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ThinkCentr e User Guide Machine T ypes: 0104, 0154, 7539, and 7548[...]

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ThinkCentr e User Guide Machine T ypes: 0104, 0154, 7539, and 7548[...]

Note: Before using this information and the pr oduct it supports, be sur e to read and understand the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide and Appendix A “Notices” on page 71. First Edition (November 2010) © Copyright Lenovo 2010. LENOVO products, data, computer softwar e, and services have been developed e xclusively at private expense and a[...]

Contents Important safety information . . . . . . v Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1 F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Software pr ovided with your Windows operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Locations . . . . . . . . . [...]

Information r esources . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Online Books folder . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools . . . . . . . . 67 Lenovo Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Access Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Safety and warranty . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com) . . 68 Help and service . . . . . . . [...]

Important safety information CA UTION: Before using this manual, be sur e to read and understand all the r elated safety information for this product. Refer to the ThinkCentre Safety and W arranty Guide that you received with this product for the latest safety information. Reading and understanding this safety information r educes the risk of perso[...]

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Chapter 1. P roduct overview This chapter pr ovides information about the comput er features, specications, softwar e pr ograms pr ovided by L enovo, and locations of connectors, components, parts on the system boar d, and int ernal drives. This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “Featur es” on page 1 : This section provides inform[...]

• Headphone connector and microphone connect or on the fr ont panel • Audio line-in connector , audio line-out connector , and micr ophone connector on the r ear panel • Internal speaker (available in some models) Connectivity 10/100/1000 Mbps integr ated Ethernet controller System management featur es • Ability to stor e the power -on self[...]

P ower supply • 240-watt auto-sensing power supply Security features • A power -on passwor d and an administr ator passwor d to deter unauthoriz ed use of your comput er • Computrace • Cover presence switch (also called intrusion switch) (available in some models) • Enabling or disabling SA T A devices • Enabling or disabling the serial[...]

Dimensions Width: 99 mm (3.9 inches) Height: 335 mm (13.19 inches) Depth: 382 mm (15.04 inches) Weight Maximum congur ation as shipped: 6.6 kg (14.55 lbs) Environment • Air t emperatur e: Operating: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) Non-operating: -40°C t o 60°C (-40°F to 140°F) Non-operating: -10°C t o 60°C (14°F to 140°F) (without pack[...]

Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools The Lenovo ThinkV antage ® T ools pr ogram guides you t o a host of information sour ces and provides easy access t o various tools to help you work mor e easily and securely . F or more information, see “Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools” on page 67 . Lenovo W elcome The L enovo W elcome pr ogram intr oduces some innovat[...]

Lenovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x The L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbox pr ogram helps you maintain your comput er , impr ove computing security, diagnose computer problems, get familiar with the innovative technologies provided by L enovo, and get more information about your computer . F or mor e information, see “L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x” on[...]

1 Optical drive eject/close button 5 USB connect or 2 P ower switch 6 Micr ophone connector 3 Hard disk drive activity indicat or 7 Headphone connector 4 P ower indicat or 8 USB connect or Locating connectors and parts on the rear of your comput er Figure 2 “Rear connect or and part locations” on page 7 shows the locations of the connect ors an[...]

Connector Description Audio line-in connector Used t o r eceive audio signals fr om an e xternal 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 connector of the computer . Audio line-out connector Used to send audio sign[...]

Figure 3. Component locations 1 Heat sink and fan assembly 6 F ront bezel 2 P ower supply assembly 7 F r ont fan assembly 3 Memory modules (2) 8 Har d disk drive 4 Optical drive (available in some models) 9 PCI car d (available in some models) 5 F ront USB and audio assembly 10 Heat sink fan duct Locating parts on the system board Figure 4 “Syste[...]

Figure 4. Syst em board part locations 1 4-pin power connector 11 Clear Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) /Recovery jumper 2 Micr oprocessor 12 Cover presence switch connect or (also called intrusion switch connector) 3 Microprocessor fan connect or 13 Int ernal speaker connector 4 Memory slots (4) 14 F r ont audio connector 5 Serial ([...]

Figure 5 “Drive bay locations” on page 11 shows the locations of the drive bays in your comput er . Figure 5. Drive bay locations 1 Bay 1 - Optical drive bay (with an optical drive installed in some models) 2 Bay 2 - Slim card r eader drive bay 3 Bay 3 - SA T A hard disk drive bay Chapter 1 . Pr oduct overview 11[...]

