Lenovo M93p 10AB000KUS User manual

ThinkCentreM83,M93/p

UserGuide

MachineTypes:10A0,10A1,10A6,10A7,10AG,10AK,10AL,and

10BE

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

andAppendixA“Notices”onpage143.

SecondEdition(January2014)

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Contents

Importantsafetyinformation......v

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

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

Powercordsandpoweradapters........vi

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......vi

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

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

Heatandproductventilation.........vii

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

Modemsafetyinformation..........viii

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

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

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

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Speciﬁcations................5

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

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

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

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8orWindows8.1operatingsystem.....7

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms.....7

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

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators

onthefrontofyourcomputer........9

Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour

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

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

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....13

Locatinginternaldrives.........16

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......17

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...19

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........19

NavigatingamongscreensontheWindows8and

Windows8.1operatingsystems........20

NavigatingonWindows8........20

NavigatingonWindows8.1........21

AccessingControlPanelontheWindows8or

Windows8.1operatingsystem........22

Usingthekeyboard.............23

UsingWindowsshortcutkeys.......23

Usingaﬁngerprintreader........23

Usingthewheelmouse...........24

Adjustingaudio..............24

Aboutyourcomputeraudio........24

Settingthevolumefromthedesktop....24

SettingthevolumefromControlPanel...25

UsingCDsandDVDs............25

HandlingandstoringCDandDVDmedia..26

PlayingaCDorDVD..........26

RecordingaCDorDVD.........26

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..29

Accessibilityandcomfort..........29

Arrangingyourworkspace........29

Comfort...............29

Glareandlighting............30

Aircirculation.............30

Electricaloutletsandcablelengths.....30

Registeringyourcomputer..........31

Movingyourcomputertoanothercountryor

region..................31

Replacementpowercords........31

Chapter4.Security..........33

Securityfeatures..............33

Lockingthecomputercover.........34

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock.....35

Attachingacablelock............36

Usingpasswords..............36

BIOSpasswords............36

Windowspasswords..........37

Conﬁguringtheﬁngerprintreader.......37

Usingandunderstandingﬁrewalls.......37

Protectingdataagainstviruses........37

Chapter5.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............39

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......39

Installingorreplacinghardware........39

Installingexternaloptions........39

Removingthecomputercover.......40

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..41

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......42

Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...45

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...47

Installingorreplacingthecardreader....49

InstallingorreplacingthefrontUSB

assembly...............53

Replacingthebattery..........57

Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...59

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..60

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......62

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InstallingorreplacingthemSATAsolid-state

drive.................64

Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive....70

Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive...72

Installingthesolid-statedrive.......74

Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....75

Replacingtherearfanassembly......77

ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB

assembly...............79

Replacingtheinternalspeaker.......82

Replacingthethermalsensor.......84

Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch....86

ReplacingtheWi-Fiunits.........88

InstallingorremovingtherearWi-Fiantenna.95

InstallingorremovingthefrontWi-Fi

antenna...............96

Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....98

Completingthepartsreplacement.....99

Chapter6.Recoveryinformation..101

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operating

system..................101

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....101

Performingbackupandrecovery

operations..............102

UsingtheRescueandRecovery

workspace..............103

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....104

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand

devicedrivers.............105

Reinstallingsoftwareprograms......106

Reinstallingdevicedrivers........106

Solvingrecoveryproblems........106

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8or

Windows8.1operatingsystem........107

Refreshingyourcomputer........107

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................107

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....107

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8orWindows8.1failstostart.......108

Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtility

program...............109

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......109

Viewingandchangingsettings........109

Usingpasswords..............109

Passwordconsiderations.........110

Power-OnPassword..........110

AdministratorPassword.........110

HardDiskPassword...........110

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword..110

Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing

CMOS)................111

Enablingordisablingadevice........111

Selectingastartupdevice..........112

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....112

Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice

sequence...............112

EnablingErPcompliancemode........112

ICEperformancemode...........113

ICEthermalalert..............113

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......114

Chapter8.Updatingsystem

programs..............115

Usingsystemprograms...........115

Updating(ﬂashing)theBIOSfromadisc....115

Updating(ﬂashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating

system..................116

RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..116

Chapter9.Preventingproblems..117

Keepingyourcomputercurrent........117

Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour

computer...............117

Updatingyouroperatingsystem......117

UsingSystemUpdate..........118

Cleaningandmaintenance..........118

Basics................118

Cleaningyourcomputer.........119

Goodmaintenancepractices.......120

Movingyourcomputer...........120

Chapter10.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............121

Basictroubleshooting............121

Troubleshootingprocedure..........122

Troubleshooting..............122

Audioproblems............123

CDproblems.............124

DVDproblems.............125

Intermittentproblems..........127

Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice

problems...............127

Monitorproblems............129

Networkingproblems..........130

Optionproblems............133

Performanceandlockupproblems.....134

Printerproblems............136

Serialportproblems...........136

Softwareproblems...........137

USBproblems.............138

LenovoSolutionCenter...........138

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Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............139

