Lenovo M73 User guide

ThinkCentreM73

UserGuide

MachineTypes:10AX,10AY,10DK,10DL,10DM,and10DN

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

andAppendixA“Notices”onpage129.

ThirdEdition(June2014)

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Contents

Importantsafetyinformation......v

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

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

Powercordsandpoweradapters........vi

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......vi

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

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

Generalbatterynotice............vii

Rechargeablebatterynotice.........viii

Heatandproductventilation.........viii

Operatingenvironment............ix

Lasercompliancestatement..........ix

Powersupplystatement............x

Cleaningandmaintenance...........x

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Speciﬁcations................4

Lenovoprograms..............4

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem............4

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8orWindows8.1operatingsystem.....5

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms.....6

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

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators

onthefrontofyourcomputer........8

Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour

computer...............10

Locatingcomponents..........12

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....13

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......14

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...15

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........15

NavigatingamongscreensontheWindows8and

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

NavigatingonWindows8........16

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

AccessingControlPanelontheWindows8or

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

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

UsingWindowsshortcutkeys.......19

Usingaﬁngerprintreader........19

Usingthewheelmouse...........20

Adjustingaudio..............20

Aboutyourcomputeraudio........20

Settingthevolumefromthedesktop....20

SettingthevolumefromControlPanel...21

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

HandlingandstoringCDandDVDmedia..22

PlayingaCDorDVD..........22

RecordingaCDorDVD.........22

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..25

Accessibilityandcomfort..........25

Arrangingyourworkspace........25

Comfort...............25

Glareandlighting............26

Aircirculation.............26

Electricaloutletsandcablelengths.....26

Accessibilityinformation.........26

Registeringyourcomputer..........30

Movingyourcomputertoanothercountryor

region..................30

Chapter4.Security..........31

Securityfeatures..............31

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock.....32

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

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

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

Conﬁguringtheﬁngerprintreader.......33

Usingandunderstandingﬁrewalls.......33

Protectingdataagainstviruses........33

Chapter5.Installingorreplacing

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

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......35

Installingorreplacinghardware........35

Installingexternaloptions........35

Installingorremovingtheacpoweradapter.36

Installingorremovingtheverticalstand...37

InstallingorremovingtheVESAmount

bracket................39

Installingorremovingtheacpoweradapter

bracket................41

Replacingtheopticaldrive........43

Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive...48

InstallingorremovingtheI/Obox.....54

Removingthecomputercover.......57

Installingorremovingtheharddiskdrive

assembly...............59

Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...61

Replacingthebattery..........62

ReplacingthePowerbuttonboard.....64

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ReplacingtheWi-Ficardmodule......65

InstallingorremovingthefrontWi-Fi

antenna...............67

InstallingorremovingtherearWi-Fiantenna.69

Replacingtheinternalspeaker.......71

Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch....73

Replacingthesystemfan.........75

Replacingthethermalmodule.......77

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......79

Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....81

Completingthepartsreplacement.....82

Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...85

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operating

system..................85

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....85

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.86

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.87

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....88

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand

devicedrivers.............89

Reinstallingsoftwareprograms......90

Reinstallingdevicedrivers........90

Solvingrecoveryproblems........90

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8or

Windows8.1operatingsystem........91

Refreshingyourcomputer........91

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................91

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....91

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8orWindows8.1failstostart.......92

Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtility

program................93

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......93

Viewingandchangingsettings........93

Usingpasswords..............93

Passwordconsiderations.........94

Power-OnPassword..........94

AdministratorPassword.........94

HardDiskPassword...........94

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.94

Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing

CMOS)................95

Enablingordisablingadevice........95

Selectingastartupdevice..........96

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....96

Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice

sequence...............96

EnablingErPLPScompliancemode......96

ICEperformancemode...........97

ICEthermalalert..............98

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......98

Chapter8.Updatingsystem

programs...............99

Usingsystemprograms...........99

Updating(ﬂashing)theBIOSfromadisc....99

Updating(ﬂashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................100

RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..100

Recoveringfromasystemimagefailure.....101

Chapter9.Preventingproblems..103

Keepingyourcomputercurrent........103

Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour

computer...............103

Updatingyouroperatingsystem......103

UsingSystemUpdate..........104

Cleaningandmaintenance..........104

Basics................104

Cleaningyourcomputer.........105

Goodmaintenancepractices.......106

Movingyourcomputer...........106

Chapter10.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............107

Basictroubleshooting............107

Troubleshootingprocedure..........108

Troubleshooting..............108

Audioproblems............109

CDproblems.............110

DVDproblems.............111

Intermittentproblems..........113

Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice

problems...............113

Monitorproblems............115

Networkingproblems..........117

Optionproblems............119

Performanceandlockupproblems.....120

Printerproblems............122

Serialconnectorproblems........122

Softwareproblems...........123

USBproblems.............124

LenovoSolutionCenter...........124

Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............125

Informationresources............125

LenovoThinkVantageTools........125

HelpandSupport............125

SafetyandWarranty...........125

LenovoWebsite............125

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LenovoSupportWebsite.........126

Helpandservice..............126

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

program...............126

Callingforservice............126

Usingotherservices..........127

Purchasingadditionalservices......127

AppendixA.Notices.........129

Trademarks................130

AppendixB.Regulatory

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

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........131

Electronicemissionsnotices.........131

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........131

Eurasiancompliancemark..........133

Brazilregulatorynotice...........133

Mexicoregulatorynotice...........133

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......133

AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling

information.............135

ImportantWEEEinformation.........135

RecyclinginformationforJapan........135

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........136

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....136

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................136

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....139

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........139

ChinaRoHS................139

TurkishRoHS...............139

UkraineRoHS...............140

IndiaRoHS................140

AppendixE.ChinaEnergyLabel..141

AppendixF.ENERGYSTARmodel

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

Index.................145

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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:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe

computeriscool.

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.

Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

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.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

PersonalcomputersmanufacturedbyLenovomightcontainacoincellbatteryandarechargeable

batterypacktothesystem.BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeen

testedforcompatibilityandshouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.

Neverattempttoopenorserviceanybattery.Donotcrush,puncture,orincineratebatteriesor

shortcircuitthemetalcontacts.Donotexposethebatterytowaterorotherliquids.Onlyrecharge

thebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorﬂame

to“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoincell.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeany

dischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthe

batteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeable

batteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadischargedstatecould

increasetheriskofabatteryshortcircuit,whichcouldshortenthelifeofthebatteryandalsocan

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poseasafetyhazard.DonotletrechargeableLithium-Ionbatteriescompletelydischargeorstore

thesebatteriesinadischargedstate.

Rechargeablebatterynotice

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.Attemptingtodosocancausean

explosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.Abatterypackotherthantheonespeciﬁedby

Lenovo,oradisassembledormodiﬁedbatterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery

packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromﬁre.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotattempttodisassembleit.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

•Donotdropthebatterypack.

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,

complywithlocalordinancesorregulations.

Thebatterypackshouldbestoredatroomtemperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%

ofcapacity.Werecommendthatbatterypackbechargedaboutonceperyeartoprevent

overdischarge.

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”onpage93

.Then,selectMain➙SystemSummarytoviewtheinformation.

•OntheMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7operationsystem,clickStart,right-clickComputer,andselectProperties

toviewtheinformation.

•OntheMicrosoftWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,gotothedesktopandmoveyourpointer

tothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PC

infotoviewtheinformation.

Microprocessor

Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•OntheMicrosoftWindows7operationsystem,clickStart,right-clickComputer,andselectProperties

toviewtheinformation.

•OntheMicrosoftWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,gotothedesktopandmoveyourpointer

tothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PC

infotoviewtheinformation.

Memory

Yourcomputersupportsuptotwodoubledatarate3smalloutlinedualinlinememorymodules(DDR3

SODIMMs).

