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ThinkCentr e
User Guide
Machine T ypes: 3029, 3054, 3139, 3219, 3246, 3282, 3349, 3421,
3544, 3652, 5384, 5450, 5474, 5498, 5554, 5852, 6232, and 6590
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ThinkCentr e User Guide Machine T ypes: 3029, 3054, 3139, 3219, 3246, 3282, 3349, 3421, 3544, 3652, 5384, 5450, 5474, 5498, 5554, 5852, 6232, and 6590
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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 63 . First Edition (Oct ober 2010) © Copyright L enovo 2010. LENO V O pr oducts, data, comput er softwar e, and ser vices have been developed e x clusively at privat e e xpense and ar e sold t o governmental entities as commer cial it ems as defined by 48 C.F .R. 2.101 with limit ed and r estrict ed rights t o use, r e
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Contents Impor tant safety information . . . . . vii Cr eating and using r ecover y media . . . . . . 43 Cr eating r ecover y media . . . . . . . . . 43 Chapt er 1. P r oduct over view . . . . . . 1 Using r ecover y media . . . . . . . . . . 44 F eatur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P er forming backup and r ecover y oper ations . . . 44 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 P er forming a backup oper ation . . . . . . 44 Softwar e over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 P e
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Chapt er 7. Getting information, help, C alling for ser vice . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 and ser vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Using other ser vices . . . . . . . . . . 62 Information r esour ces . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 P ur chasing additional ser vices . . . . . . 62 Online Books folder . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Appendix A. Notices . . . . . . . . . 63 L enovo ThinkV antage T ools . . . . . . . . 59 T elevision output notice . . . . . . . . . . . 64 ThinkV antage P r oductivity Cent er .
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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 ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr anty Guide that you r eceived with this pr oduct for the lat est safety information. Reading and understanding this safety information r educes the risk of personal injur y and or damage t o your pr oduct. If you no longer have a copy of the ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr anty Guide , you can obtai
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Chapt er 1. P r oduct over view This chapt er describes the comput er featur es, specifications, pr einstalled softwar e pr ogr ams, and par t and connect or locations. F eatur es This section pr ovides information about the comput er featur es. Syst em information The following information covers a variety of models. F or information about your specific model, use the Setup Utility pr ogr am. See Chapt er 4 “Using the Setup Utility pr ogr am” on page 49 . Micr opr ocessor Y our comput er comes
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• Ability t o st or e power -on self-t est (POS T) har dwar e t est r esults • Aut omatic power -on star tup • Deskt op Management Int er face (DMI) • Int el Active Management T echnology (AMT) (available on some models) • Int el Matrix S t or age Manager • P r eboot Ex ecution Envir onment (PXE) • Secur e Managed Client (SMC) (some models) • S yst em Management (SM) Basic Input/Output S yst em (BIOS) and SM softwar e • W ak e on LAN • W ak e on Ring • W indows Management Instrumentation (WMI) I
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• Enabling or disabling a device • Enabling or disabling USB connect ors individually • Har d disk drive passwor d • K eyboar d with fingerprint r eader (shipped with some models) • P ower -on passwor d (POP) , administr at or passwor d, and har d disk drive passwor d t o det er unauthoriz ed use of your comput er • S tar tup sequence contr ol • 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 Modul
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Dimensions W idth: 175 mm (6.89 inches) Height: 402 mm (15.83 inches) Depth: 440 mm (17.32 inches) W eight Maximum configur ation as shipped: 11 kg (24.25 lbs) Envir onment • Air t emper atur e: Oper ating: 10°C t o 35°C (50°F t o 95°F) Non-oper ating: -40°C t o 60°C (-40°F t o 140°F) Non-oper ating: -10°C t o 60°C (14°F t o 140°F) (without package) • Humidity: Oper ating: 20% t o 80% (non-condensing) Non-oper ating: 20% t o 90% (non-condensing) • Altitude: Oper ating: -50 t o 10 000 ft (-15.2 t
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Not e: The L enovo ThinkV antage T ools pr ogr am is only available on comput ers with the W indows 7 oper ating syst em fr om L enovo. ThinkV antage P r oductivity Cent er The ThinkV antage P r oductivity Cent er pr ogr am guides you t o a host of information and t ools t o help you set up, understand, maintain, and enhance your comput er . Not e: The ThinkV antage P r oductivity Cent er pr ogr am is only available on comput ers pr einstalled with the W indows V ista oper ating syst em fr om L
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L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x The L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x pr ogr am helps you maintain your comput er , impr ove computing security, diagnose comput er pr oblems, get familiar with the innovative t echnologies pr ovided by L enovo, and get mor e information about your comput er . See “L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x” on page 56 for detailed information. PC-Doct or for Rescue and Recover y The PC-Doct or for Rescue and Recover y diagnostic pr ogr am is pr einstalled on your har d disk d
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Figur e 1. F r ont connect or locations 1 USB connect or 3 Micr ophone connect or 2 Headphone connect or 4 USB connect or L ocating connect ors on the r ear of your comput er Rear connect or locations 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 . Chapt er 1 . P r oduct over view 7
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Figur e 2. Rear connect or locations 1 V oltage-selection switch (some models) 9 Micr ophone connect or 2 P ower cor d connect or 10 Audio line-out connect or 11 Audio line-in connect or 3 Serial por t 4 PS/2 k eyboar d and mouse connect ors 12 PCI Expr ess x16 gr aphics car d slot (optional) 5 VGA monit or connect or (not applicable on 13 PCI Expr ess x1 car d slot some models) 6 DisplayP or t connect or (not applicable on 14 PCI car d slots (2) some models) 7 USB connect ors (6) 15 Optional se
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Connect or Description E thernet connect or Used t o attach an E thernet cable for a local ar ea network (LAN) . Not e: T o oper at e the comput er within FCC Class B limits, use a C at egor y 5 E thernet cable. 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. PS/2 k eyboar d connect or Used t o attach a k eyboar d that uses a PS/2 k eyboar d connect or . (optional) PS/2 mouse connect or Used t o
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9 P ower supply assembly 4 F r ont audio and USB assembly 5 PCI car d (installed in some models) L ocating par ts on the syst em boar d Figur e 4 “S yst em boar d par ts locations” on page 10 shows the locations of the par ts on the syst em boar d. Figur e 4. S yst em boar d par ts locations 1 4-pin power connect or 15 F r ont panel connect or 2 Micr opr ocessor 16 Clear CMOS (Complementar y Metal Oxide Semiconduct or) /Recover y jumper 3 Micr opr ocessor fan connect or 17 F r ont USB connect or
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13 eSA T A connect or 27 PS/2 k eyboar d and mouse connect or 14 P ower fan connect or L ocating int ernal drives Int ernal drives ar e devices that your comput er uses t o r ead and st or e data. Y ou can add drives t o your comput er t o incr ease st or age capacity and enable your comput er t o r ead other types of media. Y our comput er comes with the following fact or y-installed drives: • A Serial Advanced T echnology A ttachment optical drive in bay 1 • A 3.5-inch SA T A har d disk drive
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