Lenovo 4162 User manual

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ThinkCentre
UserGuide
MachineTypes:4162,5041,5044,5051,5053,5055,5057,5059,
5061,5063,and5065
ThinkCentre
UserGuide
MachineTypes:4162,5041,5044,5051,5053,5055,5057,5059,
5061,5063,and5065
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe
ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixA“Notices”onpage63.
SecondEdition(November2010)
©CopyrightLenovo2010.
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Contents
Importantsafetyinformation......v
Chapter1.Productoverview......1
Features..................1
Specications................3
Softwareoverview..............4
SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindows
operatingsystem.............4
Locations..................6
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators
onthefrontofyourcomputer........6
Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearof
yourcomputer..............7
Locatingcomponents...........9
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard.....9
Locatinginternaldrives.........10
Chapter2.Installingorreplacing
hardware...............13
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......13
Installingorreplacinghardware........13
Installingexternaloptions........13
Removingthecomputercover.......14
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..15
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......16
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...19
Replacingthebattery..........20
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...22
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..24
Replacingthemicroprocessor.......26
Replacingtheopticaldrive........28
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.......30
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB
assembly...............32
Replacingtherearfanassembly......33
Replacingthekeyboard.........35
Replacingthemouse..........36
Completingthepartsreplacement.....37
Obtainingdevicedrivers...........38
Basicsecurityfeatures...........38
Integratedcablelock..........38
Padlock...............39
Passwordprotection..........39
Erasingalostorforgottenpassword(clearing
CMOS)................39
Chapter3.Recoveryinformation...41
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......41
Creatingrecoverymedia.........41
Usingrecoverymedia..........42
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...42
Performingabackupoperation......43
Performingarecoveryoperation......43
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...43
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......44
Creatingarescuemedium........45
Usingarescuemedium.........45
Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers.....46
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........46
Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................47
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......47
Viewingorchangingsettings.........47
Usingpasswords..............47
Passwordconsiderations.........48
Power-onpassword...........48
Administratorpassword.........48
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword..48
Enablingordisablingadevice........48
Selectingastartupdevice..........49
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....49
Viewingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............49
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......50
Chapter5.Updatingsystem
programs...............51
Usingsystemprograms...........51
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....51
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating
system..................52
RecoveringfromaPOSTandBIOSupdate
failure..................52
Chapter6.Troubleshootingand
diagnosticprograms.........55
Basictroubleshooting............55
Diagnosticprograms............56
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.......56
PC-DoctorforDOS...........56
Cleaningthemouse............57
Opticalmouse.............57
Non-opticalmouse...........57
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Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice..............59
Informationresources............59
OnlineBooksfolder...........59
LenovoThinkVantageTools........59
ThinkVantageProductivityCenter.....60
LenovoWelcome............60
AccessHelp..............60
Safetyandwarranty...........60
LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..60
Helpandservice..............61
Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic
programs...............61
Callingforservice............61
Usingotherservices..........62
Purchasingadditionalservices......62
AppendixA.Notices.........63
Televisionoutputnotice...........64
EuropeanconformanceCEmark.......64
Trademarks................64
Index..................65
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Importantsafetyinformation
CAUTION:
Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis
product.RefertotheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatyoureceivedwiththisproductfor
thelatestsafetyinformation.Readingandunderstandingthissafetyinformationreducestheriskof
personalinjuryandordamagetoyourproduct.
IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,youcanobtainaPortable
DocumentFormat(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo
®
SupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
©CopyrightLenovo2010
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Chapter1.Productoverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovided
byLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors,components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
“Features”onpage1
:Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.
“Specications”onpage3
:Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.
“Softwareoverview”onpage4:Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsprovided
withyourcomputer.
“Locations”onpage6:Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourcomputerconnectors,
components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.
Features
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.
Systeminformation
Thefollowinginformationcoversavarietyofmodels.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,usethe
SetupUtilityprogram.SeeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47
.
Microprocessor
Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):
AMD
®
Athlon™IImicroprocessor
AMDPhenom™IImicroprocessor
AMDSempron™microprocessor
Memorymodule(s)
Yourcomputersupportsuptofourdoubledatarate3dualinlinememorymodules(DDR3DIMMs).
Internaldrives
Cardreader(availableinsomemodels)
Opticaldrive
SerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrive
Videosubsystem
IntegratedgraphicscardfunctioningthroughaVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectororaDigitalVisual
Interface(DVI)connector
PeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressx16graphicscardslotonthesystemboardfora
discretegraphicscard
Audiosubsystem
Integratedhigh-denition(HD)audio
Headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnectoronthefrontpanel
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Audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnectorontherearpanel
Internalspeaker(availableinsomemodels)
Connectivity
10/100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller
Systemmanagementfeatures
Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults
AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
Automaticpower-onstartup
DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)
SystemManagement(SM)BasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)andSMsoftware
WakeonLAN(WOL)
WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)(WMIistheinfrastructureformanagementdataand
operationsonWindowsoperatingsystems.)
