Lenovo ThinkCentre A85 User manual

ThinkCentre

UserGuide

MachineTypes:0041,0107,0163,and7543

ThinkCentre

UserGuide

MachineTypes:0041,0107,0163,and7543

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

ThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixA“Notices”onpage65.

FirstEdition(November2010)

©CopyrightLenovo2010.

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Contents

Importantsafetyinformation......v

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Specications................3

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

SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindows

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

Locations..................6

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators

onthefrontofyourcomputer........6

Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearof

yourcomputer..............7

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

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....10

Locatinginternaldrives.........10

Chapter2.Installingorreplacing

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

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......13

Installingorreplacinghardware........13

Installingexternaloptions........13

Removingthecomputercover.......14

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..15

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......17

Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...19

Replacingthebattery..........21

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...22

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..25

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......27

Replacingtheopticaldrive........29

Replacingtheharddiskdrive.......31

Replacingthecardreader........33

ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB

assembly...............34

Replacingtherearfanassembly......35

Replacingthekeyboard.........36

Replacingthemouse..........37

Completingthepartsreplacement.....38

Obtainingdevicedrivers...........39

Basicsecurityfeatures...........40

Integratedcablelock..........40

Padlock...............41

Passwordprotection..........41

Erasingalostorforgottenpassword(clearing

CMOS)................41

Chapter3.Recoveryinformation...43

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......43

Creatingrecoverymedia.........43

Usingrecoverymedia..........44

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...44

Performingabackupoperation......44

Performingarecoveryoperation......45

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...45

Creatingandusingarescuemedium......46

Creatingarescuemedium........46

Usingarescuemedium.........46

Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers.....47

Solvingrecoveryproblems..........48

Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtility

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

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......49

Viewingorchangingsettings.........49

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

Passwordconsiderations.........50

Power-onpassword...........50

Administratorpassword.........50

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword..50

Enablingordisablingadevice........50

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

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....51

Viewingorchangingthestartupdevice

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

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......52

Chapter5.Updatingsystem

programs...............53

Usingsystemprograms...........53

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....53

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................54

RecoveringfromaPOSTandBIOSupdate

failure..................54

Chapter6.Troubleshootingand

diagnosticprograms.........57

Basictroubleshooting............57

Diagnosticprograms............58

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.......58

PC-DoctorforDOS...........58

Cleaninganopticalmouse..........59

Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice..............61

©CopyrightLenovo2010

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Informationresources............61

OnlineBooksfolder...........61

LenovoThinkVantageTools........61

LenovoWelcome............62

AccessHelp..............62

Safetyandwarranty...........62

LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..62

Helpandservice..............62

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

programs...............63

Callingforservice............63

Usingotherservices..........64

Purchasingadditionalservices......64

AppendixA.Notices.........65

Televisionoutputnotice...........66

EuropeanconformanceCEmark.......66

Trademarks................66

Index..................67

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Importantsafetyinformation

CAUTION:

Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis

product.RefertotheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatyoureceivedwiththisproductfor

thelatestsafetyinformation.Readingandunderstandingthissafetyinformationreducestheriskof

personalinjuryandordamagetoyourproduct.

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,youcanobtainaPortable

DocumentFormat(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo

®

SupportWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

©CopyrightLenovo2010

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovided

byLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors,components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Features”onpage1

:Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

•“Specications”onpage3

:Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

•“Softwareoverview”onpage4:Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsprovided

withyourcomputer.

•“Locations”onpage6:Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourcomputerconnectors,

components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

Features

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

Systeminformation

Thefollowinginformationcoversavarietyofmodels.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,usethe

SetupUtilityprogram.SeeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage49

.

Microprocessor

Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):

•Intel

®

Core™i3microprocessor

•IntelCorei5microprocessor

•IntelCorei7microprocessor

•IntelPentium

®

microprocessor

Memorymodule(s)

Yourcomputersupportsuptofourdoubledatarate3dualinlinememorymodules(DDR3DIMMs).

Internaldrives

•Cardreader(availableinsomemodels)

•Opticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)

•SerialAdvancedT echnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrive

Videosubsystem

•IntegratedgraphicsfunctioningthroughaVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectorandaDigitalVideo

Interface(DVI)connector(notapplicableonsomemodels)

•PeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressx16graphicscardslotonthesystemboardfora

discretegraphicscard

Audiosubsystem

•Integratedhigh-denition(HD)audio

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•Headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnectoronthefrontpanel

•Audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnectorontherearpanel

•Internalspeaker(availableinsomemodels)

Connectivity

10/100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)

•Automaticpower-onstartup

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)

•IntelTrustedExecutionTechnology(IntelTXT)

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

•WakeonLAN(WOL)

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)(WMIistheinfrastructureformanagementdataand

operationsonWindowsoperatingsystems.)