Informationresources............139

LenovoThinkVantageTools........139

LenovoWelcome............139

HelpandSupport............139

SafetyandWarranty...........139

LenovoWebsite............139

LenovoSupportWebsite.........140

Helpandservice..............140

Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic

program...............140

Callingforservice............140

Usingotherservices..........141

Purchasingadditionalservices......141

AppendixA.Notices.........143

Trademarks................144

AppendixB.Regulatory

information.............145

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........145

Electronicemissionsnotices.........145

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........145

Eurasiancompliancemark..........147

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......147

AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling

information.............149

ImportantWEEEinformation.........149

RecyclinginformationforJapan........149

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........150

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....150

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................150

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....153

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........153

ChinaRoHS................153

TurkishRoHS...............153

UkraineRoHS...............154

IndiaRoHS................154

AppendixE.ChinaEnergyLabel..155

AppendixF .ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............157

Index.................159

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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”onpage39

.Ifyouhaveany

questionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the

followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputer

coolbeforeopeningthecover.

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.

Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoption

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orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou

toinstallit.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions

toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe

edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthe

parttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwo

seconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityinthepackageandyourbody.

•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackagingandinstallthepart

withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackagingonasmooth,

levelsurfaceandplacethepartonit.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

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

2

,orbetter.For

othercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordinwaysthat

cancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

Protectpowercordandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercordorpower

adapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronﬂoorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.Liquidscancausea

shortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressedbymisuse.Liquidsalsocan

causegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnectorterminalsonapoweradapter,

whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.

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.

Modemsafetyinformation

CAUTION:

Toreducetheriskofﬁre,useonlyNo.26AWGorlarger(forexample,No.24AWG)telecommunication

linecordlistedbyUnderwritersLaboratories(UL)orcertiﬁedbytheCanadianStandardsAssociation

(CSA).

Toreducetheriskofﬁre,electricalshock,orinjurywhenusingtelephoneequipment,alwaysfollowbasic

safetyprecautions,suchas:

•Neverinstalltelephonewiringduringalightningstorm.

•Neverinstalltelephonejacksinwetlocationsunlessthejackisspeciﬁcallydesignedforwetlocations.

•Nevertouchuninsulatedtelephonewiresorterminalsunlessthetelephonelinehasbeendisconnectedat

thenetworkinterface.

•Usecautionwheninstallingormodifyingtelephonelines.

•Avoidusingatelephone(otherthanacordlesstype)duringanelectricalstorm.Theremaybearemote

riskofelectricshockfromlightning.

•Donotusethetelephonetoreportagasleakinthevicinityoftheleak.

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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.

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”onpage109

.Then,selectMain➙SystemSummarytoviewtheinformation.

•OntheMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7operationsystem,clickStart,right-clickComputer,andselectProperties

toviewtheinformation.

•OntheMicrosoftWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,gotothedesktopandmoveyourpointer

tothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PC

infotoviewtheinformation.

Microprocessor

Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):

•Intel

®

Core™i3microprocessor

•IntelCorei5microprocessor

•IntelCorei7microprocessor

•IntelCeleron

®

microprocessor

•IntelPentium

®

microprocessor

Memory

Yourcomputersupportsuptofourdoubledatarate3unbuffereddualinlinememorymodules(DDR3

UDIMMs).

Internaldrives

•mSATAsolid-statedrive(optional)

•Opticaldrive:DVD-ROMorDVD-Rambo(optional)

•SerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrive

•SATAsolid-statedrive(optional)

Note:YourcomputersupportseSATAandSATA3.0devices.Formoreinformation,see“Locatingparts

onthesystemboard”onpage13.

Videosubsystem

•IntegratedgraphicsforaVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectorandtwoDisplayPortconnectors

•PeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressx16graphicscardslotonthesystemboardfora

discretegraphicscard

Audiosubsystem

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•Integratedhigh-deﬁnition(HD)audio

•Audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnectorontherearpanel

•Microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnectoronthefrontpanel

•Internalspeaker(availableinsomemodels)

Connectivity

•100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller

•PCIFaxmodem(availableinsomemodels)

Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)

DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutall

aspectsofacomputer,includingprocessortype,installationdate,attachedprintersandotherperipherals,

powersources,andmaintenancehistory.

•ErPcompliancemode

Theenergy-relatedproductsdirective(ErP)compliancemodereducestheconsumptionofelectricity

whenyourcomputerisinstandbyoroffmode.Formoreinformation,see“EnablingErPcompliance

mode”onpage112

.