Input/Output(I/O)features
9-pinserialport(onestandardandoneoptional)
25-pinparallelport(optionalthroughyourPCIcardinsomemodels)
Ethernetconnector
PS/2keyboardconnector
PS/2mouseconnector
SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel;there
mightalsobetwooptionalUSBconnectorsontherearpanel)
Twoaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnector)
Threeaudioconnectorsontherearpanel(audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,and
microphoneconnector)
VGAmonitorconnectorandDVImonitorconnector
Formoreinformation,referto“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”
onpage6
and“Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputeronpage7.
Expansion
Oneopticaldrivebay
Oneslimcardreaderdrivebay
OnePCIcardslot
OnePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot
Twoharddiskdrivebays(onestandardandoneoptional)
TwoPCIExpressx1cardslots
Powersupply
Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplies:
280-wattpowersupplywithmanualvoltage-selectionswitch
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280-wattauto-sensingpowersupply
320-wattauto-sensingpowersupply
Securityfeatures
Apower-onpasswordandanadministratorpasswordtodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer
Computrace
Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)(availableinsomemodels)
EnablingordisablingSATAdevices
Enablingordisablingtheserialport
EnablingordisablingUSBconnectors
Keyboardwithngerprintreader(shippedwithsomemodels)
Startupsequencecontrol
Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse
Supportfortheadditionofanintegratedcablelock(Kensingtonlock.See“Integratedcablelock”on
page38
formoreinformation.)
Supportfortheadditionofapadlock(see“Padlock”onpage39formoreinformation)
Preinstalledsoftwareprograms
Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithoneofthefollowingoperatingsystems:
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7
MicrosoftWindowsVista
®
Operatingsystem(s),certiedortestedforcompatibility
1
(variesbymodeltype)
Linux
®
Specications
Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.
1.Theoperatingsystem(s)listedherearebeingcertiedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto
press.AdditionaloperatingsystemsmightbeidentiedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputerfollowingthe
publicationofthismanual.Thislistissubjecttochange.Todetermineifanoperatingsystemhasbeencertiedor
testedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemvendor.
Chapter1.Productoverview3
Dimensions
Width:160mm(6.3inches)
Height:388mm(15.28inches)
Depth:422mm(16.61inches)
Weight
Maximumcongurationasshipped:9.4kg(20.72lbs)
Environment
Airtemperature:
Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)
Non-operating:-40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto140°F)
Non-operating:-10°Cto60°C(14°Fto140°F)(withoutpackage)
Humidity:
Operating:20%to80%(non-condensing)
Non-operating:20%to90%(non-condensing)
Altitude:
Operating:-50to10000ft(-15.2to3048m)
Non-operating:-50to35000ft(-15.2to10668m)
Electricalinput
Inputvoltage:
Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
Voltage-selectionswitchsetting:115Vac
Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
Voltage-selectionswitchsetting:230Vac
Softwareoverview
Thecomputercomeswithapreinstalledoperatingsystemandseveralsoftwareprogramsprovidedby
Lenovo.
SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem
ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem.
SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo
ThefollowingsoftwareprogramsareprovidedbyLenovotohelpyouimproveproductivityandreducethe
costassociatedwithmaintainingyourcomputer.Softwareprogramsprovidedwithyourcomputermight
varydependingonyourmodeltypeandpreinstalledoperatingsystem.
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LenovoThinkVantageTools
TheLenovoThinkVantage
®
Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy
accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formoreinformation,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageTools”onpage59
.
Note:TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerswiththeWindows7operating
systemfromLenovo.
ThinkVantageProductivityCenter
TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationandtoolstohelpyouset
up,understand,maintain,andenhanceyourcomputer.
Note:TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerspreinstalledwith
theWindowsVistaoperatingsystemfromLenovo.
LenovoWelcome
TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducessomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovotoyouandguidesyou
throughsomeimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.
ProductRecovery
TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory
defaultsettings.
ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery
TheThinkVantageRescueandRecovery
®
programisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthat
includesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfrom
systemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Note:IftheEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconintheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramisdimmed,it
indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.To
installtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStartAllProgramsLenovoThinkVantageTools,anddouble-clickEnhancedBackup
andRestore.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.
ThinkVantageClientSecuritySolution
TheThinkVantageClientSecuritySolutionprogramisavailableonselectLenovocomputers.Ithelpsprotect
yourinformation,includingvitalsecurityinformationlikepasswords,encryptionkeys,andelectronic
credentials,whileguardingagainstunauthorizeduseraccesstodata.
Note:TheThinkVantageClientSecuritySolutionprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerspreinstalledwith
theWindowsVistaoperatingsystemfromLenovo.
PasswordManager
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationforWindows
applicationsandWebsites.
Note:ThePasswordManagerprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows7
operatingsystemfromLenovo.IfthePasswordVaulticonintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramis
dimmed,itindicatesthatyouneedtoinstallthePasswordManagerprogrammanuallybeforeenablingits
features.ToinstallthePasswordManagerprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStartAllProgramsLenovoThinkVantageT ools,anddouble-clickPasswordVault.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,thePasswordVaulticonisactivated.