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Chapter 2. Installing or r eplacing har dware This chapter provides instructions on how to install or r eplace har dware for your computer . This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 13 • “Installing or replacing hardwar e” on page 13 • “Obtaining device drivers” on page 44 • “[...]

identify the r equired connect or . Then, use the instructions that come with the option t o help you make the connection and install softwar e or device drivers that are requir ed for the option. Removing the computer cover Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any r epair before reading and understanding the “Important safety informat[...]

Removing and reinstalling the front bezel Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any r epair befor e reading and understanding the “Important safety information” in the ThinkCentre Safety and W arranty Guide that came with your computer . T o obtain a copy of the ThinkCentre Safety and W arranty Guide , go to: http://www.lenovo.com/sup[...]

4. T o reinstall the fr ont bezel, align the other thr ee plastic tabs on the bottom of the front bez el with the corresponding holes in the chassis, then pivot the front bez el inward until it snaps into position. Figure 8. Reinstalling the front bezel 5. Go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 43. Accessing the syst em boar d compone[...]

4. Pivot the drive bay assembly upwar d to access all the int ernal drives, cables, and other components. Figure 9. Pivoting the drive bay assembly upward 5. T o lower the drive bay assembly, pr ess the drive bay assembly clip 1 inwar d and pivot the drive bay assembly downwar d as shown. Figure 10. L owering the drive bay assembly Installing or re[...]

This section provides instructions on how t o install or r eplace a PCI card. Y our computer has one standar d PCI card slot, two PCI Expr ess x1 card slots, and one PCI Express x16 graphics car d slot. See “L ocating parts on the system boar d” on page 9. T o install or r eplace a PCI car d, do the following: 1. Remove all media from the drive[...]

Figure 11. Removing the PCI card • If you ar e installing a PCI card, r emove the appr opriate PCI car d slot cover . See “Locating parts on the system boar d” on page 9 t o identify the types of PCI car d slots. 4. Remove the new PCI car d fr om its static-pr otective package. Chapter 2 . Installing or r eplacing hardware 19[...]

5. Install the new PCI car d into the appr opriate PCI card slot on the syst em boar d. Then, install the scr ew to secur e the new PCI car d in place. Figure 12. Installing the PCI card 6. If necessary, connect any cables between the PCI car d and the syst em board. See “L ocating parts on the system board” on page 9 to identify the various co[...]

3. Lay the computer on its side for easier access to the system boar d. 4. Locat e the memory slots on the syst em board. See “L ocating parts on the system boar d” on page 9. 5. Remove any parts and disconnect any cables that might pr event your access t o the memory slots. 6. Do one of the following: • If you ar e r eplacing a memory module[...]

7. P osition the new memory module over the memory slot. Make sur e that the notch 1 on the new memory module is aligned with the key 2 in the memory slot. Then, pr ess the new memory module str aight down into the memory slot until the retaining clips close and the new memory module snaps int o position. Figure 15. Installing the memory module 8. [...]

5. Remove any parts and disconnect any cables that might pr event your access t o the batt ery . 6. Remove the old batt ery . Figure 16. Removing the old battery 7. Install the new batt ery . Figure 17. Installing the new battery 8. Reinstall any parts and r econnect any cables that have been r emoved or disconnect ed. 9. Lower the drive bay assemb[...]

The heat sink and fan assembly might be very hot. T urn off the computer and wait three to ve minutes to let the computer cool befor e r emoving the comput er cover . T o r eplace the heat sink and fan assembly, do the following: 1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer . Then, disconnect all power c[...]

6. F ollow this sequence t o r emove the four screws that secure the heat sink and fan assembly to the system boar d: a. P artially remove screw 1 , then fully r emove screw 2 , and then fully remove screw 1 . b. P artially remove screw 3 , then fully r emove screw 4 , and then fully r emove screw 3 . Note: Car efully remove the four scr ews fr om [...]

11. Lower and position the heat sink fan duct on the top of the heat sink and fan assembly until the four screw holes in the heat sink fan duct are aligned with those in the heat sink and fan assembly . Install the four scr ews to secure the heat sink fan duct. Figure 20. Installing the heat sink fan duct What to do ne xt: • T o work with another[...]

2. Remove the comput er cover . See “Removing the comput er cover ” on page 14. 3. Remove the heat sink and fan assembly . See “Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly” on page 23. Note: Place the heat sink and fan assembly on its side so that the thermal gr ease on the bottom of it does not get in contact with anything. 4. Lift the small [...]