•IntelStandardManageability

IntelStandardManageabilityishardwareandﬁrmwaretechnologythatbuildscertainfunctionality

intocomputersinordertomakethemeasierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,

update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelActiveManagementTechnology(AMT)(availableonsomemodels)

IntelActiveManagementTechnologyishardwareandﬁrmwaretechnologythatbuildscertainfunctionality

intocomputersinordertomakethemeasierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,

update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelMatrixStorageManager

IntelMatrixStorageManagerisadevicedriverthatprovidessupportforSATARAID5arraysandSATA

RAID10arraysonspeciﬁcIntelchipsetsystemboardstoenhanceharddiskperformance.

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

ThePrebootExecutionEnvironmentisanenvironmenttostartcomputersusinganetworkinterface

independentofdatastoragedevices(suchastheharddiskdrive)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

•IntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE)

TheIntelligentCoolingEngineisasystemthermalmanagementsolutionthatenablesyourcomputer

torunwithbetterthermalandacousticperformance.TheICEfunctionalsomonitorsthethermal

performanceofyourcomputertoidentifythermalproblems.Formoreinformation,see“ICEperformance

mode”onpage113and“ICEthermalalert”onpage113.

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

TheSMBIOSspeciﬁcationdeﬁnesdatastructuresandaccessmethodsinaBIOSthatallowsauseror

applicationtostoreandretrieveinformationspeciﬁcaboutthecomputerinquestion.

•WakeonLAN

WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon

orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningonanother

computeronthesamelocalareanetwork.

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•WakeonRing

WakeonRing,sometimesreferredtoasWakeonModem,isaspeciﬁcationthatallowssupported

computersanddevicestoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode.

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)

WindowsManagementInstrumentationisasetofextensionstotheWindowsDriverModel.Itprovidesan

operatingsysteminterfacethroughwhichinstrumentedcomponentsprovideinformationandnotiﬁcation.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•9-pinserialport(onestandardandoneoptional)

•EightUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandsixontherearpanel)

•OneEthernetconnector

•OnePersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardconnector(optional)

•OnePS/2mouseconnector(optional)

•OneVGAmonitorconnector

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

microphoneconnector)

•Twoaudioconnectorsonthefrontpanel(microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnector)

•TwoDisplayPortconnectors

Formoreinformation,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”on

page9

and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage9.

Expansion

•OnePCIcardslot(availableinThinkCentre

®

M93/pcomputers)

•OnePCIExpressx1cardslot

•OnePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

•OnePCIExpresscardslot(physicallinkwidthx16;negotiablelinkwidthx4,x1)

•Twoharddiskdrivebays

•Twoopticaldrivebays

Formoreinformation,see“Locatinginternaldrives”onpage16

and“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”

onpage13

.

Powersupply

Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingtypesofpowersupply:

•280-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply

•320-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply

Securityfeatures

•Abilitytoenableordisableadevice

•AbilitytoenableordisableUSBconnectorsindividually

•ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinﬁrmware

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)

•Keyboardwithﬁngerprintreader(shippedwithsomemodels)

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•Power-onpassword(POP),administratorpassword,andharddiskdrivepasswordtodeterunauthorized

useofyourcomputer

•SupportforaKensington-stylecablelock

•Supportforapadlock

•Startupsequencecontrol

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Security”onpage33

.

Preinstalledsoftwareprograms

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithsoftwareprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formore

information,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage5.

Preinstalledoperatingsystem

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithoneofthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•MicrosoftWindows7operatingsystem

•MicrosoftWindows8operatingsystem

•MicrosoftWindows8.1operatingsystem

Operatingsystem(s),certiﬁedortestedforcompatibility

1

(variesbymodeltype)

•Linux

®

1.Theoperatingsystem(s)listedherearebeingcertiﬁedortestedforcompatibilityatthetimethispublicationgoesto

press.AdditionaloperatingsystemsmightbeidentiﬁedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputerfollowingthe

publicationofthismanual.Thislistissubjecttochange.Todetermineifanoperatingsystemhasbeencertiﬁedor

testedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemvendor.

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Speciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions

Width:175mm(6.89inches)

Height:414mm(16.30inches)

Depth:442mm(17.40inches)

Weight

Maximumconﬁgurationasshipped:11.2kg(24.69lb)

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

•Inputvoltage:

–Lowrange:

Minimum:100Vac

Maximum:127Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50/60Hz

–Highrange:

Minimum:200Vac

Maximum:240Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50/60Hz

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Dependingon

theWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalled,theprogramsmightvary.

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsfromeithertheLenovo

ThinkVantage

®

ToolsprogramorfromControlPanel.

