenclosure.

Toinstallorreplaceastoragedriveintheflexbaystorageenclosure,refertothefollowing:

Chapter7.Installingorreplacinghardware69

•“3.5-inchstoragedrive”onpage70

•“2.5-inchstoragedrive”onpage71

3.5-inchstoragedrive

Toinstallorreplacea3.5-inchstoragedrive,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

2.Iftheflexbaystorageenclosureisinstalledinthecomputer,disconnectthesignalcableandthepower
cablefromthe3.5-inchstoragedrivefirst.Then,removetheflexbaystorageenclosurefromthefrontof
thecomputer.See“Deviceinanoptical-drivebay”onpage65.

3.Ifyouarereplacinga3.5-inchstoragedrive,removethefourscrewsthatsecurethedrive.Thentakethe
olddriveoutoftheflexbaystorageenclosure.

Note:Wheninstallingorremovingthestoragedrive,donottouchthecircuitboardonthestoragedrive
andmakesurethatthecircuitboardfacesdownward.

Figure23.Removingthe3.5-inchstoragedrivefromtheflexbaystorageenclosure

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4.Installthe3.5-inchstoragedriveintotheflexbaystorageenclosure.Then,installthefourscrewsto
securethedrivetotheflexbaystorageenclosure.

Figure24.Installingthe3.5-inchstoragedrivetotheflexbaystorageenclosure

5.Slidetheflexbaystorageenclosureintotheopticaldrivebay.See“Deviceinanoptical-drivebay”
onpage65

.

6.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewstoragedrive.

Figure25.Connectingthecablestothestoragedrive

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132

.

2.5-inchstoragedrive

Toinstallorreplacea2.5-inchstoragedrive,dothefollowing:

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1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

2.Iftheflexbaystorageenclosureisinstalledinthecomputer,disconnectthesignalcableandthepower
cablefromthe2.5-inchstoragedrivefirst.Then,removetheflexbaystorageenclosurefromthefrontof
thecomputer.See“Deviceinanoptical-drivebay”onpage65.

3.Ifyouarereplacinga2.5-inchstoragedrive,dothefollowing:
a.Removethefourscrewsthatsecurethestorageconverter.Takethestorageconvertertogetherwith

thedriveoutoftheflexbaystorageenclosure.

Figure26.Removingthe2.5-inchstoragedriveandthestorageconverterfromtheflexbaystorageenclosure

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b.Removethefivescrewsthatsecurethe2.5-inchstoragedrivetothestorageconverter.Takethe

driveoutofthestorageconverter.

Note:Wheninstallingorremovingthestoragedrive,donottouchthecircuitboardonthestorage
driveandmakesurethatthecircuitboardfacesdownward.

Figure27.Removingthe2.5-inchstoragedrivefromthestorageconverter

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4.Installthe2.5-inchstoragedriveintothestorageconverter.Then,installthefivescrewstosecurethe
drivetothestorageconverter.

Figure28.Installingthe2.5-inchstoragedriveintothestorageconverter

5.Installthe2.5-inchstoragedriveandthestorageconverterintotheflexbaystorageenclosure.Then,
installthefourscrewstosecurethestorageconvertertotheflexbaystorageenclosure.

Figure29.Installingthe2.5-inchstoragedriveandthestorageconverterintotheflexbaystorageenclosure

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6.Slidetheflexbaystorageenclosureintotheopticaldrivebay.See“Deviceinanoptical-drivebay”
onpage65.

7.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewstoragedrive.

Figure30.Connectingthecablestothestoragedrive

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

Deviceinthe5.25-inchflexmodule

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

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

•“Slimopticaldrive”onpage75

•“Cardreader”onpage78

•“eSATAconnectororIEEE1394connector”onpage81

Slimopticaldrive

Toinstallorreplaceaslimopticaldriveintheflexmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

2.Removetheflexmodulefromthefrontofthecomputer.See“Deviceinanoptical-drivebay”onpage65.

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3.Lifttheclipontherearoftheflexmodule.Then,slidetheflexmodulecovertotherearoftheflex
moduletoremovethecover.

Figure31.Removingtheflexmodulecover

4.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingaslimopticaldrive,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareinstallinganewslimopticaldrive,pressthetwometalclips

1toremovetheplasticclip

withthetwoscrewsasshown.RemovethetwoscrewsandthengotoStep5onpage77

Figure32.Removingtheplasticclipwiththetwoscrews

•Ifyouarereplacinganoldslimopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

.

