Lenovo C30 User guide

ThinkStationC30

UserGuide

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

andAppendixB“Notices”onpage119.

SixthEdition(March2014)

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Contents

Importantsafetyinformation......v

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

Staticelectricityprevention...........v

Powercordsandpoweradapters........vi

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......vi

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

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

Heatandproductventilation.........vii

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

Lasercompliancestatement.........viii

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

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

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Features..................1

Speciﬁcations................5

Lenovoprograms..............5

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem............5

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8orWindows8.1operatingsystem.....6

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms.....7

Locations..................8

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators

onthefrontofyourcomputer........8

Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour

computer................9

Locatingcomponents..........11

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....12

Locatinginternaldrives.........13

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......14

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...15

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........15

NavigatingamongscreensontheWindows8and

Windows8.1operatingsystems........16

NavigatingonWindows8........16

NavigatingonWindows8.1........17

AccessingControlPanelontheWindows8or

Windows8.1operatingsystem........18

Usingthekeyboard.............19

Usingthewheelmouse...........19

Adjustingaudio..............19

Aboutyourcomputeraudio........20

Settingthevolumefromthedesktop....20

SettingthevolumefromControlPanel...20

UsingCDsandDVDs............21

HandlingandstoringCDandDVDmedia..21

PlayingaCDorDVD..........21

RecordingaCDorDVD.........22

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..23

Accessibilityandcomfort..........23

Arrangingyourworkspace........23

Comfort...............23

Glareandlighting............24

Aircirculation.............24

Electricaloutletsandcablelengths.....24

Accessibilityinformation.........24

RegisteryourcomputerwithLenovo......28

Movingyourcomputertoanothercountryor

region..................28

Replacementpowercords........28

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

Securityfeatures..............29

Lockingthecomputercover.........30

Installingapadlock.............31

Attachinganintegratedcablelock.......32

Usingpasswords..............32

BIOSpasswords............32

Windowspasswords..........33

Usingandunderstandingﬁrewalls.......33

Protectingdataagainstviruses........33

Chapter5.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............35

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......35

Installingorreplacinghardware........35

Installingexternaloptions........35

Removingthecomputercover.......36

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..37

RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcard

holder................38

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......39

Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...41

Replacingtheopticaldrive........43

Replacingthebattery..........45

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..46

Installingorreplacingaharddiskdrive...49

Installingorreplacingaharddiskdrive

enablementmodule...........52

InstallingorreplacinganmSATAsolid-state

drive.................54

Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....56

Replacingtherearfanassembly......58

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ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB

assembly...............60

Replacingtheinternalspeaker.......62

Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....65

Completingthepartsreplacement.....65

Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...67

Recoveryinformation............67

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....67

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.68

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.69

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....70

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand

devicedrivers.............71

Reinstallingsoftwareprograms......72

Reinstallingdevicedrivers........72

Solvingrecoveryproblems........72

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8or

Windows8.1operatingsystem........73

Refreshingyourcomputer........73

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................73

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....73

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8orWindows8.1failstostart.......74

Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtility

program................75

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......75

Viewingandchangingsettings........75

Usingpasswords..............75

Passwordconsiderations.........76

Power-OnPassword..........76

AdministratorPassword.........76

HardDiskPassword...........76

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.76

Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing

CMOS)................77

Enablingordisablingadevice........77

Selectingastartupdevice..........77

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....78

Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice

sequence...............78

EnablingErPcompliancemodeandDeepSx..78

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......79

Chapter8.ConﬁguringRAID.....81

ConﬁguringRAIDwithIntelRSTe.......81

InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives...81

ConﬁguringSATAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywith

IntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility.........82

EnteringtheIntelRSTeconﬁgurationutility..82

QuickRAIDsetupusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS

conﬁgurationutility.............83

InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives...84

EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconﬁguration

utility.................84

CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSI

MegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility....85

DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSI

MegaRAIDBIOSconﬁgurationutility....85

Settingthehotspareharddiskdrive....86

Chapter9.Updatingsystem

programs...............87

Usingsystemprograms...........87

Updating(ﬂashing)theBIOSfromadisc....87

Updating(ﬂashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................88

RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..89

Chapter10.Preventingproblems..91

Keepingyourcomputercurrent........91

Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour

computer...............91

Updatingyouroperatingsystem......91

UsingSystemUpdate..........92

Cleaningandmaintenance..........92

Basics................92

Cleaningyourcomputer.........93

Goodmaintenancepractices.......94

Movingyourcomputer...........94

Chapter11.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics..............95

