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ThinkStation User Guide Machine T ypes: 4262, 4263, 4264, 4265, 4266, 4269, 4271, and 4272[...]

Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to r ead and understand the ThinkStation Safety and W arranty Guide and Appendix B “Notices” on page 73. Third Edition (December 2011) © Copyright Lenovo 2010, 2011. LIMITED AND RES TRICTED RIGHTS NO TICE: If data or softwar e is delivered pursuant a Gener al Services Adm[...]

Contents Important safety information . . . . . iii Chapter 1. P roduct overview . . . . . . 1 F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Software provided with your Windows operating syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Locating computer controls,[...]

Updating (ashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . 57 Updating (ashing) the BIOS from your oper ating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Recovering from a POS T/BIOS update failure . . 58 Chapter 7. T roubleshooting and diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . 61 Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Diagnostic progr ams . . . [...]

Important safety information CA UTION: Before using this manual, be sur e to read and understand all the related safety information for this product. Refer t o the ThinkS tation Safety and W arranty Guide that you received with this pr oduct for the latest safety information. Reading and understanding this safety information reduces the risk of per[...]

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Chapter 1. Product overview This chapter provides information about the computer featur es, specications, preinstalled softwar e progr ams, and connector and part locations. This chapter contains the following topics: • “Featur es” on page 1 : This section pr ovides information about the computer featur es. • “Specications” on pag[...]

Audio subsystem • Integr ated high-denition (HD) audio • Microphone connector and headphone connector on the front panel • Eight audio connectors on the rear panel – Audio line-in connector – Audio line-out front speaker connector – Audio line-out rear speaker connector – Audio line-out side speaker connector – Audio line-out sub[...]

• One PCI Express x4 card slot (x16 mechanical) • Three hard disk drives • T wo PCI card slots • T wo PCI Expr ess x16 car d slots P ower supply • 800-watt auto-sensing power supply Security featur es • Cover pr esence switch (also called intrusion switch) (available in some models) • Enabling or disabling SA T A devices • Enabling [...]

Dimensions Width: 130 mm (5.12 inches) Height: 427 mm (16.81 inches) Depth: 444 mm (17.48 inches) Weight Maximum conguration: 18.5 kg (40.8 lbs) Environment • Air temper ature: Operating: 10°C to 35°C (50°F t o 95°F) Stor age: -10°C to 60°C (14°F to 140°F) without package • Humidity: Operating: 10% t o 80% (10% per hour , non-condens[...]

Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools The L enovo ThinkV antage ® T ools pr ogram guides you t o a host of information sour ces and pr ovides easy access to various tools t o help you work mor e easily and secur ely . F or mor e information, see “L enovo ThinkV antage T ools” on page 65 . Note: The Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools progr am is only available [...]

See “Online Books folder” on page 65 for more information about accessing and viewing the publications. Antivirus software Y our comput er comes with antivirus software that you can use t o detect and eliminate viruses. Lenovo provides a full version of antivirus softwar e on your comput er with a fr ee 30-day subscription. Aft er 30 days, you [...]

Locating connectors on the rear of your computer Figure 2 “Rear connect or locations” on page 7 shows the locations of the connectors on the r ear of your computer . Some connectors on the r ear of your comput er ar e color -coded to help you det ermine wher e t o connect the cables on your comput er . Figure 2. Rear connect or locations 1 eSA [...]

Connector Description Audio line-in connector Used to receive audio signals from an ext ernal audio device, such as a ster eo system. When you attach an ext ernal audio device, a cable is connected between the audio line-out connector of the device and the audio line-in connect or of the computer . Audio line-out connector (fr ont speaker connect o[...]

Figure 3. Component locations 1 Memory modules 7 Har d disk drives (3) 2 Heat sink and fan assembly 2 8 P ower supply assembly 3 Optical drive bracket 9 PCI car d 4 Optical drive 10 Heat sink and fan assembly 1 5 F ront fan assembly br acket 11 Rear fan assemblies (2) 6 Har d disk drive bay Locating parts and connectors on the syst em board Note: Y[...]

