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ThinkS tation
User Guide
Machine T ypes: 4223, 4228 and 4229
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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 B “Notices” on page 109 . First Edition (April 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 Accessibility and comfor t . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ser vice and upgr ades . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Arr anging your workspace . . . . . . . . 19 S tatic electricity pr evention . . . . . . . . . . . v Comfor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 P ower cor ds and power adapt ers . . . . . . . . vi Glar e and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Ext ension cor ds and r elat ed devices . . . . . . . vi Air cir culation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Cr eating and using r ecover y media . . . . . . 59 Chapt er 9. Updating syst em Cr eating r ecover y media . . . . . . . . . 59 pr ogr ams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Using r ecover y media . . . . . . . . . . 60 Using syst em pr ogr ams . . . . . . . . . . . 79 P er forming backup and r ecover y oper ations . . . 60 Updating (flashing) the BIOS fr om a disc . . . . 79 P er forming a backup oper ation . . . . . . 60 Updating (flashing) the BIOS fr om your oper ating syst em . . . . . . . .
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Help and ser vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Electr onic emissions notices . . . . . . . . . 111 Using the documentation and diagnostic F eder al Communications Commission pr ogr ams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Declar ation of Conformity . . . . . . . . 111 C alling for ser vice . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Additional r egulat or y information . . . . . . . 113 Using other ser vices . . . . . . . . . . 105 Appendix D . WEEE and r ecycling P ur chasing additional ser vices . . . . . . 1
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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 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 ThinkS tation Safety and W arr
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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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Connectivity • T wo 10/100/1000 Mbps int egr at ed E thernet contr ollers 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 other peripher als, power sour ces, and maint enance hist or y . • ErP compliance mode
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• T en Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 connect ors (two on the fr ont panel and eight on the r ear panel) • Thr ee audio connect ors on the r ear panel (audio line-in connect or , audio line-out connect or , and micr ophone connect or) • T wo E thernet connect ors • T wo audio connect ors on the fr ont panel (micr ophone connect or and headphone connect or) • T wo USB 3.0 connect ors on the r ear panel F or mor e information, see “L ocating connect ors, contr ols, and indicat ors on the fr ont of
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1 Oper ating syst em(s), cer tified or t est ed for compatibility (varies by model type) ® • Red Hat Ent erprise Linux • Micr osoft W indows XP P r ofessional SP 3 Specifications This section lists the physical specifications for your comput er . Dimensions W idth: 210 mm (8.3 inches) Height: 485 mm (19.1 inches) (floor t o t op of handle) Depth: 602 mm (23.7 inches) W eight Maximum configur ation as shipped: 22.5 kg (49.6 lbs) Envir onment • Air t emper atur e: Oper ating: 10°C t o 35°C (50°F t
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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. Softwar e pr ovided by L enovo The following softwar e pr ogr ams ar e pr ovided by L enovo t o help you impr ove pr oductivity and r educe the cost associat ed with maintaining your comput er . Softwar e pr ogr ams pr ovided with your comput er might var y depending on your comput er model type and pr einstalled oper ating syst em. L enovo ThinkV antage T ools
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• Click the r ed SimpleT ap launch point on the deskt op. The r ed launch point is available on the deskt op aft er you have launched the SimpleT ap pr ogr am for the first time. • P r ess the blue ThinkV antage butt on if your k eyboar d has one. Not e: The SimpleT ap pr ogr am is only available on cer tain models pr einstalled with the W indows 7 oper ating syst em. If your W indows 7 model is not pr einstalled with the SimpleT ap pr ogr am, you can download it fr om http://w w w .lenovo.com/s
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Figur e 1. F r ont connect or , contr ol, and indicat or locations 1 Optical drive eject/close butt on 6 1394 connect or (available on some models) 2 USB 2.0 connect or 7 P ower switch 3 Micr ophone connect or 8 P ower indicat or 4 Headphone connect or 9 Har d disk drive activity indicat or 5 USB 2.0 connect or Chapt er 1 . P r oduct over view 7
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L ocating connect ors on the r ear of your comput er Figur e 2 “Rear connect or locations” on page 8 shows the locations of the connect ors 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 locations 1 P ower cor d connect or 7 Audio line-out connect or 2 PS/2 k eyboar d and mouse connect ors (optional) 8 Micr ophone connect or 3 E thernet connect