Figure 22. Removing the microprocessor 6. Make sure that the small handle is in the r aised position. 7. Remove the prot ective cover that pr otects the gold contacts of the new micropr ocessor . 8. Hold the new micropr ocessor by its sides and align the small triangle on one corner of the new micropr ocessor with the corr esponding small triangle [...]

DANGER Hazardous moving parts. K eep ngers and other body parts away . CA UTION: Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following label attached. Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached. There ar e no serviceable parts inside these components. If you s[...]

Figure 23. Removing the heat sink fan duct 5. Disconnect the power supply assembly cables fr om all drives and fr om the 24-pin power connector and 4-pin power connector on the syst em board. See “L ocating parts on the syst em boar d” on page 9 . Note: Y ou might also need t o release the power supply assembly cables from some cable clips or t[...]

8. Install the new power supply assembly int o the chassis so that the screw holes in the new power supply assembly are aligned with the corresponding holes in the r ear of the chassis. Then, install the three screws to secur e the new power supply assembly in place. Note: Use only screws provided by Lenovo. Figure 25. Installing the power supply a[...]

10. Lower and position the heat sink fan duct on the top of the heat sink and fan assembly until the four screw holes in the heat sink fan duct ar e aligned with the corr esponding holes in the heat sink and fan assembly . Then, install the four scr ews to secur e the heat sink fan duct in place. Figure 26. Installing the heat sink fan duct What to[...]

5. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable fr om the optical drive. 6. Hold the optical drive and remove the two scr ews that secure the optical drive. Figure 27. Removing the optical drive screws 7. Pr ess the drive bay assembly clip 1 inwar d and pivot the drive bay assembly downward as shown. Figure 28. L owering the drive bay assembly C[...]

8. Slide the optical drive out of the front of the computer . Figure 29. Removing the optical drive 9. Slide the new optical drive int o the optical drive bay fr om the fr ont of the comput er . Figure 30. Installing a new optical drive 34 ThinkCentre User Guide[...]

10. Hold the new optical drive and pivot the drive bay assembly upwar d. Align the scr ew holes in the new optical drive with the corr esponding holes in the drive bay . Then, install the two scr ews to secur e the new optical drive in place. Figure 31. Installing the optical drive 11. Connect one end of the signal cable to the rear of the new opti[...]

This section provides instructions on how to r eplace the hard disk drive. T o r eplace the hard disk drive, do the following: 1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer . Then, disconnect all power cor ds from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connect ed to the comput er . 2. Remove t[...]

5. Hold the hard disk drive and r emove the four screws that secur e the har d disk drive. Then, remove the hard disk drive from the drive bay assembly and disconnect the signal cable and the power cable fr om the rear of the har d disk drive to completely r emove it from the chassis. Figure 34. Removing the hard disk drive 6. Connect one end of th[...]

7. P osition the new har d disk drive int o the har d disk drive bay and align the scr ew holes in the new har d disk drive with the corr esponding holes in the drive bay . Then, install the four scr ews t o secur e the new har d disk drive in place. Figure 36. Installing the hard disk drive What to do ne xt: • T o work with another piece of har [...]

5. Disconnect the car d r eader cable from the USB connect or on the system board. See “Locating parts on the system board” on page 9. 6. Release the car d r eader cable from the cable clip that secur es the cable to the chassis. 7. Lower the drive bay assembly . See “ Accessing the system boar d components and drives” on page 16. 8. Remove[...]

1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer . Then, disconnect all power cor ds from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connect ed to the comput er . 2. Remove the comput er cover . See “Removing the comput er cover ” on page 14. 3. Remove the fr ont bez el. See “Removing and r ein[...]

9. Install the new fr ont fan assembly by aligning the new rubber mounts that came with the new front fan assembly with the corr esponding holes in the chassis, and then push the rubber mounts through the holes. Then, car efully pull on the tips of the rubber mounts fr om the bott om until the new front fan assembly is secur ed in place. Figure 39.[...]

T o r eplace the keyboar d, do the following: 1. Remove all media fr om the drives. Then, turn off all attached devices and the comput er . 2. Disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets. 3. Disconnect the old keyboar d cable from the computer . 4. Connect a new keyboard to the appropriate connector on the comput er . Y our keyboard might be[...]

