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ThinkS tation
User Guide
Machine T ypes: 2551, 2552, 2553, 2554, and 2555
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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 107 . First Edition (June 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 . . 23 Ser vice and upgr ades . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Accessibility and comfor t . . . . . . . . . . 23 S tatic electricity pr evention . . . . . . . . . . . v Arr anging your workspace . . . . . . . . 23 P ower cor ds and power adapt ers . . . . . . . . vi Comfor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ext ension cor ds and r elat ed devices . . . . . . . vi Glar e and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Plu
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Cr eating and using r ecover y media . . . . . . 63 Recovering fr om a POS T/BIOS updat e failur e . . 80 Cr eating r ecover y media . . . . . . . . . 63 Chapt er 10. P r eventing pr oblems . . 81 Using r ecover y media . . . . . . . . . . 64 K eeping your comput er curr ent . . . . . . . . 81 P er forming backup and r ecover y oper ations . . . 64 Getting the lat est device drivers for your P er forming a backup oper ation . . . . . . 64 comput er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 P er forming a
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T r ademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Recycling information . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Recycling information for Br azil . . . . . . . . 114 Appendix B. Regulat or y Batt er y r ecycling information for T aiwan . . . . . 114 information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Batt er y r ecycling information for the Eur opean Expor t classification notice . . . . . . . . . . 109 Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Electr onic emissions notices . . . . . . . . . 109 Appendix D . ENERG
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iv ThinkS tation User Guide
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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 ThinkS tation 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 ThinkS tation Safety, W
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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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x ThinkS tation User Guide
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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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• Micr ophone connect or and headphone connect or on the fr ont panel • Int ernal speak er Connectivity • 100/1000 Mbps int egr at ed E thernet contr oller Syst em management featur es • 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 othe
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• W indows Management Instrumentation (WMI) W indows Management Instrumentation is a set of e xt ensions t o the W indows Driver Model. It pr ovides an oper ating syst em int er face thr ough which instrument ed components pr ovide information and notification. Input/Output (I/O) featur es • 9-pin serial por t (one standar d and one optional) • F our Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 connect ors (two on the fr ont panel and two on the r ear panel) • F our USB 3.0 connect ors • One E thernet connect
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• S tar tup without k eyboar d or mouse • Suppor t for an int egr at ed cable lock (K ensingt on lock) • Suppor t for a padlock • T rust ed Platform Module (TPM) F or mor e information, see Chapt er 4 “Security” on page 27 . P r einstalled softwar e pr ogr ams Y our comput er is pr einstalled with softwar e pr ogr ams t o help you work mor e easily and secur ely . F or mor e information, see “Softwar e over view” on page 5 . P r einstalled oper ating syst em ® ® Y our comput er is pr einstalled
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Specifications This section lists the physical specifications for your comput er . Dimensions W idth: 175 mm (6.89 inches) Height: 425.2 mm (16.74 inches) Depth: 430.8 mm (16.96 inches) W eight Maximum configur ation as shipped: 11.2 kg (24.7 lb) Envir onment • Air t emper atur e: Oper ating: 10°C t o 35°C (50°F t o 95°F) S t or age: -40°C t o 60°C (-40°F t o 140°F) in original shipping package S t or age: -10°C t o 60°C (14°F t o 140°F) without package • Humidity: Oper ating: 20% t o 80% (non-c
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L enovo ThinkV antage T ools ® The L enovo ThinkV antage T ools pr ogr am guides you t o a host of information sour ces and pr ovides easy access t o various t ools t o help you work mor e easily and secur ely . T o access the L enovo ThinkV antage T ools pr ogr am, click S tar t ➙ All P r ogr ams ➙ L enovo ThinkV antage T ools . The following table lists the pr ogr ams that you can access fr om the L enovo ThinkV antage T ools pr ogr am. T o access a pr ogr am, double-click the corr esponding i
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ThinkV antage P asswor d Manager The ThinkV antage P asswor d Manager pr ogr am aut omatically captur es and fills in authentication information for W indows applications and W eb sit es. Not es: If the P asswor d V ault 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 P asswor d Manager pr ogr am manually befor e enabling its featur es. T o install the ThinkV antage P asswor d Manager pr ogr am, do the following: 1. Click S
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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 1 Optical drive eject/close butt on 5 USB 2.0 connect or (USB por t 1) 2 Har d disk drive activity indicat or 6 Headphone connect or 3 P ower indicat or 7 Micr ophone conne