Lenovo M32 User guide

ThinkCentreM32

UserGuide

MachineTypes:10BMand10BV

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

“Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii

andAppendixA“Notices”onpage69.

ThirdEdition(June2014)

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Contents

Importantsafetyinformation.....iii

Serviceandupgrades.............iii

Staticelectricityprevention...........iii

Powercordsandpoweradapters........iv

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......iv

Plugsandoutlets...............v

Externaldevices...............v

Heatandproductventilation..........v

Operatingenvironment............vi

Lasercompliancestatement..........vi

Powersupplystatement...........vii

Cleaningandmaintenance..........vii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Speciﬁcations................3

Locations..................3

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators

onthefrontofyourcomputer........4

Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour

computer................5

Locatingcomponents...........7

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard.....8

Machinetypeandmodellabel........9

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...11

Frequentlyaskedquestion..........11

Usingthekeyboard.............11

Usingthewheelmouse...........11

Adjustingaudio..............12

Settingthevolumefromthedesktop....12

SettingthevolumefromControlPanel...12

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..13

Accessibilityandcomfort..........13

Arrangingyourworkspace........13

Comfort...............13

Glareandlighting............14

Aircirculation.............14

Electricaloutletsandcablelengths.....14

Accessibilityinformation.........14

Registeringyourcomputer..........17

Movingyourcomputertoanothercountryor

region..................18

Chapter4.Security..........19

Securityfeatures..............19

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock.....20

Usingpasswords..............20

BIOSpasswords............20

Windowspasswords..........21

Usingandunderstandingﬁrewalls.......21

Protectingdataagainstviruses........21

Chapter5.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............23

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......23

Installingorreplacinghardware........23

Installingexternaloptions........23

Installingorremovingtheacpoweradapter.24

Installingorremovingtheverticalstand...25

Removingthecomputercover.......27

ReplacingtheDOMcard.........29

Replacingthememorymodule......31

Replacingthebattery..........33

Replacingthesystemboard.......34

Replacingthekeyboard.........36

Replacingthemouse..........36

Completingthepartsreplacement.....37

Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility

program................41

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......41

Viewingandchangingsettings........41

Usingpasswords..............41

Passwordconsiderations.........42

Power-OnPassword..........42

AdministratorPassword.........42

HardDiskPassword...........42

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.42

Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing

CMOS)................43

Enablingordisablingadevice........43

Selectingastartupdevice..........44

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....44

Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice

sequence...............44

EnablingErPLPScompliancemode......44

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......45

Chapter7.Updatingsystem

programs...............47

Usingsystemprograms...........47

Updating(ﬂashing)theBIOSfromadisc....47

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Updating(ﬂashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................48

RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..48

Chapter8.Preventingproblems...49

Cleaningandmaintenance..........49

Basics................49

Cleaningyourcomputer.........49

Goodmaintenancepractices.......50

Movingyourcomputer...........51

Chapter9.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics..............53

Basictroubleshooting............53

Troubleshootingprocedure..........54

Troubleshooting..............54

Audioproblems............55

Intermittentproblems..........56

Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice

problems...............56

Monitorproblems............57

Ethernetproblems...........59

Optionproblems............60

Printerproblems............61

Serialconnectorproblems........62

Softwareproblems...........62

USBproblems.............63

Chapter10.Gettinginformation,help,

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

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

SafetyandWarranty...........65

LenovoWebsite............65

LenovoSupportWebsite.........65

Helpandservice..............65

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

program...............66

Callingforservice............66

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

Purchasingadditionalservices......67

AppendixA.Notices..........69

Trademarks................70

AppendixB.Regulatory

information..............71

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........71

Electronicemissionsnotices.........71

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........71

Eurasiancompliancemark..........73

Brazilregulatorynotice...........73

Mexicoregulatorynotice...........73

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......73

AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling

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

ImportantWEEEinformation.........75

RecyclinginformationforJapan........75

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........76

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....76

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................76

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....79

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........79

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

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

UkraineRoHS...............80

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

AppendixE.ChinaEnergyLabel...81

AppendixF.ENERGYSTARmodel

information..............83

Index..................85

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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”onpage23

.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.

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,andlocationsofconnectors,

components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.

Features

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerfeatures.Theinformationcoversavarietyofmodels.

Toviewtheinformationaboutyourspeciﬁcmodel,dooneofthefollowing:

•GointotheSetupUtilityprogrambyfollowingtheinstructionsinChapter6“UsingtheSetupUtility

program”onpage41

.Then,selectMain➙SystemSummarytoviewtheinformation.

•OntheMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

EmbeddedStandard7operationsystem,clickStart,right-clickComputer,

andselectPropertiestoviewtheinformation.

Microprocessor

YourcomputercomeswithanIntel

®

Celeron

®

microprocessor(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype).

Memory

Yourcomputersupportsonedoubledatarate3smalloutlinedualinlinememorymodule(DDR3SODIMM).

Internaldrives

•SerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)DOMcard

Videosubsystem

•IntegratedgraphicsforaVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectorandaDisplayPortconnector

Audiosubsystem

•Integratedhigh-deﬁnition(HD)audio

•Microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnectoronthefrontpanel

Connectivity

•100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller

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”onpage44

.

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•IntelStandardManageability

IntelStandardManageabilityisakindofhardwareandﬁrmwaretechnologythatbuildscertain

functionalityintocomputersinordertomakethecomputerseasierandlessexpensiveforbusinessesto

monitor,maintain,update,upgrade,andrepair.

