Lenovo ThinkStation C20x User manual

ThinkStation

UserGuide

MachineTypes:4262,4263,4264,4265,4266,4269,4271,and4272

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

ThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixB“Notices”onpage73.

FourthEdition(June2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2010,2012.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Importantsafetyinformation.....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Specications................3

Softwareoverview..............4

SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindows

operatingsystem.............4

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

parts...................6

Locatingcontrolsandconnectorsonthefront

ofyourcomputer.............6

Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour

computer................7

Locatingcomponents...........8

Locatingpartsandconnectorsonthesystem

board.................9

Chapter2.Installingorreplacing

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

Installingorreplacinghardware........13

Installingexternaloptions........13

Removingthecomputercover.......13

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..14

RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcard

holder................15

Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...17

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......21

Installinganewharddiskdrive......23

Replacingaharddiskdrive........26

Replacingtheopticaldrive........27

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..29

Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....32

Replacingtherearfanassembly......34

Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....36

Completingthepartsreplacement.....37

Obtainingdevicedrivers...........38

Basicsecurityfeatures...........38

Lockingdevices............39

Passwordprotection..........40

Chapter3.Recoveryinformation...41

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......41

Creatingrecoverymedia.........41

Usingrecoverymedia..........41

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...42

Performingabackupoperation......43

Performingarecoveryoperation......43

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...44

Creatingandusingarescuemedium......45

Creatingarescuemedium........45

Usingarescuemedium.........45

Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers.....46

Solvingrecoveryproblems..........46

Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtility

program................49

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......49

Viewingorchangingsettings.........49

Usingpasswords..............49

Passwordconsiderations.........50

Administratorpassword.........50

UserPassword.............50

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword..50

Enablingordisablingadevice........50

Selectingastartupdevice..........51

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....51

Viewingorchangingthestartupdevice

sequence...............51

Advancedsettings.............52

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......52

Chapter5.ConguringRAID.....53

ConguringRAIDformachinetypes4262,4263,

4264,and4265..............53

InstallingSATAharddiskdrives......53

ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableSATA

RAIDfunctionality............53

CreatingRAIDvolumes.........54

DeletingRAIDvolumes.........54

ConguringRAIDformachinetypes4266,4269,

4271,and4272..............54

InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives...55

EnteringtheMarvellBIOSSetuptocongure

SATAorSASRAID...........55

ConguringtheMarvellBIOSSetuptoenable

SATA/SASRAID0,1,or5functionality...55

ConguringtheMarvellBIOSSetuptosetan

optionalhotspareharddiskdrive.....56

ConguringtheMarvellBIOSSetuptodelete

anoptionalhotspareharddiskdrive....56

ConguringtheMarvellBIOSSetuptodelete

anarray...............56

Chapter6.Updatingsystem

programs...............57

Usingsystemprograms...........57

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Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....57

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................58

RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..58

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnosticprograms.........61

Basictroubleshooting............61

Diagnosticprograms............62

LenovoSolutionCenter.........62

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.......62

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery....63

PC-DoctorforDOS...........63

Cleaninganopticalmouse..........64

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice..............65

Informationresources............65

OnlineBooksfolder...........65

LenovoThinkVantageTools........65

LenovoWelcome............65

Safetyandwarranty...........66

LenovoWebsite............66

LenovoSupportWebsite.........66

Helpandservice..............66

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

programs...............66

Callingforservice............67

Usingotherservices..........67

Purchasingadditionalservices......68

AppendixA.Systemmemoryspeed.69

AppendixB.Notices..........73

Televisionoutputnotice...........74

EuropeanconformanceCEmark.......74

Trademarks................74

AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling

information..............75

ImportantWEEEInformation.........75

Recyclinginformation............75

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........76

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....76

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................77

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....79

ChinaRoHS................79

TurkishRoHS...............79

UkraineRoHS...............79

IndiaRoHS................80

Index..................81

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Importantsafetyinformation

CAUTION:

Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis

product.RefertotheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatyoureceivedwiththisproductfor

thelatestsafetyinformation.Readingandunderstandingthissafetyinformationreducestheriskof

personalinjuryandordamagetoyourproduct.

