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ThinkStation User Guide Machine T ypes: 4105, 4157, and 4217[...]

Note: Before using this information and the pr oduct it supports, be sur e t o r ead and understand the ThinkStation Safety and W arranty Guide that came with this product and Appendix C “Notices” on page 51. Fifth Edition (December 2011) © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2011. LIMITED AND RES TRIC TED RIGHT S NOTICE: If data or softwar e is deliver ed[...]

Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapter 1. Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Air cir culation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Electrical[...]

P erforming a backup oper ation . . . . . . 34 P erforming a recovery operation . . . . . . 35 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 35 Creating and using rescue media . . . . . . . 36 Creating rescue media . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using r escue media . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Installing or reinstalling device drivers . . . . . 37 Setting a re[...]

Introduction This ThinkStation User Guide contains the following information: • Chapter 1 “Important safety information” on page 1 provides information about wher e to nd safety information for this product. • Chapter 2 “ Arranging your workspace” on page 3 provides information about setting up your comput er for comfort and the impa[...]

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Chapter 1. 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 ThinkStation Safety and Warr anty Guide that you received with this product for the latest safety information. Reading and understanding this safety information reduces the ri[...]

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Chapter 2. Arr anging your workspace T o get the most fr om your computer , arr ange both the equipment you use and your work ar ea to suit your needs and the kind of work you do. Y our comfort is of for emost importance, but light sour ces, air cir culation, and the location of electrical outlets can also affect the way you arr ange your workspace[...]

Air circulation Y our computer and monitor produce heat. The comput er has a fan that pulls in fr esh air and for ces out hot air . The monitor lets hot air escape through vents. Blocking the air vents can cause overheating, which might result in a malfunction or damage. Place the comput er and monitor so that nothing blocks the air vents; usually,[...]

Chapter 3. Setting up your computer Be sur e to read and understand the ThinkStation Safety and W arranty Guide before you set up your computer . Reading and understanding the safety information r educes the risk of personal injury and or damage to your product. Set up your comput er in the best possible work ar ea that suits your needs and the kin[...]

Note: Depending on your model type, your computer might come with a L ow F orce Helix (LFH) connector on the rear panel, which enables you to connect up to four monitors. The standard LFH connector has two br eakout Video Gr aphics Arr ay (VGA) cables or Digital Video Interface (DVI) cables. This solution provides you with e xibility for a varie[...]

1 Audio line-in connector Used t o r eceive audio signals fr om an e xternal audio device, such as a ster eo syst em. When you attach an e xternal audio device t o your computer , connect the cable to the audio line-out connector of the device and the audio line-in connect or of the computer . 2 Audio line-out connect or (front speaker connector) U[...]

7 Audio line-out connector (side speaker connector) When used with 7.1 surr ound speakers, this connector should be attached to the side left and right speakers. 8 Optical SPDIF (Sony Philips Digital Inter connect F ormat) in connect or Used t o r eceive 5.1 digital audio signals fr om an external device, such as a receiver or other multimedia devi[...]

1394 1394 1 USB connect or Used t o attach a device that r equires a USB connect or , such as a USB keyboar d, a USB mouse, a USB scanner , or a USB print er . If you have mor e than 10 USB devices, you can purchase a USB hub, which you can use to connect additional USB devices. 2 Serial port Used to attach an e xternal modem, a serial print er , o[...]

If you e xperience any pr oblems during startup, refer to Chapter 10 “Getting information, help, and service” on page 39. Y ou can get additional help and information by telephone thr ough the Cust omer Support Center . F or the latest Service and Support worldwide t elephone list, go to: http://support.lenovo.com Finishing the software install[...]

Updating your antivirus software Y our computer comes with antivirus software that you can use t o det ect and eliminat e viruses. Lenovo provides a full version of antivirus softwar e on your har d disk drive with a free 30-day subscription. After 30 days, you must r enew the license t o continue r eceiving the antivirus pr ogr am updates. Shuttin[...]

the micropr ocessor model and the type, speed, size (capacity), and number of DIMMs installed. Refer to Appendix B “S ystem memory speed” on page 49 for the information on the supported system memory speed for your own comput er model. Internal drives • 3.5-inch standar d half-high diskette drive (optional) • Card reader (optional) • Seri[...]

• One Ethernet connector • T wo r ear IEEE 1394 connect ors (optional) • T wo audio connectors on the fr ont panel (microphone connector and headphone connector) • VGA or DVI monitor connector (requir es video card) Expansion • T wo optical drive bays • One drive bay for either a 3.5-inch diskette drive or a card r eader • One 32-bit [...]

Operating systems, certied or tested for compatibility 1 (varies by model type) • Linux ® Specications This section lists the physical specications for your ThinkStation comput er . Dimensions Width: 175 mm (6.9 inches) Height: 478 mm (18.8 inches) oor to top of handle Depth: 460 mm (18.1 inches) Weight Maximum congur ation: 16.33[...]

