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ThinkCentr e
User Guide
Machine T ypes: 3280, 3281, 3291, 3292, 3293, 3294, 3296, 3297,
3298, 3305, 3309, 3311, 3312, 3313, 3314, 3315, 3316, 3318, 3320,
3322, 3324, 3325, 3326, 3327, 3329, 3341, and 3342
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Not e: Befor e using this information and the pr oduct it suppor ts, be sur e t o r ead and understand the “Impor tant safety information” on page v and Appendix A “Notices” on page 113 . First Edition (May 2012) © Copyright L enovo 2012. LIMITED AND RES TRIC TED RIGHT S NO TICE: If data or softwar e is deliver ed pursuant a Gener al Ser vices Administr ation “GSA ” contr act, use, r epr oduction, or disclosur e is subject t o r estrictions set for th in Contr act No. GS-35F-05925.
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Contents Impor tant safety information . . . . . . v Chapt er 3. Y ou and your comput er . . 27 Ser vice and upgr ades . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Accessibility and comfor t . . . . . . . . . . 27 S tatic electricity pr evention . . . . . . . . . . . v Arr anging your workspace . . . . . . . . 27 P ower cor ds and power adapt ers . . . . . . . . vi Comfor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ext ension cor ds and r elat ed devices . . . . . . . vi Glar e and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Plu
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Replacing the Expr essC ar d . . . . . . . . 60 Updating (flashing) the BIOS fr om your oper ating syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly for GPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Recovering fr om a POS T/BIOS updat e failur e . . 86 Replacing the r ear PS/2 connect ors and serial por t assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Chapt er 9. P r eventing pr oblems . . . 87 Replacing the mouse . . . . . . . . . . 64 K eeping your comput er curr ent .
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Appendix A. Notices . . . . . . . . . 113 Recycling information . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 T r ademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Recycling information for Br azil . . . . . . . . 120 Batt er y r ecycling information for T aiwan . . . . . 120 Appendix B. Regulat or y Batt er y r ecycling information for the Eur opean information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Expor t classification notice . . . . . . . . . . 115 Appendix D . ENERG Y S T AR
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Impor tant safety information C A UTION: Befor e using this manual, be sur e t o r ead and understand all the r elat ed safety information for this pr oduct. Refer t o the information in this section and the safety information in the ThinkCentr e Safety, W arr anty, and Setup Guide that you r eceived with this pr oduct. Reading and understanding this safety information r educes the risk of personal injur y and damage t o your pr oduct. If you no longer have a copy of the ThinkCentr e Safety, W a
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or CRU , do not open the static-pr ot ective package containing the par t until the instructions dir ect you t o install it. When you handle options or CRUs, or per form any work inside the comput er , tak e the following pr ecautions t o avoid static-electricity damage: • Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity t o build up ar ound you. • Always handle components car efully . Handle adapt ers, memor y modules, and other cir cuit boar ds by the edges. Never t ouch e xposed cir
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Plugs and outlets If a r eceptacle (power outlet) that you int end t o use with your comput er equipment appears t o be damaged or corr oded, do not use the outlet until it is r eplaced by a qualified electrician. Do not bend or modify the plug. If the plug is damaged, contact the manufactur er t o obtain a r eplacement. Do not shar e an electrical outlet with other home or commer cial appliances that dr aw lar ge amounts of electricity; other wise, unstable voltage might damage your comput er ,
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F or your safety and t o maintain optimum comput er per formance, always follow these basic pr ecautions with your deskt op comput er: • K eep the cover closed whenever the comput er is plugged in. • Regularly inspect the outside of the comput er for dust accumulation. • Remove dust fr om vents and any per for ations in the be z el. Mor e fr equent cleanings might be r equir ed for comput ers in dusty or high-tr affic ar eas. • Do not r estrict or block any ventilation openings. • Do not st or e