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,youcanobtainaPortable

DocumentFormat(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo

®

SupportWebsiteathttp://support.lenovo.com.

©CopyrightLenovo2010,2012

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,preinstalledsoftware

programs,andconnectorandpartlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Features”onpage1

:Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

•“Specications”onpage3

:Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

•“Softwareoverview”onpage4:Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsprovided

withyourcomputer.

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andparts”onpage6:Thissectionprovidesinformationto

helpyoulocateyourcomputercontrols,connectors,andparts.

Features

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

Systeminformation

Thefollowinginformationcoversavarietyofmodels.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,usethe

SetupUtilityprogram.SeeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage49

.

Microprocessor

Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):

•Intel

®

Xeon

®

DualCoremicroprocessor

•IntelXeonQuadCoremicroprocessor

•IntelXeonSixCoremicroprocessor

Memorymodule(s)

•Supportsuptosixor12doubledatarate3dualinlinememorymodules(DDR3DIMMs)

•Eachmicroprocessorsupportsuptothreeorsixmemorymodules

Note:TheIntelXeonmicroprocessorfamiliescompatiblewiththisThinkStation™computerfeaturean

integratedmemorycontroller,whichprovidesthemicroprocessorwithdirectaccesstothesystemmemory.

Becauseofthisdesign,thesystemmemoryspeedwillbedeterminedbyanumberoffactors,including

themicroprocessormodelandthetype,speed,size(capacity),andnumberofDIMMsinstalled.Referto

AppendixA“Systemmemoryspeed”onpage69fortheinformationonthesupportedsystemmemory

speedforyourcomputermodel.

Internaldrives

•OneSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)opticaldrive

•ThreeSATAharddiskdrivesorSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives

Videosubsystem

•TwoPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressx16cardslotsonthesystemboardfordiscrete

graphicscards(variesbymodeltype)

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Audiosubsystem

•Integratedhigh-denition(HD)audio

•Microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnectoronthefrontpanel

•Eightaudioconnectorsontherearpanel

–Audioline-inconnector

–Audioline-outfrontspeakerconnector

–Audioline-outrearspeakerconnector

–Audioline-outsidespeakerconnector

–Audioline-outsubwoofer/centerspeakerconnector

–Microphoneconnector

–OpticalSonyPhilipsDigitalInterconnectFormat(SPDIF)inconnector

–OpticalSPDIFoutconnector

•Internalspeakers

Connectivity

•Oneortwo10/100/1000MbpsEthernetcontroller(s)

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)support

•AlertStandardFormat(ASF)2.0

•Automaticpower-onstartup

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

•WakeonLAN

•WakeonRing(intheSetupUtilityprogram,thisfeatureiscalledSerialPortRingDetectforanexternal

modem)

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)

Input/Output(I/O)features

•9-pinserialport(availableonsomemodels)

•10USB(UniversalSerialBus)connectors

•Eightaudioconnectorsontherearpanel

•OneexternalSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(eSATA)connector

•OneortwoEthernetconnector(s)

•Twoaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnector)

•TwoIEEE1394connectors(availableonsomemodels)

FormoreinformationaboutI/Ofeatures,see“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage7

.

Expansion

•Oneopticaldrivebay

•OnePCIExpressx1cardslot

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•OnePCIExpressx4cardslot(x16mechanical)

•Threeharddiskdrives

•TwoPCIcardslots

•TwoPCIExpressx16cardslots

Powersupply

•800-wattauto-sensingpowersupply

Securityfeatures

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)(availableinsomemodels)

•EnablingordisablingSATAdevices

•Enablingordisablingtheserialport

•EnablingordisablingUSBconnectorsindividually

•Userpasswordandadministratorpasswordtodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•Supportforakeylock

•Supportfortheadditionofapadlock

•Supportfortheadditionofanintegratedcablelock(Kensingtonlock)

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

Preinstalledsoftwareprograms

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithsomesoftwareprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.For

moreinformation,see“Softwareoverview”onpage4

.