Basictroubleshooting............95

Troubleshootingprocedure..........96

Troubleshooting..............96

Audioproblems............97

CDproblems.............98

DVDproblems.............99

Harddiskdriveproblems.........101

Intermittentproblems..........101

Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice

problems...............102

Monitorproblems............103

Ethernetproblems...........105

Optionproblems............107

Performanceandlockupproblems.....107

Printerproblems............109

Serialconnectorproblems........110

Softwareproblems...........110

USBproblems.............111

LenovoSolutionCenter...........111

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Chapter12.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............113

Informationresources............113

LenovoThinkVantageTools........113

LenovoWelcome............113

HelpandSupport............113

SafetyandWarranty...........113

LenovoWebsite............113

LenovoSupportWebsite.........114

Helpandservice..............114

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

programs...............114

Callingforservice............114

Usingotherservices..........115

Purchasingadditionalservices......115

AppendixA.Systemmemory

speed................117

AppendixB.Notices.........119

Trademarks................120

AppendixC.Regulatory

information.............121

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........121

Electronicemissionsnotices.........121

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........121

Eurasiancompliancemark..........123

Brazilregulatorynotice...........123

Mexicoregulatorynotice...........123

AppendixD.WEEEandrecycling

information.............125

ImportantWEEEinformation.........125

RecyclinginformationforJapan........125

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........126

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....126

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................126

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....129

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........129

ChinaRoHS................129

TurkishRoHS...............129

UkraineRoHS...............130

IndiaRoHS................130

AppendixF .ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............131

Index.................133

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Importantsafetyinformation

CAUTION:

Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis

product.RefertotheinformationinthissectionandthesafetyinformationintheSafety,Warranty,and

SetupGuidethatyoureceivedwiththisproduct.Readingandunderstandingthissafetyinformation

reducestheriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuide,youcanobtainaPortableDocument

Format(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo

®

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

SupportWebsitealsoprovidestheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandthisUserGuideinadditional

languages.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror

yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare

referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer

ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor

customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor

replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea

productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake

surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Formore

informationonCRUs,refertoChapter5“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage35

.Ifyouhaveany

questionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the

followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputer

coolbeforeopeningthecover.

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.

Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoption

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orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou

toinstallit.

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.

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

2

,orbetter.For

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.

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord

connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsofoverheating(such

asdeformedplastic)attheacinputoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor

overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

Ensurethatextensioncords,surgeprotectors,uninterruptiblepowersupplies,andpowerstripsthatyouuse

areratedtohandletheelectricalrequirementsoftheproduct.Neveroverloadthesedevices.Ifpowerstrips

areused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation

ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.

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Plugsandoutlets

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamaged

orcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiﬁedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtainareplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamountsof

electricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

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)and1394

cableswhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoidpossible

damagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastﬁvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnect

externaldevices.

Heatandproductventilation

Computers,poweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhenbatteries

arecharging.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

•Donotleaveyourcomputer,poweradapter,oraccessoriesincontactwithyourlaporanypartofyour

bodyforanextendedperiodwhentheproductsarefunctioningorwhenthebatteryischarging.Your

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

yourcomputerwithintwofeetofhigh-trafﬁcareas.Ifyoumustoperateyourcomputerinornearahigh-trafﬁc

area,inspectand,ifnecessary,cleanyourcomputermorefrequently.

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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

appliancescandamagethemonitoranddataontheharddiskdrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon

orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lasercompliancestatement

CAUTION:

Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,ﬁberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciﬁedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical

instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

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Powersupplystatement

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabelattached.

Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwithoneoftheseparts,

contactaservicetechnician.

Cleaningandmaintenance

Keepyourcomputerandworkspaceclean.Shutdownthecomputerandthendisconnectthepower

cordbeforecleaningthecomputer.Donotsprayanyliquiddetergentdirectlyonthecomputeroruse

anydetergentcontainingﬂammablematerialtocleanthecomputer.Spraythedetergentonasoftcloth

andthenwipethecomputersurfaces.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,speciﬁcations,softwareprogramsprovided

byLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors,components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

Features

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerfeatures.Theinformationcoversavarietyofmodels.

Toviewtheinformationaboutyourspeciﬁcmodel,dooneofthefollowing:

•GointotheSetupUtilityprogrambyfollowingtheinstructionsinChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtility

program”onpage75

.Then,selectMain➙SystemSummarytoviewtheinformation.

•OntheMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7operationsystem,clickStart,right-clickComputer,andselectProperties

toviewtheinformation.

•OntheMicrosoftWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,gotothedesktopandmoveyourpointer

tothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PC

infotoviewtheinformation.

Microprocessor

YourcomputercomeswithoneortwoIntel

®

Xeon

®

microprocessorsinstalled(dependingonthemodel

type).Theprocessorspeed,thenumberoftheavailableprocessorcores,andtheinternalcachevary

bymachinetype.

