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ThinkCentr e
User Guide
Machine T ypes: 3034, 3131, 3142, 3244, 3257, 3307, 3356, 3467,
3557, 3692, 3853, 4394, 5092, 5226, 5296, 6667, and 6673
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ThinkCentr e User Guide 3467, Machine T ypes: 3034, 3131, 3142, 3244, 3257, 3307, 3356, 3557, 3692, 3853, 4394, 5092, 5226, 5296, 6667, and 6673
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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 49 . 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 P er forming a r ecover y oper ation . . . . . . 31 Using the Rescue and Recover y workspace . . . 31 Chapt er 1. P r oduct over view . . . . . . 1 Cr eating and using a r escue medium . . . . . . 32 F eatur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Cr eating a r escue medium . . . . . . . . 32 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Using a r escue medium . . . . . . . . . 33 Softwar e over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installin
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ThinkV antage P r oductivity Cent er . . . . . 45 Using other ser vices . . . . . . . . . . 48 L enovo W elcome . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 P ur chasing additional ser vices . . . . . . 48 Access Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Appendix A. Notices . . . . . . . . . 49 Safety and W arr anty . . . . . . . . . . . 46 T elevision output notice . . . . . . . . . . . 50 L enovo W eb sit e (http://w w w .lenovo.com) . . 46 Eur opean conformance CE mark . . . . . . . 50 Help and ser vice . . . . . .
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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 35 . Micr opr ocessor Y our comput er comes
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• 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) Input/Output (I/O) featur es • Eight Universal Serial Bus (USB) connect ors (two on the fr ont panel and six on the r ear panel) • E thernet connect or • One DisplayP or t connect or • One 9-pin serial por t (optional) ® ®
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• T rust ed Platform Module (TPM) P r einstalled softwar e pr ogr ams Y our comput er is pr einstalled with some 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 4 . P r einstalled oper ating syst em Y our comput er is pr einstalled with one of the following oper ating syst ems: ® ® • Micr osoft W indows 7 ® • Micr osoft W indows V ista 1 Oper ating syst em(s), cer tified or t est ed for compatibility (varies by model t
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Dimensions W idth: 275 mm (10.83 inches) Height: 79 mm (3.11 inches) Depth: 238 mm (9.37 inches) W eight Maximum configur ation as shipped: 4.18 kg (9.22 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 42 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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3 Micr ophone connect or 1 USB 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 . Figur e 2. Rear connect or locations 1 VGA monit or connect or 8 Cover -r elease butt on 2 USB connect ors (3) 9 PCI car d slot
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Connect or Description DisplayP or t connect or Used t o attach a high-per formance monit or , a dir ect-drive monit or , or other devices that use a DisplayP or t connect or . 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 ecogni
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7 Batt er y 3 Har d disk drive (installed in some models) 4 S yst em fan assembly 8 Int ernal speak er L ocating par ts on the syst em boar d Figur e 4 “S yst em boar d par t locations” on page 9 shows the locations of the par ts on the syst em boar d. Figur e 4. S yst em boar d par t locations 1 Thermal sensor connect or 10 PCI car d slot 2 Memor y slots (2) 11 F r ont USB connect or 2 3 Batt er y 12 Cover pr esence switch connect or (Intrusion switch connect or) 4 S yst em fan connect or 13 F
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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 . Handling static-sensitive devices Do not open the static-pr ot ective package containing the new par t until the defective par t has been r emoved fr om the comput er and you ar e r eady t o install the new par t. S tatic electricity, although harmless t o you, can seriously damage comput er components and par ts. When you handle par ts and other com
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Opening 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 anty Guide , go t o: http://w w w .lenovo.com/suppor t This section pr ovides instructions on how t o open the comput er cover . C A UTION: T urn off the comput er and wait thr ee t o five minut es t o