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a.Pressthebuttonasshowntoremovetheslimopticaldrivefromtheflexmodule.

Figure33.Removingtheslimopticaldrivefromtheflexmodule

b.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecliptoremovetheplasticclipfromtherearoftheslim

opticaldrive.

Figure34.Removingtheplasticclipfromtheslimopticaldrive

5.Installthetwoscrewstosecuretheplasticclipontherearofthenewslimopticaldrive.

Figure35.Installingtheplasticcliptotheslimopticaldrive

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6.Slidethenewslimopticaldrivewiththeplasticclipintotheflexmoduleuntiltheslimopticaldrive
snapsintoposition.

Figure36.Installingtheslimopticaldriveintheflexmodule

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

Figure37.Reinstallingtheflexmodulecover

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

Cardreader

Toinstallorreplaceacardreaderintheflexmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

2.Removetheflexmodulefromthefrontofthecomputer.See“Deviceinanoptical-drivebay”onpage65.

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3.Liftthecliponthesideoftheflexmoduleupward.Then,slidetheflexmodulecovertotherearof
theflexmoduletoremovethecover.

Figure38.Removingtheflexmodulecover

4.Ifyouarereplacingacardreader,dothefollowing:
a.Disconnectthecardreadercablefromthesystemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.
b.Pulltheclipasshowntoremovethecardreaderwiththecardreaderretainingbracketoutofthe

flexmodule.

Figure39.Removingthecardreaderintheflexmodule

c.Flexthefourclipsonthesidesofthecardreaderretainingbrackettoremovethecardreaderfrom

thebracket.

Figure40.Removingthecardreaderfromthecardreaderretainingbracket

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5.Toinstallanewcardreaderintothecardreaderretainingbracket,alignthefourholesinthecard
readerwiththecorrespondingstudsonthebracket.Then,pressthenewcardreaderdownwarduntil
itsnapsintoposition.

Figure41.Installingthecardreaderintothecardreaderretainingbracket

6.Notetheorientationofthenewcardreaderandroutethecardreadercableintothecableclip.Hold
thecliponthecardreaderretainingbracket.Then,insertthenewcardreaderintothecardreader
slotinflexmoduleuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure42.Installingthecardreaderintheflexmodule

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

Figure43.Reinstallingtheflexmodulecover

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

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

eSATAconnectororIEEE1394connector

ToinstallorreplaceaneSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorintheflexmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

2.Slidetheflexmoduleoutofthefrontofthecomputer.See“Deviceinanoptical-drivebay”onpage65.

3.Liftthecliponthesideoftheflexmoduleupward.Then,slidetheflexmodulecovertotherearof
theflexmoduletoremovethecover.

Figure44.Removingtheflexmodulecover

4.IfyouarereplacinganeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connector,dothefollowing:

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a.DisconnecttheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorcablefromthesystemboard.See“Parts

onthesystemboard”onpage7.

b.PressthetwoclipstowardeachotherasshowntopulltheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connector

outoftheflexmodule.

Figure45.RemovingtheeSA TAconnectororIEEE1394connectorintheflexmodule

5.NotetheorientationoftheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorandroutetheeSATAconnectoror
IEEE1394connectorcableintothecableclip.

6.PlacetheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorintothemetalretainer.Then,inserttheeSAT A
connectororIEEE1394connectorintothecorrespondingslotintheflexmoduleasshown.

Figure46.InstallingtheeSA TAconnectororIEEE1394connectorintheflexmodule

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

Figure47.Reinstallingtheflexmodulecover

8.ConnecttheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorcabletothecorrespondingconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

Internalstoragedrive

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,yourcomputermightcomewithoneormoreofthefollowinginternal
storagedrives:

•3.5-inchharddiskdrive

•3.5-inchhybriddrive

•2.5-inchharddiskdrive

•2.5-inchsolid-statedrive

•M.2solid-statedrive

•PCIExpresssolid-statedrive

Toinstallorreplaceaninternalstoragedrive,refertooneofthefollowingtopics:

•“3.5-inchstoragedrive”onpage83

•“2.5-inchstoragedrive”onpage86

•“M.2solid-statedrive”onpage91

•“PCIcard”onpage104(appliestoaPCIExpresssolid-statedrive)

3.5-inchstoragedrive

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,a3.5-inchharddiskdriveora3.5-inchhybriddrivemight

comewithyourcomputer.