33 32 31 34 35 Figure 4. S ystem board part and connect or locations 1 CPU 1 memory slots (6) 19 Clear Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconduct or (CMOS) /Recovery jumper 2 CPU 1 memory fan connector 20 Thermal sensor connector 3 CPU 2 12 V power connect or 21 Cover presence switch connector 4 Micr oprocessor 2 22 P ersonal Syst em/2 (PS/2) keyboar d [...]

Figure 5 “Syst em board part and connector locations” on page 11 shows the locations of the parts and connectors on the other type of syst em board. Figure 5. S ystem board part and connect or locations 1 CPU 1 memory slots (3) 18 Clear Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconduct or (CMOS) /Recovery jumper 2 CPU 1 memory fan connector 19 Thermal sens[...]

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Chapter 2. Installing or r eplacing har dware This chapter pr ovides instructions on how to install or r eplace har dware for your computer . This chapter contains the following topics: • “Installing or r eplacing hardwar e” on page 13 • “Obtaining device drivers” on page 38 • “Basic security featur es” on page 38 Installing or re[...]

2. Use the k eys that came with your computer t o unlock the keylock 1 in the comput er cover . Pr ess the computer cover -release button 2 and then remove the comput er cover . Place the computer cover on a at surface. Figure 6. Removing the computer cover Removing and reinstalling the front bez el Attention: Do not open your computer or attemp[...]

3. Remove the front bez el by releasing the two plastic tabs on the left side and pivoting the fr ont bez el outward. Figure 7. Removing the front bez el 4. Lay the front bez el on a at surface. 5. T o r einstall the front bez el, align the other three plastic tabs on the right side of the fr ont bezel with the corresponding holes in the chassis[...]

5. Pr ess the two tabs 1 that secure the PCI car d holder 2 inward, and then pivot the car d holder to remove it from the chassis. Figure 8. Removing the PCI card holder 6. T o r einstall the PCI card holder int o the chassis, insert the two tabs 1 int o the corr esponding holes in the chassis, and then pivot the PCI car d holder downwar d until th[...]

Figure 9. Installing the PCI card holder Installing or replacing a memory module Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any r epair befor e reading and understanding the “Important safety information” in the ThinkStation Safety and Warranty Guide that came with your computer . T o obtain a copy of the ThinkStation Safety and Warranty G[...]

• If your comput er has only one CPU installed, be sur e to install memory modules only in the memory slots adjacent t o that CPU . • If your computer has two CPUs installed, install equal numbers of memory modules in both sets of CPU DIMM slots for maximum performance. T o install or r eplace a memory module, do the following: 1. Remove all me[...]

Figure 11. Removing the memory fan duct 7. Open the r etaining clips as shown. Figure 12. Opening the retaining clips If you ar e r eplacing an old memory module, open the retaining clips and gently pull the memory module out of the memory slot. Figure 13. Removing a memory module Notes: a. If your computer has 12 memory slots on the syst em boar d[...]

b. If your comput er has six memory slots on the syst em board, you might have t o use more for ce to remove the memory module installed in memory slot 1 . 20 ThinkStation User Guide[...]

8. P osition the new memory module over the memory slot. Make sur e that the notch 1 on the memory module aligns corr ectly with the key 2 in the memory slot. Push the memory module straight down int o the slot until the r etaining clips close. Figure 14. Installing a memory module 9. T o install the memory fan duct, engage the r ear of the duct wi[...]

• T wo PCI card slots • One PCI Expr ess x1 car d slot • One PCI Express x4 card slot (x16 mechanical) • T wo PCI Expr ess x16 car d slots T o install or replace a PCI card, do the following: 1. Remove all media fr om the drives and turn off all attached devices and the comput er . Then, disconnect all power cor ds fr om electrical outlets [...]

5. Remove the new PCI car d from its static-pr otective package. 6. Install the new PCI car d into the appropriat e slot on the syst em boar d. See “Locating parts and connectors on the syst em boar d” on page 9. Figure 17. Installing a new PCI card 7. Reinstall the PCI car d holder into the chassis. See “Removing and r einstalling the PCI ca[...]