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Laser compliance stat ement C A UTION: When laser pr oducts (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or tr ansmitt ers) ar e installed, not e the following: • Do not r emove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser pr oduct could r esult in e xposur e t o hazar dous laser r adiation. Ther e ar e no ser viceable par ts inside the device. • Use of contr ols or adjustments or per formance of pr ocedur es other than those specified her ein might r esult in hazar dous r adiation e xposu
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Chapt er 1. P r oduct over view This chapt er pr ovides information about the comput er featur es, specifications, softwar e pr ogr ams pr ovided by L enovo, and locations of connect ors, components, par ts on the syst em boar d, and int ernal drives. F eatur es This section intr oduces the comput er featur es. The information covers a variety of models. T o view the information about your specific model, do one of the following: • Go int o the Setup Utility pr ogr am by following the instructio
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• Ability t o st or e power -on self-t est (POS T) har dwar e t est r esults • Deskt op Management Int er face (DMI) Deskt op Management Int er face pr ovides a common path for users t o access information about all aspects of a comput er , including pr ocessor type, installation dat e, attached print ers and other peripher als, power sour ces, and maint enance hist or y . • ErP compliance mode The ener gy-r elat ed pr oducts dir ective (ErP) compliance mode r educes the consumption of electrici
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Input/Output (I/O) featur es • 9-pin serial por t (optional) • T wo Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 connect ors (USB por ts 1 and 2) • F our USB 2.0 connect ors (USB por ts 3 t o 6) • One E thernet connect or • One DisplayP or t out connect or • One DisplayP or t in connect or • One P ersonal S yst em/2 (PS/2) k eyboar d connect or (optional) • One PS/2 mouse connect or (optional) • T wo audio connect ors on the left panel (micr ophone connect or and headphone connect or) F or mor e information,
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1 Oper ating syst em(s), cer tified or t est ed for compatibility (varies by model type) ® • Linux • Micr osoft W indows XP P r ofessional SP 3 Specifications This section lists the physical specifications for your comput er . Dimensions F or models with the 20-inch display W idth: 502.8 mm (19.8 inches) Height: 363 mm (14.29 inches) Depth: 67 mm (2.64 inches) F or models with the 23-inch display • T ouch models: W idth: 568 mm (22.36 inches) Height: 401 mm (15.79 inches) Depth: 74 mm (2.91 inch
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S t or age: 20% t o 90% (non-condensing) • Altitude: Oper ating: -50 t o 10 000 ft (-15.2 t o 3 048 m) S t or age: -50 t o 35 000 ft (-15.2 t o 10 668 m) Electrical input • Input voltage: – L ow r ange: Minimum: 100 V ac Maximum: 127 V ac Input fr equency r ange: 50 t o 60 Hz – High r ange: Minimum: 200 V ac Maximum: 240 V ac Input fr equency r ange: 50 t o 60 Hz Softwar e over view The comput er comes with a pr einstalled oper ating syst em and sever al softwar e pr ogr ams pr ovided by L enovo
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T able 1. P r ogr am icon names in L enovo ThinkV antage T ools (continued) P r ogr am name Icon name in L enovo ThinkV antage T ools Communications Utility W eb Confer encing V iew Manager Scr een Layout L enovo W elcome The L enovo W elcome pr ogr am intr oduces you t o some innovative built-in featur es of L enovo and guides you thr ough a few impor tant setup tasks t o help you mak e the most of your comput er . Fingerprint Softwar e The int egr at ed fingerprint r eader pr ovided on some k
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ThinkV antage Rescue and Recover y The ThinkV antage Rescue and Recover y pr ogr am is a one butt on r ecover y and r est or e solution that includes a set of self-r ecover y t ools t o help you diagnose comput er pr oblems, get help, and r ecover fr om syst em cr ashes, even if you cannot star t the W indows oper ating syst em. Not e: If the Enhanced Backup and Rest or e icon in the L enovo ThinkV antage T ools pr ogr am is dimmed, it indicat es that you need t o install the ThinkV antage Rescu
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L ocating connect ors, contr ols, and indicat ors on the fr ont of your comput er Figur e 1 “F r ont connect or , contr ol, and indicat or locations” on page 8 shows the locations of the connect ors, contr ols, and indicat ors on the fr ont of your comput er . Figur e 1. F r ont connect or , contr ol, and indicat or locations 8 ThinkCentr e User Guide