Toinstallorreplacea3.5-inchstoragedriveinahard-disk-drivebay,dothefollowing:

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1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

1

2.Locatethehard-disk-drivebayinwhichyouwanttoinstallorreplaceastoragedrive.See“Internal
drives”onpage9.

3.Pressthepitonthecoveroftheharddiskdrivebaysothatthecoverisopened.Then,pullthecover
edgeasshowntoremovethehard-disk-drivebracketfromthehard-disk-drivebay.

Figure48.Removingthehard-disk-drivebracket

4.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingastoragedrive,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareinstallingastoragedrive,gotostep6.

•Ifyouarereplacingastoragedrive,flexthesidesofthebrackettoreleasethefourpins1fromthe

storagedrive.Then,removethestoragedrivefromthebracket.

Figure49.Removingthestoragedrivefromthebracket

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5.Holdthestoragedrivesothattheconnectorsfacetowardstherearofthebracketandthecircuit

1

2

board2facesupward.Then,flexthesidesofthebracketandalignthefourpins1onthebracket
withthecorrespondingholesinthestoragedrive.

Note:Donottouchthecircuitboard2ofthestoragedrive.

Figure50.Installingthestoragedriveintothebracket

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6.Slidethebrackettogetherwiththeinstalledstoragedriveintothehard-disk-drivebayuntilthebracket
snapsintoposition.

Figure51.Installingthehard-disk-drivebracket

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

2.5-inchstoragedrive

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,a2.5-inchharddiskdriveora2.5-inchsolid-statedrivemight

comewithyourcomputer.

Toinstallorreplacea2.5-inchstoragedrive,refertooneofthefollowingtopics:

•“Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchstoragedriveinahard-disk-drivebay”onpage86

•“Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchstoragedrivewithaconverterinahard-disk-drivebay”onpage88

Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchstoragedriveinahard-disk-drivebay
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toinstallorreplacea2.5-inchstoragedriveinahard-disk-drivebay,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

2.Locatetheharddiskdrivebayinwhichyouwanttoinstallorreplaceastoragedrive.See“Internal
drives”onpage9.

3.Removethestoragedrivebracketfromthehard-disk-drivebay.Seestep3onpage84.

4.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingastoragedrive,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareinstallingastoragedrive,gotostep6.

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•Ifyouarereplacingastoragedrive,flexthesidesofthebrackettoreleasethefourpins1fromthe

1

1

storagedrive.Then,removethestoragedrivefromthebracket.

Figure52.Removingthestoragedrivefromthebracket

5.Keeptheconnectoronthestoragedriveontherightasshown.Then,flexthesidesofthebracketand
alignthefourpins1onthebottomofthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesinthestoragedrive.

Note:Donottouchthecircuitboard(ifaccessible)ofthe2.5-inchstoragedrive.

Figure53.Installingthestoragedriveintothebracket

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6.Installthebracketwiththenewstoragedriveintothehard-disk-drivebay.Seestep6onpage86.

1

2

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchstoragedrivewithaconverterinahard-disk-drivebay
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.

Toinstallorreplacea2.5-inchstoragedrivewitha2.5-inchto3.5-inchconverterinahard-disk-drive
bay,dothefollowing:

1.Prepareyourcomputer.See“Preparingyourcomputerandremovingthecomputercover”onpage59.

2.Locatethehard-disk-drivebayinwhichyouwanttoinstallorreplaceastoragedrive.See“Internal
drives”onpage9.

3.Removethestoragedrivebracketfromthehard-disk-drivebay.Seestep3onpage84.

4.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingastoragedrive,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareinstallingastoragedrive,pivottab

1onthemetaladapterupward.Then,pushtheadapter

asshownuntilthefourtabsontheadapterareslideintothefournotches2.Pivottheadapteras
showntoremoveitfromtheconverter.

Figure54.Removingtheadapterfromtheconverter

•Ifyouarereplacingastoragedrive,dothefollowing:

a.Removetheconverterfromthebracket.Seestep4onpage84.

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