6. T o install a new har d disk drive int o the br acket, e x the sides of the br acket properly and align pin 1 , pin 2 , pin 3 , and pin 4 on the br acket with the corr esponding holes in the har d disk drive. Do not touch the cir cuit board 5 on the hard disk drive. Figure 18. Installing a new hard disk drive int o the bracket 7. Connect one [...]

8. Slide the new har d disk drive with the br acket and the signal cable into the har d disk drive bay until it snaps into position. Figure 21. Installing a new hard disk drive 9. Locat e one of the e xtra ve-wir e power cables and connect it t o the new har d disk drive. Chapter 2 . Installing or r eplacing hardwar e 25[...]

Note: Y ou might need t o disconnect power cables for other har d disk drives installed in your comput er and then r otate the air ow wall outwar d for easier access t o the r ear of the new har d disk drive. Figure 22. Rotating the air ow wall 10. Connect the other end of the signal cable to one of the available har d disk drive connectors o[...]

2. Remove the comput er cover . See “Removing the computer cover” on page 13. 3. Remove the fr ont be zel. See “Removing and r einstalling the fr ont bez el” on page 14. 4. Locat e the hard disk drive that you want t o replace. 5. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable fr om the r ear of the har d disk drive. P ress the two tabs of[...]

1. Remove all media fr om the drives and turn off all attached devices and the comput er . Then, disconnect all power cor ds fr om electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that ar e connected t o the computer . 2. Remove the comput er cover . See “Removing the computer cover” on page 13. 3. Remove the fr ont be zel. See “Removing and r ei[...]

a. Connect the signal cable to the r ear of the new optical drive. Note: If you want to r eplace the signal cable, remove the PCI car d holder . See “Removing and reinstalling the PCI card holder” on page 15 . Then, disconnect the old signal cable fr om the system board. Connect one end of the new signal cable to the optical drive and the other[...]

• If you are replacing heat sink and fan assembly 1, go to step 6. • If you are r eplacing heat sink and fan assembly 2, do the following: a. Remove the optical drive. See “Replacing the optical drive” on page 27. b. Pivot the optical drive br acket as shown in the following illustr ation and then r emove it from the chassis. Go to step 6. [...]

Figure 28. Removing the heat sink and fan assembly 8. Car efully lift the heat sink and fan assembly off the syst em board. Notes: a. Y ou might have to gently twist the heat sink and fan assembly t o free it from the micr oprocessor . b. Do not touch the thermal grease while handling the heat sink and fan assembly . 9. Remove the plastic cover fro[...]

14. Reinstall the PCI car d holder . See “Removing and reinstalling the PCI car d holder” on page 15. What to do next: • T o work with another piece of har dware, go to the appr opriate section. • T o complete the installation or replacement, go t o “Completing the parts r eplacement” on page 37. Replacing the front fan assembly Attenti[...]

6. Pr ess the two tabs 1 that attach the fr ont fan assembly brack et to the chassis t oward each other as shown and then complet ely r emove the fr ont fan assembly br acket fr om the chassis. Figure 29. Removing the front fan assembly brack et Chapter 2 . Installing or r eplacing hardwar e 33[...]

7. Insert the two tabs 1 on the new front fan assembly brack et into the corr esponding holes in the chassis, and then pr ess the two tabs thr ough the holes until the brack et is secured in place. Figure 30. Installing the new front fan assembly bracket 8. Connect the fr ont fan assembly cable t o the front fan connector on the syst em boar d. See[...]

T o replace the rear fan assembly, do the following: 1. Remove all media fr om the drives and turn off all attached devices and the comput er . Then, disconnect all power cor ds fr om electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that ar e connected t o the computer . 2. Remove the comput er cover . See “Removing the computer cover” on page 13. [...]

9. Pull on the tips of the rubber mounts until the r ear fan assembly is secur ed in place. Figure 32. Installing the rear fan assembly 10. Connect the r ear fan assembly cable to the appropriat e r ear fan connector on the system board. See “Locating parts and connectors on the syst em board” on page 9. What to do next: • T o work with anoth[...]