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

ThePrebootExecutionEnvironmentisanenvironmenttostartcomputersusinganetworkinterface

independentofdatastoragedevices(suchastheharddiskdrive)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

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

TheSMBIOSspeciﬁcationdeﬁnesdatastructuresandaccessmethodsinaBIOSthatallowsauseroran

applicationtostoreandretrieveinformationspeciﬁcaboutthecomputerinquestion.

•WakeonLAN

WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatenablesacomputertobeturnedon

orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningonanother

computeronthesamelocalareanetwork(LAN).

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)

WindowsManagementInstrumentationisasetofextensionstotheWindowsDriverModel.Itprovidesan

operatingsysteminterfacethroughwhichinstrumentedcomponentsprovideinformationandnotiﬁcation.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•Four9-pinserialconnectors

•OneDisplayPortconnector

•OneEthernetconnector

•Oneparallelconnector

•OnePersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardconnector

•OnePS/2mouseconnector

•OneVGAmonitorconnector

•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0connectors(fouronthefrontpanelandtwoontherearpanel)

•Twoaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnector)

Formoreinformation,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”on

page4

and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage5.

Expansion

•OneSATADOMcardslot

Powersupply

Yourcomputercomeswitha65-wattacpoweradapter.

Securityfeatures

•Abilitytoenableanddisableadevice

•AbilitytoenableanddisableUSBconnectorsindividually

•ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinﬁrmware

•Power-onpassword(POP),administratorpassword,andharddiskdrivepasswordtodeterunauthorized

useofyourcomputer

•Startupsequencecontrol

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•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•SupportforaKensington-stylecablelock

Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Security”onpage19

.

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

YourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeMicrosoftWindowsEmbeddedStandard7operatingsystem.

Operatingsystem(s),certiﬁedortestedforcompatibility

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(variesbymodeltype)

•LeTOS(Lenovoterminaloperatingsystem)

Speciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions

Width:55mm(2.17inches)

Height:220mm(8.66inches)

Depth:170mm(6.69inches)

Weight

Maximumconﬁgurationasshipped:3.87kg(8.53lb)(withpackage)

Maximumconﬁgurationasshipped:1.48kg(3.26lb)(withoutpackage)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

Storageinoriginalshippingpackage:-20°Cto60°C(-4°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

Inputfrequencyrange:50or60Hz

Locations

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthefrontandrearofyourcomputer,

partsonthesystemboard,andcomponentsandinternaldrivesinyourcomputer.

Note:Thecomponentsinyourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.

1.Theoperatingsystem(s)listedherearebeingcertiﬁedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto

press.AdditionaloperatingsystemsmightbeidentiﬁedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputerfollowingthe

publicationofthismanual.Thislistissubjecttochange.Todetermineifanoperatingsystemhasbeencertiﬁedor

testedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemvendor.

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Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour

computer

Thefollowingﬁgureshowsthelocationsoftheconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour

computer.

Figure1.Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations

1Powerbutton2Powerindicator

3Harddiskdriveactivityindicator

4USB2.0connectors(4)

5Microphoneconnector6Headphoneconnector

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Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer

Thefollowingﬁgureshowsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectors

ontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewheretoconnectthecablesonyour

computer.

Figure2.Rearconnectorlocations

1 Security-lockslot 2 PS/2keyboardconnector

3 Serialconnectors(4) 4 VGAmonitorconnector

5 DisplayPortconnector

6 USB2.0connectors(2)

7

8 acpoweradaptercableloop

9

Ethernet connector adapter connector

10 Parallelconnector

11 PS/2mouseconnector

Note:Ifyourcomputerisinstalledwithagraphicscard,ensurethatyouusethemonitorconnectorson

thegraphicscard.

ConnectorDescription

DisplayPortconnector

Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices

thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

Ethernetconnector

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.

Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5Ethernet

cable.

PS/2keyboardconnectorUsedtoattachakeyboardthatusesaPS/2keyboardconnector.

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ac power

ConnectorDescription

PS/2mouseconnectorUsedtoattachamouse,atrackball,orotherpointingdevicesthatuseaPS/2

mouseconnector.

ParallelconnectorUsedtoattachaparallelprinterorotherdevicesthatusea25-pinparallelconnector.

Serialconnector

Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea

9-pinserialconnector.

USB2.0connectorUsedtoattachadevicethatrequiresaUSB2.0connection,suchasakeyboard,a

mouse,ascanner,aprinter,orapersonaldigitalassistant(PDA).

VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.

Note:TheVGAmonitorconnectorisnotapplicableonsomemodels.Ifyour

computerhasagraphicscardinstalled,ensurethatyouuseamonitorconnectoron

thegraphicscard.

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Locatingcomponents

Thefollowingﬁgureshowsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.Toremovethe

computercover,see“Removingthecomputercover”onpage27.

Figure3.Componentlocations

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1Computercover

2Battery

3DOMcard

4Powerbutton

5Heatsink16acpoweradapter

7Heatsink28Memorymodule

9Microprocessor

10Systemboard

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

Thefollowingﬁgureshowsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.

Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations

1ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxide

Semiconductor)/Recoveryjumper

2Battery

3SATADOMcardslot

4Microprocessor

5Powerbutton6Memoryslot

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Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiﬁesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine

typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Thefollowingisasampleofthemachinetypeandmodellabel.

12

3

4

5 6

Machine Type: XXXX

Model Number: XXX

Figure5.Machinetypeandmodellabel

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