Chapter 4. Software overview The ThinkStation computer comes with a pr einstalled oper ating syst em and sever al pr eloaded applications. The applications can be specied by the cust omer . Software provided with your Windows operating system This section describes the Windows applications pr ovided with your product. Software provided by L enov[...]

purposes. F or additional information about the Lenovo ThinkV antage T oolbox progr am, see “Lenovo ThinkV antage T oolbox” on page 29. The L enovo Solution Center progr am enables you to troubleshoot and r esolve computer pr oblems. It combines diagnostic tests, syst em information collection, security status, and support information, along wi[...]

Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility The Setup Utility pr ogr am is used t o view and change the congur ation settings of your comput er , r egardless of which oper ating syst em you are using. However , the oper ating-system settings might override any similar settings in the Setup Utility progr am. Starting the Setup Utility pr ogram T o start t[...]

• Not be a common word or a common name • Be signicantly differ ent fr om your pr evious passwor ds User Password When a User P asswor d is set, the computer cannot be used until a valid password is typed from the keyboard. Administrat or Passwor d Setting an Administr ator P asswor d deters unauthoriz ed users fr om changing congur ation[...]

T o set the Legacy diskette A, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility pr ogram. See “Starting the Setup Utility progr am” on page 17. 2. F rom the Setup Utility progr am menu, select Devices ➙ Legacy disk ette A . 3. Select the desir ed settings and press Enter . 4. Return to the Setup Utility pr ogram menu and select Exit ➙ Save and [...]

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Chapter 6. Installing hard disk drives and conguring RAID This chapter contains information about installing hard disk drives and conguring Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) for this pr oduct. Notes: • The information about conguring RAID in this chapt er is applicable only for a Windows envir onment. F or information about con[...]

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. Press Ctrl+I when prompt ed t o enter the Intel Matrix Stor age Manager option ROM congur ation utility . Note: T o make enough physical hard disk drives available t o creat e a RAID volume. 2.[...]

• RAID Level 0 – Striped disk arr ay – T wo har d disk drives minimum – Better performance without fault toler ance • RAID Level 1 – Mirror ed disk arr ay – T wo har d disk drives minimum – Improved read performance and 100% redundancy • RAID Level 5 – Block-level striped disk array with distributed parity – Three har d disk d[...]

Conguring the Marvell BIOS Setup t o set an optional hot spare har d disk drive T o congur e the Marvell BIOS Setup to set an optional hot spar e hard disk drive: 1. T urn on your computer and pr ess Ctrl+M when prompt ed to enter the Marvell BIOS Setup. 2. On the Marvell BIOS Setup screen, use the arr ow k eys to select RAID Cong and pres[...]

Chapter 7. Updating system programs This chapt er contains information about updating POS T/BIOS and how to recover from a POS T/BIOS update failur e. Using system programs System pr ograms ar e the basic layer of software built into your comput er . System pr ogr ams include the POST , the BIOS, and the Setup Utility progr am. The POS T is a set o[...]

Updating (ashing) the BIOS from your operating system Note: Because Lenovo makes constant improvements to the W eb sit e, the W eb page content is subject t o change without notice, including the links r eferenced in the following procedur e. 1. Go t o http://support.lenovo.com. 2. Do the following t o locate the downloadable les for your mac[...]

Chapter 8. T roubleshooting and diagnostics This chapter describes some basic troubleshooting and diagnostic pr ograms. If your comput er problem is not described here, see Chapter 10 “Getting information, help, and service” on page 39 for additional troubleshooting r esources. Basic troubleshooting The following table provides information to h[...]

Symptom Action The USB Keyboard does not work. V erify that: • The computer is turned on. • The keyboard is secur ely connect ed t o a USB connect or on the fr ont or r ear of the computer . • No keys ar e stuck. If you cannot corr ect the problem, have the computer serviced. Refer t o the safety and warr anty information that is pr ovided wi[...]

2. If you are unable to isolate and r epair the pr oblem yourself after running the diagnostic progr ams, save and print the log les creat ed by the diagnostic progr ams. Y ou will need the log les when you speak t o a L enovo t echnical support repr esentative. Lenovo Solution Center The L enovo Solution Center progr am enables you to troubl[...]

3. F rom the Rescue and Recovery workspace, select Launch advanced Rescue and Recovery ➙ Diagnose hardwar e . The PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery diagnostic pr ogram opens. 4. Select the diagnostic t est you want t o run. Then, follow the instructions on the screen. F or additional information about running the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery[...]

T o clean an optical mouse, do the following: 1. T urn off your computer . 2. Disconnect the mouse cable from the computer . 3. T urn the mouse upside down t o check the lens. a. If there is a smudge on the lens, gently clean the area with a plain cotton-tipped swab. b. If there is debris in the lens, gently blow the debris away fr om the area. 4. [...]

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Chapter 9. Recovery information This chapter will help you get familiar with r ecovery solutions provided by L enovo. This chapter e xplains when and how to use the following recovery methods: • Creating and using r ecovery media • P erforming backup and r ecovery oper ations • Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace • Creating and using r [...]

