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ThinkCentr e
User Guide
Machine T ypes: 0804, 0809, 0811, 0822, 0825, 0828, 0830, 0833,
0837, 0843, 0845, 0847, and 0849
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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 ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr anty Guide and Appendix A “Notices” on page 69 . Second Edition (Sept ember 2011) © Copyright L enovo 2010, 2011. 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 . . . . . iii Using r ecover y media . . . . . . . . . . 46 P er forming backup and r ecover y oper ations . . . 46 Chapt er 1. P r oduct over view . . . . . . 1 P er forming a backup oper ation . . . . . . 47 F eatur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P er forming a r ecover y oper ation . . . . . . 47 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Using the Rescue and Recover y workspace . . . 48 Softwar e over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 C
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Online Books folder . . . . . . . . . . . 63 P ur chasing additional ser vices . . . . . . 67 L enovo ThinkV antage T ools . . . . . . . . 63 Appendix A. Notices . . . . . . . . . . 69 ThinkV antage P r oductivity Cent er . . . . . 64 T elevision output notice . . . . . . . . . . . 70 L enovo W elcome . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Eur opean conformance CE mark . . . . . . . 70 Access Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 T r ademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Safety and warr anty . . . . . .
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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 and W arr anty 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 and W arr an
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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, pr einstalled softwar e pr ogr ams, and locations of connect ors, components, par ts on the syst em boar d, and int ernal drives. This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “F eatur es” on page 1 : This section pr ovides information about the comput er featur es. • “Specifications” on page 3 : This section lists the physical specifications for your comput er . • “Softwar e over
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Connectivity • 10/100/1000 Mbps int egr at ed E thernet contr oller Syst em management featur es • Ability t o st or e the power -on self-t est (POS T) har dwar e t est r esults • Advanced Configur ation and P ower Int er face (A CPI) • Aut omatic power -on star tup • Deskt op Management Int er face (DMI) • Int el T rust ed Ex ecution T echnology (TXT) • P r eboot Ex ecution Envir onment (PXE) • S yst em Management (SM) Basic Input/Output S yst em (BIOS) and SM softwar e • W ak e on LAN (WOL) •
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• Enabling or disabling the serial por t • Enabling or disabling USB connect ors • K eyboar d with fingerprint r eader (shipped with some models) • S tar tup sequence contr ol • S tar tup without k eyboar d or mouse • Suppor t for the addition of an int egr at ed cable lock (K ensingt on lock. See “Int egr at ed cable lock” on page 42 for mor e information.) • Suppor t for the addition of a padlock (see “P adlock” on page 43 for mor e information) P r einstalled softwar e pr ogr ams Y our comput
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Oper ating: -50 t o 10 000 ft (-15.2 t o 3 048 m) Non-oper ating: -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 V oltage-selection switch setting: 115 V ac – High r ange: Minimum: 200 V ac Maximum: 240 V ac Input fr equency r ange: 50 t o 60 Hz V oltage-selection switch setting: 230 V ac Softwar e over view The comput er comes with a pr einstalled oper ating syst em and sever al pr
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P r oduct Recover y The P r oduct Recover y pr ogr am enables you t o r est or e the cont ents of the har d disk drive t o the fact or y default settings. 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. P asswor d M
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Adobe Reader The Adobe Reader pr ogr am is a t ool used t o view , print, and sear ch PDF documents. See “Online Books folder ” on page 63 for mor e information about accessing and viewing the publications. Antivirus softwar e Y our comput er comes with antivirus softwar e that you can use t o det ect and eliminat e viruses. L enovo pr ovides a full version of antivirus softwar e on your comput er with a fr ee 30-day subscription. Aft er 30 days, you must r enew the license t o continue r eceivi
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L ocating connect ors and par ts on the r ear of your comput er Figur e 2 “Rear connect or and par t locations” on page 7 shows the locations of the connect ors and par ts on the r ear of your comput er . Some connect ors on the r ear of your comput er ar e color -coded t o help you det ermine wher e t o connect the cables on your comput er . Figur e 2. Rear connect or and par t locations 1 P ower cor d connect or 7 Audio line-in connect or 2 Serial por t 8 PCI Expr ess x16 gr aphics car d slot
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Connect or Description Micr ophone connect or Used t o attach a micr ophone t o your comput er when you want t o r ecor d sound or if you use speech-r ecognition softwar e. Serial por t Used t o attach an e xt ernal modem, a serial print er , or other devices that use a 9-pin serial por t. USB connect or Used t o attach a device that uses a USB connect or , such as a USB k eyboar d, a USB mouse, a USB scanner , or a USB print er . If the USB connect ors on your comput er ar e not enough for you
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Figur e 4. S yst em boar d par t locations 1 Micr opr ocessor 12 F r ont panel connect or 2 Micr opr ocessor fan connect or 13 USB connect ors (2) 3 Memor y slots (2) 14 Serial (COM 2) connect or 4 Thermal sensor connect or 15 F r ont audio connect or 5 24-pin power connect or 16 Int ernal speak er connect or 6 P ar allel connect or 17 PCI car d slots (2) 7 Batt er y 18 PCI Expr ess x1 car d slot 8 Cover pr esence switch connect or (Intrusion switch 19 PCI Expr ess x16 gr aphics car d slot conne
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Figur e 5 “Drive bay locations” on page 10 shows the locations of the drive bays in your comput er . Figur e 5. Drive bay locations 1 Bay 1 - Optical drive bay (with an optical drive installed) 2 Bay 2 - Slim car d r eader drive bay 3 Bay 3 - SA T A har d disk drive bay 10 ThinkCentr e User Guide
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Chapt er 2. Installing or r eplacing har dwar e This chapt er pr ovides instructions on how t o install or r eplace har dwar e for your comput er . This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 11 • “Installing or r eplacing har dwar e” on page 11 • “Obtaining device drivers” on page 41 • “Basic security featur es” on page 41 Handling static-sensitive devices Do not open the static-pr ot ective package containing the new par t until the defective par
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identify the r equir ed connect or . Then, use the instructions that come with the option t o help you mak e the connection and install softwar e or device drivers that ar e r equir ed for the option. Removing the comput er cover A tt ention: Do not open your comput er or att empt any r epair befor e r eading and understanding the “Impor tant safety information” in the ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr anty Guide that came with your comput er . T o obtain a copy of the ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr
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Removing and r einstalling the fr ont be z el A tt ention: Do not open your comput er or att empt any r epair befor e r eading and understanding the “Impor tant safety information” in the ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr anty Guide that came with your comput er . T o obtain a copy of the ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr anty Guide , go t o: http://suppor t.lenovo.com This section pr ovides instructions on how t o r emove and r einstall the fr ont be z el. T o r emove and r einstall the fr ont be z el,
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4. T o r einstall the fr ont be z el, align the other thr ee plastic tabs on the bott om of the fr ont be z el with the corr esponding holes in the chassis, then pivot the fr ont be z el inwar d until it snaps int o position. Figur e 8. Reinstalling the fr ont be z el 5. Go t o “Completing the par ts r eplacement” on page 40. Accessing the syst em boar d components and drives A tt ention: Do not open your comput er or att empt any r epair befor e r eading and understanding the “Impor tant safety