Input/Output(I/O)features

•9-pinserialport(onestandardandoneoptional)

•OneDVImonitorconnector

•OneEthernetconnector

•Oneparallelport(availableinsomemodels)

•OnePersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardconnector

•OnePS/2mouseconnector

•OneVGAmonitorconnector

•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)

•Threeaudioconnectorsontherearpanel

(audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnector)

•Twoaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnector)

Formoreinformation,referto“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”

onpage6

and“Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage7.

Expansion

•Oneopticaldrivebay

•Oneslimcardreaderdrivebay

•OnePCIExpressx1cardslot

•OnePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

•Twoharddiskdrivebays(onestandardandoneoptional)

•TwoPCIcardslots

Powersupply

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280-wattpowersupplywithmanualvoltage-selectionswitch

Securityfeatures

•Apower-onpasswordandanadministratorpasswordtodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer

•Computrace

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)(availableinsomemodels)

•EnablingordisablingSATAdevices

•Enablingordisablingtheserialport

•EnablingordisablingUSBconnectors

•Keyboardwithngerprintreader(shippedwithsomemodels)

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•Supportfortheadditionofanintegratedcablelock(Kensingtonlock.See“Integratedcablelock”on

page40

formoreinformation.)

•Supportfortheadditionofapadlock(see“Padlock”onpage41formoreinformation)

Preinstalledsoftwareprograms

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithsomesoftwareprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.For

moreinformation,see“Softwareoverview”onpage4.

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

YourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7operatingsystem.

Operatingsystem(s),certiedortestedforcompatibility

1

(variesbymodeltype)

•Linux

®

Specications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

1.Theoperatingsystem(s)listedherearebeingcertiedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto

press.AdditionaloperatingsystemsmightbeidentiedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputerfollowingthe

publicationofthismanual.Thislistissubjecttochange.Todetermineifanoperatingsystemhasbeencertiedor

testedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemvendor.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

Dimensions

Width:160mm(6.3inches)

Height:388mm(15.28inches)

Depth:422mm(16.61inches)

Weight

Maximumcongurationasshipped:9.4kg(20.72lbs)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

Non-operating:-40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto140°F)

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

•Humidity:

Operating:20%to80%(non-condensing)

Non-operating:20%to90%(non-condensing)

•Altitude:

Operating:-50to10000ft(-15.2to3048m)

Non-operating:-50to35000ft(-15.2to10668m)

Electricalinput

•Inputvoltage:

–Lowrange:

Minimum:100Vac

Maximum:127Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Voltage-selectionswitchsetting:115Vac

–Highrange:

Minimum:200Vac

Maximum:240Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Voltage-selectionswitchsetting:230Vac

Softwareoverview

Thecomputercomeswithapreinstalledoperatingsystemandseveralsoftwareprogramsprovidedby

Lenovo.

SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem.

SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo

ThefollowingsoftwareprogramsareprovidedbyLenovotohelpyouimproveproductivityandreducethe

costassociatedwithmaintainingyourcomputer.Softwareprogramsprovidedwithyourcomputermight

varydependingonyourmodeltypeandpreinstalledoperatingsystem.

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LenovoThinkVantageTools

TheLenovoThinkVantage

®

Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy

accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formoreinformation,see“Lenovo

ThinkVantageTools”onpage61

.

LenovoWelcome

TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducessomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovotoyouandguidesyou

throughsomeimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.

ProductRecovery

TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory

defaultsettings.

ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery

TheThinkVantageRescueandRecovery

®

programisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthat

includesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfrom

systemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Note:IftheEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconintheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramisdimmed,it

indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.To

installtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:

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

andRestore.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.

PasswordManager

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationforWindows

applicationsandWebsites.

Note:IfthePasswordVaulticonintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,itindicatesthat

youneedtoinstallthePasswordManagerprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.Toinstallthe

PasswordManagerprogram,dothefollowing:

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

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,thePasswordVaulticonisactivated.

PowerManager

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour

ThinkCentre

®

computer.ByusingthePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyourpowersettingsto

achievethebestbalancebetweensystemperformanceandpowersaving.

ThinkVantageSystemUpdate

TheThinkVantageSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-dateby

downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageapplications,devicedrivers,BIOSupdates,

andotherthirdpartyapplications).

FingerprintSoftware

TheintegratedngerprintreaderprovidedonsomekeyboardsworkswiththeFingerprintSoftwareprogram

toenableyoutoenrollyourngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,ngerprint

authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.Angerprintreader

keyboardisavailablewithcertaincomputersorcanbepurchasedforcomputersthatsupportthisoption.