Memory

Yourcomputersupportsuptoeightdoubledatarate3errorcorrectioncodeunbuffereddualinlinememory

modules(DDR3ECCUDIMMs)ordoubledatarate3errorcorrectioncoderegistereddualinlinememory

modules(DDR3ECCRDIMMs).

Internaldrives

•Hybriddrive(optional)

•MiniSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(mSATA)solid-statedrive(SSD)

•Opticaldrive:DVD-ROM,DVD-R/W,orBlu-ray(optional)

•SerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrive

•SerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)harddiskdrive

Note:TosupportSASharddiskdrives,anoptionalSASharddiskdriveenablementmoduleora

RAID-on-Chip(ROC)cardisrequired.

Videosubsystem

•IntegratedgraphicssupportingaDVIconnector,DisplayPort

®

connector,orminiDisplayPort

®

connector

(numberandlocationvarybymodel)

•TwoPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressx16graphicscardslotsonthesystemboardfor

discretegraphicscards

Audiosubsystem

•Integratedhigh-deﬁnition(HD)audio

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•Audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnectorontherearpanel

•Microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnectoronthefrontpanel

•Internalspeaker

Connectivity

•10/100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)

DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutall

aspectsofacomputer,includingprocessortype,installationdate,attachedprintersandotherperipherals,

powersources,andmaintenancehistory.

•ErPcompliancemode

Theenergy-relatedproductsdirective(ErP)compliancemodereducestheconsumptionofelectricity

whenyourcomputerisinstandbyoroffmode.Formoreinformation,see“EnablingErPcompliance

modeandDeepSx”onpage78

.

•IntelStandardManageability

IntelStandardManageabilityishardwareandﬁrmwaretechnologythatbuildscertainfunctionality

intocomputersinordertomakethemeasierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,

update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelActiveManagementTechnology(AMT)

IntelActiveManagementTechnologyishardwareandﬁrmwaretechnologythatbuildscertainfunctionality

intocomputersinordertomakethemeasierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,

update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterprise(RSTe)

IntelRSTeisadevicedriverandsoftwaresolutionthatprovidessupportforSATARAID0,1,and5arrays

orSASRAID0,1,and5arrays(theharddiskdriveenablementmoduleisrequired)onspeciﬁcIntel

chipsetsystemboardstoenhanceharddiskperformance.

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

ThePrebootExecutionEnvironmentisanenvironmenttostartcomputersusinganetworkinterface

independentofdatastoragedevices(suchastheharddiskdrive)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

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

TheSMBIOSspeciﬁcationdeﬁnesdatastructuresandaccessmethodsinaBIOSthatallowsauseror

applicationtostoreandretrieveinformationspeciﬁcaboutthecomputerinquestion.

•WakeonLAN

WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon

orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningonanother

computeronthesamelocalareanetwork.

•WakeonRing

WakeonRing,sometimesreferredtoasWakeonModem,isaspeciﬁcationthatallowssupported

computersanddevicestoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode.

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)

WindowsManagementInstrumentationisasetofextensionstotheWindowsDriverModel.Itprovidesan

operatingsysteminterfacethroughwhichinstrumentedcomponentsprovideinformationandnotiﬁcation.

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Input/Output(I/O)features

•One9-pinserialconnector

•OneEthernetconnector

•OneormoreDigitalVideoInterface(DVI)orDisplayPortconnectors(variesbymodel)

•EightUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0connectorsontherearpanel

•FourUSB3.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandtwoontherearpanel)

•Threeaudioconnectorsontherearpanel(audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,and

microphoneconnector)

•Twoaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnector)

Formoreinformation,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”on

page8and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage9.

Expansion

•Oneopticaldrivebay

•Threeharddiskdrivebays

•TwoPCIcardslots

•TwoPCIExpressx4cardslots(oneslotisx16mechanical)

•TwoPCIExpressx16graphicscardslots

Powersupply

Yourcomputercomeswitha800-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply.

Securityfeatures

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)(availableinsomemodels)

•Abilitytoenableordisableadevice

•AbilitytoenableanddisableUSB2.0connectorsindividually

•Keyboardwithﬁngerprintreader(shippedwithsomemodels)

•Power-onpassword(POP),administratorpassword,andSATAcontrollerharddiskdrivepasswordto

deterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•Supportforanintegratedcablelock(Kensingtonlock)

•Supportforapadlock

•Supportforakeylock

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Security”onpage29

.

Preinstalledsoftwareprograms

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithsoftwareprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formore

information,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage5.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithoneofthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•MicrosoftWindows7operatingsystem

•MicrosoftWindows8operatingsystem

•MicrosoftWindows8.1operatingsystem

Operatingsystem(s),certiﬁedortestedforcompatibility

1

(variesbymodeltype)

•RedHatEnterpriseLinux

®

•MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalSP3

1.Theoperatingsystem(s)listedherearebeingcertiﬁedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto

press.AdditionaloperatingsystemsmightbeidentiﬁedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputerfollowingthe

publicationofthismanual.Thislistissubjecttochange.Todetermineifanoperatingsystemhasbeencertiﬁedor

testedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemvendor.