4. Connect a new mouse to the appropriat e connector on the computer . Y our mouse might be connected to a PS/2 mouse connect or 1 or a USB connect or 2 . Depending on wher e you want t o connect your mouse, see “Locating connectors, controls, and indicat ors on the fr ont of your computer” on page 6 or “Locating connect ors and parts on the [...]

5. P osition the comput er cover on the chassis so that the r ail guides on the computer cover engage the rails on the chassis. Then, slide the computer cover t o the fr ont of the computer until it snaps into position and is closed. Then, install the two scr ews to secur e the computer cover . Figure 42. Reinstalling the comput er cover 6. Lock th[...]

Integr ated cable lock An int egrated cable lock, sometimes referr ed to as the Kensington lock, can be used to secure your computer t o a desk, table, or other non-permanent xtur e. The cable lock attaches t o a security slot at the rear of your computer and is oper ated with a key . The cable lock also locks the computer cover . See Figur e 43[...]

P adlock Y our comput er is equipped with a padlock loop so that the comput er cover cannot be removed when a padlock is installed. Figure 44. Installing a padlock P assword protection T o det er unauthorized use of your computer , you can use the Setup Utility pr ogram to set a password. When you turn on your computer , you ar e prompted t o type [...]

5. Move the jumper from the standard position (pin 1 and pin 2) t o the maintenance position (pin 2 and pin 3). 6. Reinstall any parts and r econnect any cables that have been r emoved or disconnect ed. 7. Reinstall the computer cover and reconnect the power cords for the computer and monit or . See “Completing the parts r eplacement” on page 4[...]

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Chapter 3. Recovery information This chapter pr ovides information about the r ecovery solutions provided by Lenovo. This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “Creating and using recovery media” on page 49 • “P erforming backup and recovery oper ations” on page 50 • “Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace” on page 51 • ?[...]

T o cr eate recovery media on the Windows 7 oper ating syst em, click Start ➙ All Pr ograms ➙ L enovo ThinkV antage T ools ➙ F actory Recovery Disks . Then, follow the instructions on the scr een. Using recovery media This section provides instructions on how to use recovery media on the Windows 7 oper ating system. On the Windows 7 operating[...]

1. F r om the Windows desktop, click Start ➙ All Pr ograms ➙ Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools ➙ Enhanced Backup and Restore . The Rescue and Recovery progr am opens. 2. In the Rescue and Recovery main window , click the Launch advanced Rescue and Recovery arr ow. 3. Click Back up your hard drive and select backup operation options. Then, follow th[...]

2. Repeatedly pr ess and r elease the F11 key when turning on the computer . When you hear beeps or see a logo scr een, release the F11 k ey . 3. If you have set a Rescue and Recovery password, type your passwor d when prompt ed. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens aft er a short delay . Note: If the Rescue and Recovery workspace fails to open,[...]

2. Repeatedly press and r elease the F12 key when turning on the comput er . When the Startup Device Menu opens, r elease the F12 key . 3. On the Startup Device Menu , select the desired optical drive as the rst boot device. Then, insert the rescue disc into the optical drive and pr ess Enter . The r escue medium starts. • If you have creat ed[...]

• Use recovery media if all other methods of r ecovery have failed and you need t o r estor e the har d disk drive to the fact ory default settings. See “Creating and using recovery media” on page 49. Note: If you ar e unable to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace or the Windows environment from a rescue medium or r ecovery media, you mi[...]

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

P assword considerations A password can be any combination of up t o 16 (1 to 16) alphabetic and numeric char acters. F or security reasons, it is r ecommended to use a str ong password that cannot be easily compr omised. T o set a str ong password, use the following guidelines: Note: The Setup Utility pr ogram passwor ds ar e not case sensitive. ?[...]

SA T A Controller When this option is set t o Disabled , all devices connect ed to the SA T A connectors (such as the har d disk drive and the optical drive) are disabled and will not be displayed in the syst em congur ation. USB Setup Use this option to set up USB connect ors. T o enable or disable a device, do the following: 1. Start the Setup[...]

2. Select Startup ➙ Primary Boot Sequence . Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen. 3. Select the rst boot device, second boot device, and so on. 4. Pr ess Esc t o return t o the Startup menu. Then, select the devices for the Aut omatic Boot Sequence and Error Boot Sequence . 5. Pr ess Esc to r eturn to the Setup Utilit[...]