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

LenovoThinkVantageTools.Thendouble-clickaprogramicontoaccesstheprogram.

Chapter1.Productoverview5

Note:IfaprogramiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramnavigationwindowisdimmed,it

indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheprogrammanually.Toinstalltheprogrammanually,double-clickthe

programicon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,the

programiconwillbeactivated.

Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram

ProgramIconname

CommunicationsUtilityWebConferencing

FingerprintSoftware

FingerprintReader

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemHealthandDiagnostics

PasswordManagerPasswordVault

PowerManager

PowerControls

RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecovery

®

EnhancedBackupandRestore

SystemUpdate

UpdateandDrivers

ViewManagementUtility

ScreenLayout

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,clickStart➙ControlPanel.Thendependingonthe

programyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorrespondingsectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.

Note:IfyoudonotﬁndtheprogramyouneedinControlPanel,opentheLenovoThinkVantageTools

programnavigationwindowanddouble-clickthedimmedicontoinstalltheprogramyouneed.Then,

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogramiconwillbe

activated,andyoucanﬁndtheprograminControlPanel.

TheprogramsandthecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanelarelistedinthefollowing

table.

Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel

Program

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing

FingerprintSoftwareSystemandSecurity

HardwareandSound

Lenovo-FingerprintReader

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

Diagnostics

PasswordManager

SystemandSecurity

UserAccountsandFamilySafety

Lenovo-PasswordVault

PowerManager

HardwareandSound

SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-PowerControls

RecoveryMedia

SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecovery

SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand

Restore

SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity

Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers

ViewManagementUtility

SystemandSecurity

LenovoViewManagementUtility

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Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8orWindows8.1operating

system

IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcanaccess

Lenovoprogramsbydoingoneofthefollowing:

•OntheWindows8operatingsystem,presstheWindowskey

togototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovo

programtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotﬁndtheprogramyouneed,movethepointertothebottom-rightcorner

ofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.

•OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,presstheWindowskey

togototheStartscreen.Clicka

Lenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotﬁndtheprogramyouneed,clickthearrowicon

inthe

bottom-leftcornerofthescreentogototheAppsscreen.Findthedesiredprogramintheappslistor

searchforitinthesearchboxinthetop-rightcornerofthescreen.

YourcomputersupportsthefollowingLenovoprograms:

•FingerprintSoftware

•LenovoCompanion

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•LenovoSupport

•PasswordManager

•SystemUpdate

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•CommunicationsUtility

TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramprovidesacentrallocationforintegratedcameraandmicrophone

settings.ItcontrolsadvancedsettingsfortheintegratedmicrophoneandcameratooptimizeWeb

conferencingandVoiceoverIP(VOIP)experience.

•FingerprintSoftware

Theintegratedﬁngerprintreaderprovidedonsomekeyboardsenablesyoutoenrollyourﬁngerprint

andassociateitwithyourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,andWindowspassword.Asa

result,ﬁngerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.A

ﬁngerprintreaderkeyboardisavailablewithselectcomputersorcanbepurchasedforcomputersthat

supportthisoption.

•LenovoCloudStorage

TheLenovoCloudStorageprogramisacloudstoragesolutionthatenablesyoutostoreyourﬁles,such

asdocumentsandpictures,onaserver.YoucanaccessthestoredﬁlesthroughtheInternetfrom

differentdevicessuchaspersonalcomputers,smartphones,ortablets.Formoreinformationaboutthe

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

•LenovoCompanion

ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour

computer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.

•LenovoSolutionCenter

Chapter1.Productoverview7

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along

withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

•LenovoSupport

TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer

healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanualsforyourcomputer,getthewarranty

informationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.

•LenovoThinkVantageTools

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy

accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

•LenovoWelcome

TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducesyoutosomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovoandguides

youthroughafewimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.

•PasswordManager

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandﬁllsinauthenticationinformationfor

WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

•PowerManager

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,ﬂexible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour

computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween

performanceandpowersaving.

•RecoveryMedia

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory

defaultsettings.

•RescueandRecovery

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof

self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,

evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•SystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloading

andinstallingsoftwareupdatepackages(Lenovoprograms,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSupdates,and

otherthirdpartyprograms).

•ViewManagementUtility

TheViewManagementUtilityprogramenablesyoutoeasilyorganizeyouropenwindows.Itdividesyour

screenintomultiplepartsandthenresizesandpositionsopenwindowsintodifferentpartstomakethe

bestuseofyourdesktop.Theprogramalsoisabletoworkacrossmultiplemonitorstoimproveyour

productivity.

Locations

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthefrontandrearofyourcomputer,

partsonthesystemboard,andcomponentsandinternaldrivesinyourcomputer.

Note:Thecomponentsinyourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.

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