Internaldrives

•ExternalOpticaldrive:DVD-ROMorDVD-R(optional)

•Hybriddrive(optional)

•SerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrive

•Solid-statedrive(optional)

Videosubsystem

•IntegratedgraphicsforaVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectorandaDisplayPort

®

connector

Audiosubsystem

•Integratedhigh-deﬁnition(HD)audio

•Microphoneconnectorandheadsetconnector(alsoknownasaudiojack)onthefrontpanel

•Internalspeaker

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•100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller

•Wi-Ficardmodule(optional)

•Wi-FiwithBluetoothmodule(optional)

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)

DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutall

aspectsofacomputer,includingprocessortype,installationdate,attachedprintersandotherperipherals,

powersources,andmaintenancehistory.

•ErPLPScompliancemode

Theenergy-relatedproductsdirective(ErP)lowestpowerstate(LPS)compliancemodereducesthe

consumptionofelectricitywhenyourcomputerisinsleeporoffmode.Formoreinformation,see

“EnablingErPLPScompliancemode”onpage96.

•Intel

®

StandardManageability

IntelStandardManageabilityishardwareandﬁrmwaretechnologythatbuildscertainfunctionality

intocomputersinordertomakethemeasierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,

update,upgrade,andrepair.

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

ThePrebootExecutionEnvironmentisanenvironmenttostartcomputersusinganetworkinterface

independentofdatastoragedevices(suchastheharddiskdrive)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

•IntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE)

TheIntelligentCoolingEngineisasystemthermalmanagementsolutionthatenablesyourcomputer

torunwithbetterthermalandacousticperformance.TheICEfunctionalsomonitorsthethermal

performanceofyourcomputertoidentifythermalproblems.Formoreinformation,see“ICEperformance

mode”onpage97

and“ICEthermalalert”onpage98.

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

TheSMBIOSspeciﬁcationdeﬁnesdatastructuresandaccessmethodsinaBIOSthatallowsauseror

applicationtostoreandretrieveinformationspeciﬁcaboutthecomputerinquestion.

•WakeonLAN

WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon

orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningonanother

computeronthesamelocalareanetwork.

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)

WindowsManagementInstrumentationisasetofextensionstotheWindowsDriverModel.Itprovidesan

operatingsysteminterfacethroughwhichinstrumentedcomponentsprovideinformationandnotiﬁcation.

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Input/Output(I/O)features

•OneDisplayPortconnector

•OneEthernetconnector

•Oneoptionalconnector(forinstallingaserialconnectororaUSB2.0connector)

•OneVGAmonitorconnector

•ThreeUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0connectors(ontherearpanel)

•TwoUSB3.0connectors(onthefrontpanel)

•Twoaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(microphoneconnectorandheadsetconnector)

Formoreinformation,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”on

page8

and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage10.

Expansion

•Oneexternalopticaldrivebox(optional,supportinganopticaldriveorasecondaryharddiskdrive)

•Oneharddiskdrivebay

•OneminiPCIExpresscardslot

Powersupply

Yourcomputercomeswitha65-wattacpoweradapter.

Securityfeatures

•Abilitytoenableordisableadevice

•AbilitytoenableanddisableUSBconnectorsindividually

•ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinﬁrmware

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)

•Keyboardwithﬁngerprintreader(shippedwithsomemodels)

•Power-onpassword(POP),administratorpassword,andharddiskdrivepasswordtodeterunauthorized

useofyourcomputer

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•SupportforaKensington-stylecablelock

Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Security”onpage31

.

Preinstalledsoftwareprograms

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithsoftwareprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formore

information,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage4.

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithoneofthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•MicrosoftWindows7operatingsystem

•MicrosoftWindows8operatingsystem

•MicrosoftWindows8.1operatingsystem

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Operatingsystem(s),certiﬁedortestedforcompatibility

1

(variesbymodeltype)

•Linux

®

Speciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions

Width:179mm(7.05inches)

Height:34.5mm(1.36inches)

Depth:182mm(7.17inches)

Weight

Maximumconﬁgurationasshipped:4.86kg(10.71lb)(withpackage)

Maximumconﬁgurationasshipped:4.14kg(9.13lb)(withoutpackage)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

Storageinoriginalshippingpackage:-40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto140°F)

Storagewithoutpackage:-10°Cto60°C(14°Fto140°F)

•Humidity:

Operating:20%to80%(non-condensing)

Storage:20%to90%(non-condensing)

•Altitude:

Operating:-15.2to3048m(-50to10000ft)

Storage:-15.2to10668m(-50to35000ft)

Electricalinput

Theacpoweradapterinputvoltage:100to240Vac

Inputfrequency:50/60Hz

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Dependingon

theWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalled,theprogramsmightvary.