Chapter 5. Updating syst em progr ams This chapter pr ovides information about updating the POST and BIOS, and how to r ecover fr om a POS T and BIOS update failure. This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “Using system pr ograms” on page 59 • “Updating (ashing) the BIOS fr om a disc” on page 59 • “Updating (ashing) th[...]

5. When prompt ed to change the machine type and model, it is suggest ed that you do not make this change by pr essing N. However , if you do want to change the machine type and model, pr ess Y , then type in the machine type and model and pr ess Ent er . 6. F ollow the instructions on the screen to complet e the updat e. After the updat e is compl[...]

12. Reinstall any parts and r econnect any cables that have been r emoved or disconnect ed. 13. Reinstall the computer cover and r econnect power cords and all other external cables. See “Completing the parts r eplacement” on page 43. 14. T urn on the comput er and r emove the disc fr om the optical drive. Chapter 5 . Updating system progr ams [...]

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Chapter 6. T r oubleshooting and diagnostic progr ams This chapt er pr ovides information about some basic tr oubleshooting and diagnostic progr ams. If your computer problem is not described in this chapt er , see Chapter 7 “Getting information, help, and service” on page 67 for additional tr oubleshooting r esources. This chapt er contains th[...]

Symptom Action The mouse does not work. V erify that: • The computer is turned on. • The mouse is correctly connected to an appr opriate mouse connector (the PS/2 mouse connector or one of the USB connectors) on the computer . • The mouse is clean. Refer t o “Cleaning an optical mouse” on page 65 . The operating system does not start. V e[...]

T o cr eate a diagnostic disc, do the following: 1. Download a self-starting bootable disc image (known as an ISO image) of the diagnostic pr ogram from: http://www.lenovo.com/support 2. Use any disc burning softwar e to cr eate a diagnostic disc with the ISO image. Running the diagnostic progr am fr om the diagnostic disc This section pr ovides in[...]

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Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service This chapt er provides information about help, service, and t echnical assistance for L enovo products. This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “Information resour ces” on page 67 • “Help and service” on page 68 Information resources Y ou can use the information in this section t[...]

Lenovo W elcome The L enovo W elcome pr ogram intr oduces some innovative built-in featur es of Lenovo t o you and guides you through some important setup tasks to help you make the most of your computer . Access Help The Access Help information system provides information about getting start ed, doing basic tasks, customizing settings for your per[...]

Using the documentation and diagnostic progr ams If you e xperience pr oblems with your comput er , see Chapt er 6 “T roubleshooting and diagnostic progr ams” on page 63. F or information about additional r esources t o help you tr oubleshoot your computer problems, see “Information resour ces” on page 67. If you suspect a software pr oblem[...]

Using other services If you tr avel with your comput er or relocat e it to a country where your deskt op or notebook computer machine type is sold, your comput er might be eligible for International W arranty Service, which aut omatically entitles you to obtain warr anty service thr oughout the warr anty period. Service will be performed by authori[...]

Appendix A. Notices Lenovo may not offer the pr oducts, services, or featur es discussed in this document in all countries. Consult your local Lenovo r epresentative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. Any r eference to a L enovo pr oduct, progr am, or service is not intended to state or imply that only th[...]

T elevision output notice The following notice applies t o models that have the factory-installed t elevision-output feature. This pr oduct incorporat es copyright pr otection technology that is pr otected by method claims of certain U .S. patents and other intellectual pr operty rights owned by Macrovision Corpor ation and other rights owners. Use[...]

Inde x A a rescue medium, cr eating and using 52 Access Help 68 accessing system board components and drives 16 administrat or password 56 antivirus softwar e 6 audio line-in connector 8 audio line-out connector 8 audio subsystem 1 B backup and recovery operations 50 basic tr oubleshooting 63 battery, replacing 22 Boot-block Recovery 60 C cable loc[...]

installing options security featur es 44 installing, replacing memory module 20 PCI card 17 internal drives 10 internal drives 1 K keyboard replacing 41 L Lenovo Customer Support Center 69 Lenovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x 64 Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools 67 Lenovo Web site 68 Lenovo Welcome 5 locating components 8 M media, creating and using r ecovery [...]

tempor ary startup device 57 serial port 8 service and help 68 getting 67 Lenovo Customer Support Cent er 69 services other 70 purchasing additional 70 Set Administr ator Password 56 Set P ower -On P assword 56 settings changing 55 viewing 55 Setup Utility program 55 Setup Utility progr am, exiting 58 Setup Utility progr am, starting 55 software re[...]

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