Chapter1.Productoverview5

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,

diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andgetmore

informationaboutyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage58

.

AdobeReader

TheAdobeReaderprogramisatoolusedtoview,print,andsearchPDFdocuments.

See“OnlineBooksfolder”onpage61

formoreinformationaboutaccessingandviewingthepublications.

Antivirussoftware

Yourcomputercomeswithantivirussoftwarethatyoucanusetodetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovo

providesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After30days,

youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus

software.

Locations

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourcomputerconnectors,components,partson

thesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour

computer

Figure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage6showsthelocationsoftheconnectors,

controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer.

Figure1.Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations

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1Harddiskdriveactivityindicator

5USBconnector

2Powerindicator6Headphoneconnector

3Powerswitch7Microphoneconnector

4Opticaldriveeject/closebutton8USBconnector

Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer

Figure2“Rearconnectorandpartlocations”onpage7showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandparts

ontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyou

determinewheretoconnectthecablesonyourcomputer.

Figure2.Rearconnectorandpartlocations

1Voltage-selectionswitch(availableonsome

models)

9Audioline-inconnector

2Powercordconnector

10PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

3PS/2keyboardconnector11PCIExpressx1cardslot

4DVImonitorconnector

12PCIcardslots(2)

5VGAmonitorconnector13Parallelport(availableinsomemodels)

6USBconnectors(4)14Serialport(availableinsomemodels)

7Microphoneconnector15Ethernetconnector

8Audioline-outconnector

16Serialport

17PS/2mouseconnector

Chapter1.Productoverview7

ConnectorDescription

Audioline-inconnector

Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo

system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetween

theaudioline-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorof

thecomputer.

Audioline-outconnector

Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchas

poweredstereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),headphones,

multimediakeyboards,theaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystem,orother

externalrecordingdevices.

DVImonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaDVImonitororotherdevicesthatuseaDVImonitorconnector.

Ethernetconnector

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).

Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5

Ethernetcable.

MicrophoneconnectorUsedtoattachamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsound

orifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.

ParallelportUsethisporttoattachaparallelprinterorotherdevicesthatusea25-pinparallel

port.

PS/2keyboardconnectorUsedtoattachakeyboardthatusesaPS/2keyboardconnector.

PS/2mouseconnectorUsedtoattachamouse,atrackball,orotherpointingdevicesthatuseaPS/2

mouseconnector.

Serialport

Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea

9-pinserialport.

USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,a

USBmouse,aUSBscanner,oraUSBprinter.IftheUSBconnectorsonyour

computerarenotenoughforyoutoconnectallyourUSBdevices,youcan

purchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditionalUSBdevices.

VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.

Locatingcomponents

Figure3“Componentlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.

Toremovethecomputercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideofthecomputer,see“Removingthecomputer

cover”onpage14

.

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Figure3.Componentlocations

1Heatsinkandfanassembly

5Harddiskdrive

2Memorymodules(2)6Systemboard

3Frontbezel

7Rearfanassembly

Chapter1.Productoverview9

4Opticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)

8Powersupplyassembly

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

Figure4“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage10showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.

Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations

14-pinpowerconnector

11ClearComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor

(CMOS)/Recoveryjumper

2Microprocessor

12Coverpresenceswitchconnector(alsocalledintrusion

switchconnector)

3Microprocessorfanconnector

13Internalspeakerconnector

4Memoryslots(4)

14Frontaudioconnector

5Serial(COM2)connector15PCIcardslots(2)

624-pinpowerconnector

16PCIExpressx1cardslot

7Powerfanconnector

17Battery

8SATAconnectors(4)18PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

9Frontpanelconnector

19Systemfanconnector

10FrontUSBconnectors(2)

Locatinginternaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Y oucanadddrivestoyour

computertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyourcomputertoreadothertypesofmedia.Internal

drivesareinstalledinbays.Inthismanual,thebaysarereferredtoasbay1,bay2,andsoon.

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Wheninstallingorreplacinganinternaldrive,itisimportanttonotethetypeandsizeofthedrivethatyou

caninstallorreplaceineachbayandcorrectlyconnectthecablestothedriveinstalled.Refertothe

appropriatesectioninChapter2“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage13forinstructionsonhowto

installorreplaceinternaldrivesforyourcomputer.

Figure5“Drivebaylocations”onpage11showsthelocationsofthedrivebaysinyourcomputer.

Figure5.Drivebaylocations

1Bay1-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalledinsomemodels)

2Bay2-Slimcardreaderdrivebay

3Bay3-PrimarySATAharddiskdrivebay(witha3.5-inchSATAharddiskdriveinstalled)

4Bay4-SecondarySATAharddiskdrivebay

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