PowerManager
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour
ThinkCentre
®
computer.ByusingthePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyourpowersettingsto
achievethebestbalancebetweensystemperformanceandpowersaving.
ThinkVantageSystemUpdate
TheThinkVantageSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-dateby
downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageapplications,devicedrivers,BIOSupdates,
andotherthirdpartyapplications).
FingerprintSoftware
TheintegratedngerprintreaderprovidedonsomekeyboardsworkswiththeFingerprintSoftwareprogram
toenableyoutoenrollyourngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,ngerprint
authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.Angerprintreader
keyboardisavailablewithcertaincomputersorcanbepurchasedforcomputersthatsupportthisoption.
LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,
diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andgetmore
informationaboutyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage56
.
AdobeReader
TheAdobeReaderprogramisatoolusedtoview,print,andsearchPDFdocuments.
See“OnlineBooksfolder”onpage59formoreinformationaboutaccessingandviewingthepublications.
Antivirussoftware
Yourcomputercomeswithantivirussoftwarethatyoucanusetodetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovo
providesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After30days,
youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.
Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.
Locations
Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourcomputerconnectors,components,partson
thesystemboard,andinternaldrives.
Note:Thecomponentsinyourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour
computer
Figure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage7showsthelocationsoftheconnectors,
controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer.
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Figure1.Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations
1Harddiskdriveactivityindicator
5USBconnector
2Powerindicator6Headphoneconnector
3Powerswitch7Microphoneconnector
4Opticaldriveeject/closebutton8USBconnector
Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer
Figure2“Rearconnectorandpartlocations”onpage8showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandparts
ontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyou
determinewheretoconnectthecablesonyourcomputer.
Chapter1.Productoverview7
Figure2.Rearconnectorandpartlocations
1Powercordconnector9Audioline-inconnector
2Voltage-selectionswitch(availableonsome
models)
10PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot
3PS/2keyboardconnector11PCIExpressx1cardslots(2)
4DVImonitorconnector
12PCIcardslot
5VGAmonitorconnector13Serialport(availableinsomemodels)
6USBconnectors(4)
14Ethernetconnector
7Microphoneconnector
15Serialport
8Audioline-outconnector
16PS/2mouseconnector
ConnectorDescription
Audioline-inconnector
Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo
system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetween
theaudioline-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorof
thecomputer.
Audioline-outconnector
Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchas
poweredstereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),headphones,
multimediakeyboards,theaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystem,orother
externalrecordingdevices.
DVImonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaDVImonitororotherdevicesthatuseaDVImonitorconnector.
Ethernetconnector
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5
Ethernetcable.
MicrophoneconnectorUsedtoattachamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsoundor
ifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.
PS/2keyboardconnectorUsedtoattachakeyboardthatusesaPS/2keyboardconnector.
PS/2mouseconnectorUsedtoattachamouse,atrackball,orotherpointingdevicesthatuseaPS/2
mouseconnector.
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ConnectorDescription
Serialport
Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea
9-pinserialport.
USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,
aUSBmouse,aUSBscanner,oraUSBprinter.IftheUSBconnectorsonyour
computerarenotenoughforyoutoconnectallyourUSBdevices,youcan
purchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditionalUSBdevices.
VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.
Locatingcomponents
Figure3“Componentlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.
Toremovethecomputercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideofthecomputer,see“Removingthecomputer
cover”onpage14
.
Figure3.Componentlocations
1Heatsinkandfanassembly
5Systemboard
2Memorymodules(2)
6Rearfanassembly
3Frontbezel7Powersupplyassembly
4Opticaldrive
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard
Figure4“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage10showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.
Chapter1.Productoverview9
Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations
1Microprocessor
11Coverpresenceswitchconnector(alsocalledintrusion
switchconnector)
2Microprocessorfanconnector
12FrontUSBconnector
3Memoryslots(4)13Serial(COM2)connector
4Thermalsensorconnector
14PCIcardslot
524-pinpowerconnector
15Powerfanconnector
6Battery16Internalspeakerconnector
7ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxide
Semiconductor)/Recoveryjumper
17Frontaudioconnector
8SATAconnectors(4)18PCIExpressx1cardslots(2)
9Frontpanelconnector
19PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot
10FrontUSBconnector20Systemfanconnector
214-pinpowerconnector
Locatinginternaldrives
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Y oucanadddrivestoyour
computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal
drivesareinstalledinbays.Inthismanual,thebaysarereferredtoasbay1,bay2,andsoon.
Wheninstallingorreplacinganinternaldrive,itisimportanttonotethetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyou
caninstallorreplaceineachbayandcorrectlyconnectthecablestothedriveinstalled.Refertothe
appropriatesectioninChapter2“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage13
forinstructionsonhowto
installorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.
Figure5“Drivebaylocations”onpage11
showsthelocationsofthedrivebaysinyourcomputer.
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Figure5.Drivebaylocations
1Bay1-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalled)
2Bay2-Slimcardreaderdrivebay
3Bay3-PrimarySATAharddiskdrivebay(witha3.5-inchSATAharddiskdriveinstalled)
4Bay4-SecondarySATAharddiskdrivebay
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