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithoneofthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft

®

Windows

®

7

•MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessional(preinstalledthroughdowngraderightsinWindows7Professional)

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:130mm(5.12inches)

Height:427mm(16.81inches)

Depth:444mm(17.48inches)

Weight

Maximumconguration:18.5kg(40.8lbs)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

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

•Humidity:

Operating:10%to80%(10%perhour,non-condensing)

Storage:10%to90%(10%perhour,non-condensing)

•Maximumaltitude:7000ft(2133.6m)

Electricalinput

•Inputvoltage:

–Lowrange:

Minimum:100Vac

Maximum:127Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

–Highrange:

Minimum:200Vac

Maximum:240Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Softwareoverview

Thecomputercomeswithapreinstalledoperatingsystemandseveralpreinstalledapplications.

SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem.

SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo

ThefollowingsoftwareprogramsareprovidedbyLenovotohelpyouimproveproductivityandreducethe

costassociatedwithmaintainingyourcomputer.Softwareprogramsprovidedwithyourcomputermight

varydependingonyourmodeltypeandpreinstalledoperatingsystem.

Notes:ThefollowingsoftwareprogramsaresupportedonyourThinkStationcomputer.Youcannddetailed

informationanddownloadthesoftwareprogramsfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:

http://support.lenovo.com

•ThinkVantageProductivityCenter

•ThinkVantageClientSecuritySolution(CSS)

•ThinkVantageSystemUpdate(TVSU)

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LenovoThinkVantageTools

TheLenovoThinkVantage

®

Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy

accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formoreinformation,see“Lenovo

ThinkVantageTools”onpage65

.

Note:TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerswiththeWindows7operating

systemfromLenovo.

LenovoWelcome

TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducessomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovotoyouandguidesyou

throughsomeimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.

Note:TheLenovoWelcomeprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows7

operatingsystemfromLenovo.

ProductRecovery

TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory

defaultsettings.

ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery

TheThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryprogramisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludes

asetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystem

crashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

LenovoSolutionCenter

Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith

eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic

purposes.ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,see“Lenovo

ThinkVantageToolbox”onpage62.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along

withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.See“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage62

fordetailed

information.

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox

Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith

eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic

purposes.ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“LenovoSolution

Center”onpage62.

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,

diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andgetmore

informationaboutyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage62.

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery

ThePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramispreinstalledonyourThinkStationcomputer

aspartoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacetohelpyoudiagnosehardwareproblems.Itcanalsoreport

operating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofyoursystem.Usethe

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramifyouareunabletostarttheWindowsoperating

system.Formoreinformation,see“PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery”onpage63

.

AdobeReader

TheAdobeReaderprogramisatoolusedtoview,print,andsearchPDFdocuments.

Chapter1.Productoverview5

See“OnlineBooksfolder”onpage65formoreinformationaboutaccessingandviewingthepublications.

Antivirussoftware

Yourcomputercomeswithantivirussoftwarethatyoucanusetodetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovo

providesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After30days,

youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus

software.

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andparts

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourcomputercontrols,connectors,andparts.

Locatingcontrolsandconnectorsonthefrontofyourcomputer

Figure1“Frontcontrolandconnectorlocations”onpage6showsthelocationsofthecontrolsand

connectorsonthefrontofyourcomputer.

Figure1.Frontcontrolandconnectorlocations

1Harddiskdriveactivityindicator5Headphoneconnector

2Powerswitchandpowerindicator

6USBconnector

3USBconnector7IEEE1394connector(availableonsomemodels)

4Microphoneconnector

8Opticaldriveejectbutton

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Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer

Figure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage7showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyour

computer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewhereto

connectthecablesonyourcomputer.