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Speciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions

Width:130mm(5.12inches)

Height:430.5mm(16.95inches)

Depth:444mm(17.48inches)

Weight

Maximumconﬁgurationasshipped:15kg(33lb)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

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

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

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

•Humidity:

Operating:10%to80%(non-condensing)

Storage:10%to90%(non-condensing)

•Altitude:

Operating:-15.2to3048m(-50to10000ft)

Storage:-15.2to10668m(-50to35000ft)

Electricalinput

•Inputvoltage:

–Lowrange:

Minimum:100Vac

Maximum:127Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

–Highrange:

Minimum:200Vac

Maximum:240Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Dependingon

theWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalled,theprogramsmightvary.

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsfromeithertheLenovo

ThinkVantage

®

ToolsprogramorfromControlPanel.

Chapter1.Productoverview5

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

LenovoThinkVantageTools.Thendouble-clickaprogramicontoaccesstheprogram.

Note:IfaprogramiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramnavigationwindowisdimmed,it

indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheprogrammanually.Toinstalltheprogrammanually,double-clickthe

programicon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,the

programiconwillbeactivated.

Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram

ProgramIconname

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemHealthandDiagnostics

RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecovery

®

EnhancedBackupandRestore

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,clickStart➙ControlPanel.Thendependingonthe

programyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorrespondingsectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.

Note:IfyoudonotﬁndtheprogramyouneedinControlPanel,opentheLenovoThinkVantageTools

programnavigationwindowanddouble-clickthedimmedicontoinstalltheprogramyouneed.Then,

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogramiconwillbe

activated,andyoucanﬁndtheprograminControlPanel.

TheprogramsandthecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanelarelistedinthefollowing

table.

Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel

Program

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

Diagnostics

RecoveryMedia

SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecovery

SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand

Restore

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8orWindows8.1operating

system

IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcanaccess

Lenovoprogramsbydoingthefollowing:

•OntheWindows8operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovo

programtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotﬁndtheprogramyouneed,movethepointertothebottom-rightcorner

ofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.

•OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,presstheWindowskey

togototheStartscreen.Clicka

Lenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotﬁndtheprogramyouneed,clickthearrowiconinthe

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bottom-leftcornerofthescreentogototheAppsscreen.Findthedesiredprogramintheappslistor

searchforitinthesearchboxinthetop-rightcornerofthescreen.

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,yourcomputersupportssomeofthefollowingLenovoprograms:

•LenovoCompanion

•LenovoCloudStorage

•LenovoReach

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•LenovoSupport

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•LenovoCloudStorage

TheLenovoCloudStorageprogramisacloudstoragesolutionthatenablesyoutostoreyourﬁles,such

asdocumentsandpictures,onaserver.YoucanaccessthestoredﬁlesthroughtheInternetfrom

differentdevicessuchaspersonalcomputers,smartphones,ortablets.Formoreinformationaboutthe

LenovoCloudStorageprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/cloud.

•LenovoCompanion

ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour

computer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.

•LenovoReach

UsetheLenovoReachprogramtoenhanceyourcloudexperience.LenovoReachkeepsyouconnected

atalltimesandenablesyoutoaccessallyourfavoriteitemsfrompersonalcomputers,smartphones,or

tablets.WithLenovoReach,youcanaddyourfavoriteWebservicestoyourclouddesktop;staylogged

intoWebsiteswiththecloudpasswordmanager;andaccess,edit,andshareyourﬁlesfromanywhere.

•LenovoSolutionCenter

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along

withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

•LenovoSupport

TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer

healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanualsforyourcomputer,getthewarranty

informationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.

•LenovoThinkVantageTools

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy

accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

•LenovoWelcome

TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducesyoutosomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovoandguides

youthroughafewimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.

•RecoveryMedia

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory

defaultsettings.

•RescueandRecovery

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TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof

self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,

evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Locations

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthefrontandrearofyourcomputer,

partsonthesystemboard,andcomponentsandinternaldrivesinyourcomputer.

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour

computer

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsoftheconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour

computer.

Figure1.Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations

1Harddiskdriveactivityindicator2Powerswitch

3USB3.0connector

4Microphoneconnector

5Headphoneconnector

6USB3.0connector

7Opticaldriveeject/closebutton

Notes:

•Indicators2,3,4,and5arevisibleonlywhentheyarelit.

•Theheadsetconnector

8supportsamicrophone-integratedheadsetanddoesnotsupporta

conventionalmicrophone.

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