4. Connect a new keyboard or mouse to one of the USB connectors on the computer . Depending on where you want to connect the new keyboar d or mouse, see “L ocating controls and connect ors on the front of your computer” on page 6 or “L ocating connectors on the rear of your comput er ” on page 7. Figure 33. Connecting the USB keyboard or mo[...]

5. P osition the computer cover on the chassis so that the rail guides on the bottom of the comput er cover engage with the rails on the chassis. Then, close the computer cover to engage the cover -release button. Figure 34. Reinstalling the computer cover 6. Use the keys that came with your computer t o lock the keylock in the computer cover . See[...]

Locking devices Note: Make sur e that any security cables you installed do not interfere with other computer cables. This section describes the differ ent kinds of locking devices for your computer . Figure 35. L ocking devices 1 P adlock hasp 2 Integr ated cable lock (K ensington lock) 3 Keylock An optional padlock with a 5 mm (0.20 inch) shackle [...]

P assword prot ection T o deter unauthorized use of your comput er , you can use the Setup Utility progr am to set a passwor d. When you turn on your computer , you are pr ompted t o type the passwor d. The computer cannot be used until a valid password is typed in. Refer to Chapter 4 “Using the Setup Utility pr ogram” on page 49 for mor e info[...]

Chapter 3. Recover y information This chapt er pr ovides information about the recovery solutions provided by L enovo. This chapter contains the following topics: • “Creating and using r ecovery media” on page 41 • “P erforming backup and r ecovery operations” on page 42 • “Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace” on page 44 • ?[...]

• On the Windows 7 oper ating syst em, you can use r ecovery media t o r estore the comput er t o the fact ory default settings only . Y ou can use recovery media t o put the comput er in an oper ational state after all other methods of recovery have failed. Attention: When you use recovery media to r estore the comput er to the fact ory default [...]

• On r ecordable discs (a r ecordable optical drive is r equired for this option) After you have back ed up the contents on the har d disk drive, you can restor e the complete contents of the hard disk drive, rest ore only the selected les, or rest ore only the Windows oper ating syst em and applications. P erforming a backup oper ation This s[...]

Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace The Rescue and Recovery workspace r esides in a prot ected, hidden area of your har d disk drive that operat es independently fr om the Windows oper ating syst em. This enables you to perform r ecovery operations even if you cannot start the Windows oper ating system. Y ou can perform the following r ecovery [...]

Creating and using a r escue medium With a r escue medium, such as a disc or a USB har d disk drive, you can r ecover the computer from failur es that prevent you fr om gaining access t o the Rescue and Recovery workspace on your har d disk drive. Notes: 1. The r ecovery operations you can perform using a r escue medium vary depending on the oper a[...]

• If you have cr eated a r escue medium using the secondary internal hard disk drive, set the secondary internal har d disk drive as the rst boot device in the startup device sequence t o start the rescue medium. See “Selecting a startup device” on page 51. Note: The secondary internal har d disk drive is only available in some computer mo[...]

information about tempor arily or permanently changing the startup device sequence. F or mor e information about the Setup Utility progr am, see Chapter 4 “Using the Setup Utility pr ogram” on page 49. It is important t o cr eate a r escue medium and a set of recovery media as early as possible and stor e them in a safe place for future use. Ch[...]

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Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility progr am Y ou can use the Setup Utility pr ogram t o view and change the congur ation settings of your computer , regar dless of which oper ating syst em you are using. However , the oper ating system settings might override any similar settings in the Setup Utility pr ogram. This chapter pr ovides information [...]

P assword consider ations A passwor d can be any combination of up t o 12 (1 to 12) alphabetic and numeric charact ers. F or security reasons, it is r ecommended to use a str ong passwor d that cannot be easily compr omised. T o set a str ong password, use the following guidelines: Note: The Setup Utility pr ogram passwords ar e not case sensitive.[...]