Figure2.Rearconnectorlocations

1eSATAconnector11PCIcardslotcover

2OpticalSPDIFinconnector12PCIExpressx16cardslotcover

3OpticalSPDIFoutconnector13PCIExpressx4cardslotcover

4USBconnectors(8)14PCIcardslotcover

5Audioline-outsidespeakerconnector

15Audioline-outsubwoofer/centerspeakerconnector

6Microphoneconnector16Audioline-outrearspeakerconnector

7Audioline-outfrontspeakerconnector

17Ethernetconnector(availableonsomemodels)

8Audioline-inconnector18Ethernetconnector

9PCIExpressx1cardslotcover19Serialport(availableonsomemodels)

10PCIExpressx16cardslotcover20IEEE1394connector(availableonsomemodels)

Chapter1.Productoverview7

ConnectorDescription

Audioline-inconnector

Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo

system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetween

theaudioline-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorofthe

computer.

Audioline-outconnector(front

speakerconnector)

Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchas

poweredstereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),multimediakeyboards,

ortheaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystemorotherexternalrecording

devices.

Whenusedwith5.1or7.1surround-soundspeakers,thisconnectorshouldbe

attachedtothefrontleftandrightspeakers.

Audioline-outconnector(rear

speakerconnector)

Whenusedwith5.1or7.1surround-soundspeakers,thisconnectorshouldbe

attachedtotherearleftandrightspeakers.

Audioline-outconnector(side

speakerconnector)

Whenusedwith7.1surround-soundspeakers,thisconnectorshouldbeattached

tothesideleftandrightspeakers.

Audioline-outconnector

(subwoofer/centerspeaker

connector)

Whenusedwith5.1or7.1surround-soundspeakers,thisconnectorshouldbe

attachedtothecenterspeakerorsubwoofer.

eSATAconnector

Usethisconnectortoattachanexternalharddiskdrive.

Ethernetconnector

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).

Notes:

1.TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5Ethernet

cable.

2.IfyourcomputerhastwoEthernetconnectors,itisrecommendedthatyou

connectyourprimaryEthernetcabletotheEthernetconnectormarkedas

number"1"foroptimalperformance.

IEEE1394connector(available

onsomemodels)

UsedtosendandreceiveIEEE1394signalsbetweenthecomputeranda

compliantdevice,suchasavideocameraorexternalstoragedrive.Thisconnector

issometimescalledFireWirebecauseittransmitsdatarapidly.

MicrophoneconnectorUsedtoattachamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsoundor

ifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

OpticalSPDIFinconnectorUsedtoreceive5.1digitalaudiosignalsfromanexternaldevice(suchasareceiver

oramultimediadevice)throughaTOSLINK(T oshibaLink)opticalcable.

OpticalSPDIFoutconnectorUsedtosend5.1digitalaudiosignalsfromacomputertoanexternaldevice(such

asanamplierorareceiver)throughaTOSLINKopticalcable.

Serialport(availableonsome

models)

Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea

9-pinserialport.

USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,a

USBmouse,aUSBscanner,oraUSBprinter.IftheUSBconnectorsonyour

computerarenotenoughforyoutoconnectallyourUSBdevices,youcan

purchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditionalUSBdevices.

Locatingcomponents

Figure3“Componentlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.

Toremovethecomputercoverandaccesstheinsideofthecomputer,see“Removingthecomputercover”

onpage13.

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Figure3.Componentlocations

1Memorymodules

7Harddiskdrives(3)

2Heatsinkandfanassembly2

8Powersupplyassembly

3Opticaldrivebracket9PCIcard

4Opticaldrive

10Heatsinkandfanassembly1

5Frontfanassemblybracket

11Rearfanassemblies(2)

6Harddiskdrivebay

Locatingpartsandconnectorsonthesystemboard

Note:Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingsystemboards.