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

YoucanaccessLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystemthroughWindowsSearchorfrom

ControlPanel.TheiconnamedisplayedinthesearchresultorControlPanelmightbedifferentfromthe

programname.YoucanﬁndtheprogrambyitsprogramnameoriconnameasshownintheLenovo

programsavailableontheWindows7operatingsystemtable.

1.Theoperatingsystem(s)listedherearebeingcertiﬁedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto

press.AdditionaloperatingsystemsmightbeidentiﬁedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputerfollowingthe

publicationofthismanual.Thislistissubjecttochange.Todetermineifanoperatingsystemhasbeencertiﬁedor

testedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemvendor.

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Note:Ifyoudonotﬁndtheprogramyouneed,opentheLenovoThinkVantage

®

Toolsprogramtoﬁndthe

dimmediconfortheprogram.Thendouble-clicktheicontoinstalltheprogram.

ToaccessLenovoprogramsthroughWindowsSearch,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttonandthentypetheprogramnameortheiconnameintothesearchbox.

2.Locatetheprogrambytheprogramnameortheiconnameandthenclicktheprogramtolaunchit.

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,dothefollowing:

Note:SomeLenovoprogramsmightnotbedisplayedinControlPanel.Toﬁndtheseprograms,use

WindowsSearch.

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall

icons.

2.Locatetheprogrambytheiconnameandthenclicktheprogramtolaunchit.

ThefollowingtableliststheprogramsavailableontheWindows7operatingsystem.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheLenovoprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

Table1.LenovoprogramsavailableontheWindows7operatingsystem

ProgramnameIconname

CommunicationsUtilityLenovo-WebConferencing

FingerprintManagerProor

ThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware

Lenovo-FingerprintManagerProorLenovo-FingerprintReader

LenovoBluetoothLockLenovoBluetoothLock

LenovoReachLenovoReach

LenovoSHAREitLenovoSHAREit

LenovoSolutionCenterLenovo-SystemHealthandDiagnostics

LenovoThinkVantageToolsLenovoThinkvantageTools

PasswordManagerLenovo-PasswordVault

PCCloudManagerPCCloudManager

PowerManager

Lenovo-PowerControls

RecoveryMedia

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisksorCreateRecoveryMedia

RescueandRecovery

®

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupandRestore

SystemUpdate

Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers

ViewManagementUtilityLenovo-ViewManagementUtility

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8orWindows8.1operating

system

IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcanaccess

Lenovoprogramsbydoingoneofthefollowing:

•OntheWindows8operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovo

programtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotﬁndtheprogramyouneed,movethepointertothebottom-rightcorner

ofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.

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•OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.Clicka

Lenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotﬁndtheprogramyouneed,clickthearrowiconinthe

bottom-leftcornerofthescreentogototheAppsscreen.Findthedesiredprogramintheappslistor

searchforitinthesearchboxinthetop-rightcornerofthescreen.

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,yourcomputersupportssomeofthefollowingLenovoprograms:

•FingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware

•LenovoBluetoothLock(Windows8.1only)

•LenovoCompanion

•LenovoReach

•LenovoSettings

•LenovoSHAREit

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•LenovoSupport

•LenovoTools

•PasswordManager

•PowerManager

•PCCloudManager(Windows8.1only)

•SystemUpdate

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•CommunicationsUtility(Windows7)

TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramprovidesacentrallocationforintegratedcameraandmicrophone

settings.ItcontrolsadvancedsettingsfortheintegratedmicrophoneandcameratooptimizeWeb

conferencingandVoiceoverIP(VOIP)experience.

•FingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware(Windows7,Windows8,and

Windows8.1)

Theintegratedﬁngerprintreaderprovidedonsomekeyboardsenablesyoutoenrollyourﬁngerprint

andassociateitwithyourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,andWindowspassword.Asa

result,ﬁngerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.A

ﬁngerprintreaderkeyboardisavailablewithselectcomputersorcanbepurchasedforcomputersthat

supportthisoption.

•LenovoBluetoothLock(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoBluetoothLockprogramenablesyoutouseaBluetoothdevice(suchasyoursmartphone)as

aproximity-basedunitforlockingorunlockingyourcomputerautomatically.Bydetectingthedistance

betweenyourcomputerandthepredeﬁnedBluetoothdevicethatyouarecarrying,theLenovoBluetooth

Lockprogramautomaticallylocksyourcomputerwhenyouwalkawayandunlocksyourcomputerwhen

youcomeback.Thisisasimplewaytoprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccessincase

thatyouforgettolockyourcomputer.

•LenovoCompanion(Windows8andWindows8.1)

ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour

computer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.

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•LenovoReach(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)

UsetheLenovoReachprogramtoenhanceyourcloudexperience.LenovoReachkeepsyouconnected

atalltimesandenablesyoutoaccessallyourfavoriteitemsfrompersonalcomputers,smartphones,or

tablets.WithLenovoReach,youcanaddyourfavoriteWebservicestoyourclouddesktop;staylogged

intoWebsiteswiththecloudpasswordmanager;andaccess,edit,andshareyourﬁlesfromanywhere.

•LenovoSettings(Window8andWindows8.1)

UsetheLenovoSettingsprogramtoenhanceyourcomputingexperience.Youcanturnyourcomputer

intoaportablehotspot,conﬁgurecameraandaudiosettings,optimizeyourpowerplansettings,and

createandmanagemultiplenetworkproﬁles.

•LenovoSHAREit(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoSHAREitprogramprovidesaquickandeasywaytoshareﬁlesandfoldersamongcomputers,

smartphones,tablets,orsmartTVswiththeAndroidortheWindowsoperatingsysteminstalled.SHAREit

usesanytypeofnetworkorevennonetworkatalltoshareﬁlesandfolders.

•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along

withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

•LenovoSupport(Windows8andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer

healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanualsforyourcomputer,getthewarranty

informationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.

•LenovoThinkVantageTools(Windows7)

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy

accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

•LenovoTools(Windows8andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoToolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasyaccessto

varioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

•PasswordManager(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandﬁllsinauthenticationinformationfor

WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

•PCCloudManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)

ThePCCloudManager(PCM)programisabrowser-basedsolutionforclient-computermanagement.

ThePCMprogramhastwocomponents:PCMServerandPCMClient.PCMServerisinstalledonthe

computer,wheretheadministratorperformsmanagementwork,suchaspowermanagementandsecurity

management.PCMClientisinstalledontheclientcomputerstobemanaged.Theadministratorcanlog

intoPCMServertomanagecomputerswithPCMClientinstalled,throughtheInternetWebbrowser.

•PowerManager(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,ﬂexible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour

computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween

performanceandpowersaving.

•RecoveryMedia(Windows7)

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory

defaultsettings.

•RescueandRecovery(Windows7)

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof

self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,

evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

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•SystemUpdate(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloading

andinstallingsoftwareupdatepackages(Lenovoprograms,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSupdates,and

otherthirdpartyprograms).

•ViewManagementUtility(Windows7)

TheViewManagementUtilityprogramenablesyoutoeasilyorganizeyouropenwindows.Itdividesyour

screenintomultiplepartsandthenresizesandpositionsopenwindowsintodifferentpartstomakethe

bestuseofyourdesktop.Theprogramalsoisabletoworkacrossmultiplemonitorstoimproveyour

productivity.

Locations

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthefrontandrearofyourcomputer,

partsonthesystemboard,andcomponentsandinternaldrivesinyourcomputer.

Note:Thecomponentsinyourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour

computer

Figure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsoftheconnectors,

controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer.

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