Lenovo 104 User manual

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Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixA“Notices”onpage71.

FirstEdition(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...........8

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard.....9

Locatinginternaldrives.........10

Chapter2.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............13

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......13

Installingorreplacinghardware........13

Installingexternaloptions........13

Removingthecomputercover.......14

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..15

Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsand

drives................16

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......17

Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...20

Replacingthebattery..........22

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..23

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......26

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...28

Replacingtheopticaldrive........32

Replacingtheharddiskdrive.......35

Replacingthecardreader........38

Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....39

Replacingthekeyboard.........41

Replacingthemouse..........42

Completingthepartsreplacement.....43

Obtainingdevicedrivers...........44

Basicsecurityfeatures...........44

Integratedcablelock..........45

Padlock...............46

Passwordprotection..........46

Erasingalostorforgottenpassword(clearing

CMOS)................46

Chapter3.Recoveryinformation...49

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......49

Creatingrecoverymedia.........49

Usingrecoverymedia..........50

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...50

Performingabackupoperation......50

Performingarecoveryoperation......51

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...51

Creatingandusingarescuemedium......52

Creatingarescuemedium........52

Usingarescuemedium.........52

Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers.....53

Solvingrecoveryproblems..........53

Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtility

program................55

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......55

Viewingorchangingsettings.........55

Usingpasswords..............55

Passwordconsiderations.........56

Power-onpassword...........56

Administratorpassword.........56

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword..56

Enablingordisablingadevice........56

Selectingastartupdevice..........57

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....57

Viewingorchangingthestartupdevice

sequence...............57

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......58

Chapter5.Updatingsystem

programs...............59

Usingsystemprograms...........59

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....59

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................60

RecoveringfromaPOSTandBIOSupdate

failure..................60

Chapter6.Troubleshootingand

diagnosticprograms.........63

Basictroubleshooting............63

Diagnosticprograms............64

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.......64

PC-DoctorforDOS...........64

Cleaninganopticalmouse..........65

Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice..............67

©CopyrightLenovo2010

iii

Informationresources............67

OnlineBooksfolder...........67

LenovoThinkVantageTools........67

LenovoWelcome............68

AccessHelp..............68

Safetyandwarranty...........68

LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..68

Helpandservice..............68

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

programs...............69

Callingforservice............69

Usingotherservices..........70

Purchasingadditionalservices......70

AppendixA.Notices.........71

Televisionoutputnotice...........72

EuropeanconformanceCEmark.......72

Trademarks................72

Index..................73

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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”onpage55

Microprocessor

Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):

•Intel

Core™i3microprocessor

•IntelCorei5microprocessor

•IntelCorei7microprocessor

•IntelPentium

microprocessor

Memorymodule(s)

Yourcomputersupportsuptofourdoubledatarate3dualinlinememorymodules(DDR3DIMMs).

Internaldrives

•Cardreader(availableinsomemodels)

•Opticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)

•SerialAdvancedT echnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrive

Videosubsystem

•IntegratedgraphicsfunctioningthroughaVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectorandaDigitalVideo

Interface(DVI)connector(notapplicableonsomemodels)

•PeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressx16graphicscardslotonthesystemboardfora

discretegraphicscard

Audiosubsystem

•Integratedhigh-denition(HD)audio

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•Headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnectoronthefrontpanel

•Audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnectorontherearpanel

•Internalspeaker(availableinsomemodels)

Connectivity

10/100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)

•Automaticpower-onstartup

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)

•IntelTrustedExecutionTechnology(IntelTXT)

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

•WakeonLAN(WOL)

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)(WMIistheinfrastructureformanagementdataand

operationsonWindowsoperatingsystems.)

Input/Output(I/O)features

•9-pinserialport(onestandardandoneoptional)

•OneDVImonitorconnector

•OneEthernetconnector

•Oneparallelport(availableinsomemodels)

•OnePersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardconnector

•OnePS/2mouseconnector

•OneVGAmonitorconnector

•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)

•Threeaudioconnectorsontherearpanel

(audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnector)

•Twoaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnector)

Formoreinformation,referto“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”

onpage6

and“Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage7.

Expansion

•Oneharddiskdrivebay

•Oneopticaldrivebay

•Oneslimcardreaderdrivebay

•OnePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

•OnePCIExpressx1cardslot

•TwoPCIcardslots

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Powersupply

•240-wattauto-sensingpowersupply

Securityfeatures

•Apower-onpasswordandanadministratorpasswordtodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer

•Computrace

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)(availableinsomemodels)

•EnablingordisablingSATAdevices

•Enablingordisablingtheserialport

•EnablingordisablingUSBconnectors

•Keyboardwithngerprintreader(shippedwithsomemodels)

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•Supportfortheadditionofanintegratedcablelock(Kensingtonlock.See“Integratedcablelock”on

page45

formoreinformation.)