Figure4“Systemboardpartandconnectorlocations”onpage10

showsthelocationsofthepartsand

connectorsononetypeofsystemboard.

Chapter1.Productoverview9

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32

31

34

35

Figure4.Systemboardpartandconnectorlocations

1CPU1memoryslots(6)19ClearComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor

(CMOS)/Recoveryjumper

2CPU1memoryfanconnector

20Thermalsensorconnector

3CPU212Vpowerconnector21Coverpresenceswitchconnector

4Microprocessor2

22PersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardandmouseconnector

524-pinpowerconnector23Internalspeakerconnector

6CPU2fanconnector

24Frontaudioconnector

7CPU2memoryfanconnector25PCIcardslot

8CPU2memoryslots(6)26PCIExpressx4cardslot(x16mechanical)

9PowerswitchandLEDsconnector

27PCIExpressx16cardslot

10AuxiliaryLEDconnector

28PCIcardslot

11Rightrearfanconnector

29PCIExpressx16cardslot

12Frontfanconnector

30PCIExpressx1cardslot

13Cardreaderconnector

31Auxiliary12Vpowerconnector

14FrontUSBconnector

32Leftrearfanconnector

15FrontIEEE1394connector

33CPU112Vpowerconnector

16Harddiskdriveconnectors(5)34CPU1fanconnector

17Opticaldriveconnectors(3)

35Microprocessor1

18Battery

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Figure5“Systemboardpartandconnectorlocations”onpage11showsthelocationsofthepartsand

connectorsontheothertypeofsystemboard.

Figure5.Systemboardpartandconnectorlocations

1CPU1memoryslots(3)18ClearComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor

(CMOS)/Recoveryjumper

2CPU1memoryfanconnector

19Thermalsensorconnector

3Microprocessor2

20Coverpresenceswitchconnector

4CPU212Vpowerconnector21PS/2keyboardandmouseconnector

524-pinpowerconnector22Internalspeakerconnector

6CPU2fanconnector

23Frontaudioconnector

7CPU2memoryfanconnector24PCIcardslot

8CPU2memoryslots(3)25PCIExpressx4cardslot(x16mechanical)

9PowerswitchandLEDsconnector

26PCIExpressx16cardslot

10AuxiliaryLEDconnector

27PCIcardslot

11Rightrearfanconnector

28PCIExpressx16cardslot

12Frontfanconnector

29PCIExpressx1cardslot

13Cardreaderconnector

30Auxiliary12Vpowerconnector

14FrontUSBconnector

31Leftrearfanconnector

15CPU112Vpowerconnector32CPU1fanconnector

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16SATAconnectors(4)

33Microprocessor1

17Battery

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Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage13

•“Obtainingdevicedrivers”onpage38

•“Basicsecurityfeatures”onpage38

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Youcanmaintain

yourcomputerorexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputerbyinstallingorreplacinghardware.

Notes:

1.UseonlycomputerpartsprovidedbyLenovo.

2.Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe

instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Installingexternaloptions

Youcaninstallexternaloptionstoyourcomputer,suchasexternalspeakers,aprinter,orascanner.For

someexternaloptions,youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection.

Whenyouinstallanexternaloption,see“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andparts”onpage6

to

identifytherequiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumakethe

connectionandinstallanysoftwareordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.

Removingthecomputercover

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”

intheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkStation

SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:

http://support.lenovo.com

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethecomputercover.

CAUTION:

Theheatsinkandfanassemblymightbeveryhot.Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetove

minutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthecomputercover.

Toremovethecomputercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect

allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

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2.Usethekeysthatcamewithyourcomputertounlockthekeylock1inthecomputercover.Pressthe

computercover-releasebutton2andthenremovethecomputercover.Placethecomputercover

onaatsurface.

Figure6.Removingthecomputercover

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”

intheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkStation

SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:

http://support.lenovo.com

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel.

Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect

allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage13.

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