USB Support Use this option to enable or disable USB connectors. ICH SA T A When this feature is set t o Disabled , any optical drives or eSA T A devices are disabled and will not be displayed in the system conguration. Marvell SA T A/SAS controller When this featur e is set to Disabled , all internal har d disk drives ar e disabled and will not[...]

3. Select the startup devices for the Primary Startup Sequence, the Automatic Startup Sequence, and the Error Startup Sequence. 4. Pr ess Esc to return t o the Setup Utility progr am main menu. Y ou might have to press Esc several times. 5. Pr ess F10 to save the new settings and exit the Setup Utility progr am. Notes: a. If you do not want t o sav[...]

Chapter 5. Conguring RAID This chapter contains information about installing hard disk drives and conguring Redundant Arr ay of Independent Disks (RAID) for your computer . Notes: 1. The Marvell BIOS setup information in this chapt er only applies t o some comput er models. 2. The information about conguring RAID in this chapter only appli[...]

Creating RAID volumes This section describes how to use the Intel Matrix Stor age Manager option ROM congur ation utility t o creat e RAID volumes. 1. Pr ess Ctrl+I when pr ompted t o ent er the Intel Matrix Stor age Manager option ROM conguration utility . 2. Use the up and down arrow keys t o select Create RAID V olume and press Ent er . 3.[...]

Installing SA T A or SAS hard disk drives Y our computer must have the minimum number of SA T A or SAS har d disk drives installed for the supported level of RAID below: • RAID Level 0 – Striped disk arr ay – T wo hard disk drives minimum – Better performance without fault toler ance • RAID Level 1 – Mirror ed disk arr ay – T wo hard [...]

Conguring the Marvell BIOS Setup t o set an optional hot spar e hard disk drive T o congure the Marvell BIOS Setup t o set an optional hot spar e hard disk drive, do the following: 1. T urn on your comput er and pr ess Ctrl+M when prompted t o ent er the Marvell BIOS Setup. 2. On the Marvell BIOS Setup screen, use the arrow keys t o select RA[...]

Chapter 6. Updating system progr ams This chapt er provides information about updating the POST and BIOS, and how to recover fr om a POS T and BIOS update failur e. This chapter contains the following topics: • “Using system pr ograms” on page 57 • “Updating (ashing) the BIOS fr om a disc” on page 57 • “Updating (ashing) the B[...]

6. F ollow the instructions on the screen t o complete the update. Aft er the update is completed, remove the disc from the optical drive. Updating (ashing) the BIOS from your oper ating system Note: Because L enovo makes constant impr ovements to its W eb sites, the W eb page contents ar e subject to change without notice, including the cont en[...]

16. T urn on the computer and r emove the disc fr om the optical drive. Chapter 6 . Updating system progr ams 59[...]

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Chapter 7. T roubleshooting and diagnostic pr ograms This chapter pr ovides information about some basic troubleshooting and diagnostic pr ograms. If your computer pr oblem is not described in this chapt er , see Chapt er 8 “Getting information, help, and service” on page 65 for additional tr oubleshooting resources. This chapter contains the f[...]

Diagnostic progr ams Diagnostic pr ograms ar e used t o test har dware components of your computer . Diagnostic pr ograms can also report operating-system-contr olled settings that int erfere with the corr ect oper ation of your system. Depending on the preinstalled oper ating syst em and the date when your comput er was manufactured, Lenovo pr ovi[...]

• T o run the Lenovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x progr am on the Windows XP oper ating system, click Start ➙ All Progr ams ➙ ThinkV antage ➙ L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x . F ollow the instructions on the scr een. F or additional information about running the L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbox pr ogram, r efer to the L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbo[...]

3. Insert the diagnostic disc into the optical drive. 4. Select the optical drive with the diagnostic disc as the startup device and pr ess Ent er . The diagnostic progr am opens. 5. F ollow the instructions on the screen to run the desired diagnostic test. F or additional help, press the F1 key . 6. Remove the diagnostic disc fr om the optical dri[...]

Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and ser vice This chapter pr ovides information about help, service, and t echnical assistance for L enovo products. This chapter contains the following topics: • “Information r esources” on page 65 • “Help and service” on page 66 Information resour ces Y ou can use the information in this section t[...]