•Supportfortheadditionofapadlock(see“Padlock”onpage46formoreinformation)

Preinstalledsoftwareprograms

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithsomesoftwareprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.For

moreinformation,see“Softwareoverview”onpage4

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

YourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeMicrosoft

Windows

7operatingsystem.

Operatingsystem(s),certiedortestedforcompatibility

(variesbymodeltype)

•Linux

Specications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

1.Theoperatingsystem(s)listedherearebeingcertiedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto

press.AdditionaloperatingsystemsmightbeidentiedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputerfollowingthe

publicationofthismanual.Thislistissubjecttochange.Todetermineifanoperatingsystemhasbeencertiedor

testedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemvendor.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

Dimensions

Width:99mm(3.9inches)

Height:335mm(13.19inches)

Depth:382mm(15.04inches)

Weight

Maximumcongurationasshipped:6.6kg(14.55lbs)

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”onpage67

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.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools,anddouble-clickEnhancedBackup

andRestore.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.

PasswordManager

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationforWindows

applicationsandWebsites.

Note:IfthePasswordVaulticonintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,itindicatesthat

youneedtoinstallthePasswordManagerprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.Toinstallthe

PasswordManagerprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools,anddouble-clickPasswordVault.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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.

Chapter1.Productoverview5

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,

diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andgetmore

informationaboutyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage64

AdobeReader

TheAdobeReaderprogramisatoolusedtoview,print,andsearchPDFdocuments.

See“OnlineBooksfolder”onpage67

formoreinformationaboutaccessingandviewingthepublications.

Antivirussoftware

Yourcomputercomeswithantivirussoftwarethatyoucanusetodetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovo

providesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After30days,

youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus

software.

Locations

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourcomputerconnectors,components,partson

thesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour

computer

Figure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage6showsthelocationsoftheconnectors,

controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer.

Figure1.Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations

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1Opticaldriveeject/closebutton5USBconnector

2Powerswitch6Microphoneconnector

3Harddiskdriveactivityindicator7Headphoneconnector

4Powerindicator

8USBconnector

Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer

Figure2“Rearconnectorandpartlocations”onpage7showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandparts

ontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyou

determinewheretoconnectthecablesonyourcomputer.

Figure2.Rearconnectorandpartlocations

1Powercordconnector8Audioline-outconnector

2PS/2mouseconnector

9Audioline-inconnector

3PS/2keyboardconnector10PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

4DVImonitorconnector

11PCIExpressx1cardslot

5VGAmonitorconnector12PCIcardslots(2)

6USBconnectors(4)13Parallelport(availableinsomemodels)

7Microphoneconnector14Ethernetconnector

15Serialport

Chapter1.Productoverview7

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.

ParallelportUsethisporttoattachaparallelprinterorotherdevicesthatusea25-pinparallel

port.

PS/2keyboardconnectorUsedtoattachakeyboardthatusesaPS/2keyboardconnector.

PS/2mouseconnectorUsedtoattachamouse,atrackball,orotherpointingdevicesthatuseaPS/2

mouseconnector.

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.

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Figure3.Componentlocations

1Heatsinkandfanassembly

6Frontbezel

2Powersupplyassembly

7Frontfanassembly

3Memorymodules(2)

8Harddiskdrive

4Opticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)9PCIcard(availableinsomemodels)

5FrontUSBandaudioassembly

10Heatsinkfanduct

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

Figure4“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage10showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.

Chapter1.Productoverview9

Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations

14-pinpowerconnector

11ClearComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor

(CMOS)/Recoveryjumper

2Microprocessor

12Coverpresenceswitchconnector(alsocalledintrusion

switchconnector)

3Microprocessorfanconnector

13Internalspeakerconnector

4Memoryslots(4)

14Frontaudioconnector

5Serial(COM2)connector15PCIcardslots(2)

624-pinpowerconnector

16PCIExpressx1cardslot

7Powerfanconnector

17Battery

8SATAconnectors(4)18PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

9Frontpanelconnector

19Systemfanconnector

10FrontUSBconnectors(2)

Locatinginternaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Y oucanadddrivestoyour

computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal

drivesareinstalledinbays.Inthismanual,thebaysarereferredtoasbay1,bay2,andsoon.

Wheninstallingorreplacinganinternaldrive,itisimportanttonotethetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyou

caninstallorreplaceineachbayandcorrectlyconnectthecablestothedriveinstalled.Refertothe

appropriatesectioninChapter2“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage13

forinstructionsonhowto

installorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.

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Figure5“Drivebaylocations”onpage11showsthelocationsofthedrivebaysinyourcomputer.

Figure5.Drivebaylocations

1Bay1-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalledinsomemodels)

2Bay2-Slimcardreaderdrivebay

3Bay3-SATAharddiskdrivebay

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