The L enovo W elcome pr ogram intr oduces some innovative built-in features of Lenovo to you and guides you through some important setup tasks to help you make the most of your computer . Safety and warr anty The ThinkStation Safety and W arranty Guide that came with your comput er contains information about safety, warr anty, service and support p[...]

The following services are available during the warr anty period: • Problem determination - T r ained service personnel are available to assist you with det ermining a hardwar e pr oblem and deciding what action is necessary to x the pr oblem. • Hardware repair - If the pr oblem is caused by hardwar e under warr anty, tr ained service person[...]

http://support.microsoft.com/dir ectory or you can contact the Cust omer Support Cent er . Some fees might apply . Pur chasing additional services During and aft er the warr anty period, you can pur chase additional services, such as support for har dware, operating systems, and application pr ograms; network setup and conguration; upgr aded or [...]

Appendix A. System memory speed The Int el Xeon micr oprocessor families compatible with this ThinkStation comput er feature an integr ated memory contr oller , which provides the micr oprocessor with dir ect access t o the system memory . Because of this design, the syst em memory speed will be determined by a number of factors, including the micr[...]

T able 3. DIMM type and speed: PC3-10600R (continued) DIMM size (capacity) Number of DIMMs installed per microprocessor bank Microprocessor model Memory frequency X5650, X5660, X5667, X5670, X5672, X5675 T able 4. DIMM type and speed: PC3-8500R DIMM size (capacity) Number of DIMMs installed per microprocessor bank Microprocessor model Memory freque[...]

T able 6. DIMM type and speed: PC3-8500U DIMM size (capacity) Number of DIMMs installed per microprocessor bank Microprocessor model Memory frequency Intel Xeon E5502, E5503, E5504, E5506, E5507 800 MHz 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB 1 to 6 Intel Xeon E5603, E5606, E5607, E5520, E5530, E5540, E5620, E5630, E5640, E5645, X5647, E5649, X5550, X5560, X5570, X5650, [...]

T able 8. DIMM type and speed: PC3-8500R DIMM size (capacity) Number of DIMMs installed per microprocessor bank Microprocessor model Memory frequency Intel Xeon E5502, E5503, E5504, E5506, E5507 800 MHz 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB 1 to 6 Intel Xeon E5603, E5606, E5607, E5520, E5530, E5540, E5620, E5630, E5640, E5645, E5649, X5647, X5550, X5560, X5570, X5650, [...]

Appendix B. Notices Lenovo may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in all countries. Consult your local Lenovo repr esentative for information on the pr oducts and services curr ently available in your area. Any reference to a L enovo pr oduct, pr ogram, or service is not int ended t o stat e or imply that only [...]

T elevision output notice The following notice applies to models that have the fact ory-installed t elevision-output featur e. This pr oduct incorpor ates copyright protection technology that is pr otected by method claims of certain U .S. patents and other int ellectual pr operty rights owned by Macr ovision Corpor ation and other rights owners. U[...]

Inde x A a rescue medium, creating and using 45 Administrat or passwor d 50 advanced settings 52 antivirus software 6 audio line-in connector 8 audio line-out connector 8 audio subsystem 2 B backup and recovery oper ations 42 basic troubleshooting 61 boot-block recovery 58 C changing startup device sequence 51 cleaning an optical mouse 64 computer [...]

memory module installing, r eplacing 17 system board 17 Microphone connector 8 mouse, r eplacing 36 N notice, television output 74 notices 73 O Online Books folder 65 operations, backup and recovery 42 optical mouse cleaning 64 Optical SPDIF in connector 8 Optical SPDIF out connector 8 P parts replacement, completing 37 password Administrat or pass[...]

user , passwor d 50 using a rescue medium, cr eating and 45 diagnostic progr ams 66 documentation 66 other services 67 passwords 49 Setup Utility program 49 V video subsystem 1 viewing and changing settings 49 W warranty information 66 Web site, Lenovo 66 workspace, backup and recovery 44 © Copyright Lenovo 2010, 2011 77[...]

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