• T o use recovery media on Windows 7 or Windows Vista, do the following: Attention: When you use r ecovery media to r estore the computer to the factory default settings on Windows 7 or Windows Vista, all the les currently on the system drive or the har d disk drive will be deleted and r eplaced by the factory default settings. 1. Depending o[...]

• T o perform a backup oper ation using the Rescue and Recovery pr ogr am on Windows 7, do the following: 1. F rom the Windows desktop, click S tart ➙ All Pr ograms ➙ L enovo ThinkV antage T ools ➙ Enhanced Backup and Restor e . The Rescue and Recovery pr ogram opens. 2. F rom the Rescue and Recovery main window, click the Launch advanced R[...]

• Restore your har d disk drive fr om a Rescue and Recovery backup If you have backed up your har d disk drive using the Rescue and Recovery pr ogram, you can r estor e the hard disk drive from a Rescue and Recovery backup, even if you cannot start the Windows operating syst em. • Restore your hard disk drive t o the factory default settings Th[...]

Creating rescue media This section provides instructions on how t o creat e r escue media on differ ent oper ating systems. • T o creat e a r escue medium on Windows 7, do the following: 1. F rom the Windows desktop, click S tart ➙ All Pr ograms ➙ L enovo ThinkV antage T ools ➙ Enhanced Backup and Restor e . The Rescue and Recovery pr ogram[...]

1. T urn on the computer . 2. Use Windows Explor er or My Comput er to display the dir ectory structur e of your har d disk drive. 3. Go t o the C:SWT OOL S directory . 4. Open the DRIVERS folder . Within the DRIVERS folder , ther e are sever al subfolders named for various devices installed in your computer , such as A UDIO or VIDEO . 5. Open the[...]

Chapter 10. Getting information, help, and service This chapter contains information about help, service, and technical assistance for pr oducts manufactur ed by L enovo. Information resources This section describes how to access useful r esources relating to your computing needs. Online Books folder The Online Books folder pr einstalled on your co[...]

Safety and Warr anty The ThinkStation Safety and W arranty Guide that is pr ovided with your computer contains information on safety, warr anty, and notices. Read and understand all safety information before using this pr oduct. Lenovo W eb site (http://w ww .lenovo.com) The L enovo W eb site provides up-to-dat e information and services to help yo[...]

Y ou can get the latest technical information and download device drivers and updat es fr om the Lenovo Support W eb sit e at: http://support.lenovo.com Calling for ser vice During the warr anty period you can get help and information by t elephone through the Customer Support Center . The following services ar e available during the warr anty peri[...]

able t o service all models of a particular machine type. In some countries, fees and r estrictions might apply at the time of service. T o determine whether your computer is eligible for International W arr anty Service and to view a list of the countries where service is available, go to http://support.lenovo.com, click Product & Service Warr[...]

Appendix A. Manual modem commands The following section lists commands for manually pr ogr amming your modem. Commands are accepted by the modem while it is in Command Mode. Y our modem is automatically in Command Mode until you dial a number and establish a connection. Commands can be sent t o your modem from a PC running communication softwar e o[...]

Command F unction I_ I0 Display product-identication code I1 F act ory ROM checksum t est I2 Internal memory test I3 Firmwar e ID I4 Reserved ID L_ L0 L ow speaker volume L1 Low speaker volume L2 Medium speaker volume L3 High speaker volume M_ M0 Int ernal speaker off M1 Internal speaker on until carrier detected M2 Int ernal speaker always on M[...]

Command F unction &D_ &D0 Modem ignor es the D TR signal &D1 Modem r eturns to Command Mode aft er D TR toggle &D2 Modem hangs up, returns to the Command Mode aft er D TR toggle &D3 Resets modem aft er D TR toggle &F_ &F Recall fact ory default congur ation &G_ &G0 Guard tone disabled &G1 Guar d tone disab[...]

Command F unction +MS=? Displays a list of supported Select Modulation options +MS=a,b,c,e,f Select modulation where: a =0, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 56, 64, 69; b =0-1; c =300-56000; d =300- 56000; e =0-1; and f =0-1. A, b, c,d, e, f default= 12, 1, 300, 56000, 0, 0. P aramet er “ a” species the modulation pr otocol desir ed where: 0=V .21, 1[...]

F ax Class 2 commands +FCLASS=n Services class. +F AA=n Adaptive answer . +F AXERR F ax err or value. +FBOR Phase C data bit or der . +FBUF? Buffer size (read only). +FCFR Indicate conrmation to receive. +FCLASS= Service class. +FCON F acsimile connection response. +FCIG Set the polled station identication. +FCIG: Report the polled station id[...]

V oice commands #BDR Select Baud Rate #CID Enable C aller ID detection and reporting format #CLS Select Data, F ax or V oice/Audio #MDL? Identify Model #MFR? Identify Manufactur er #REV? Identify Revision L evel #TL Audio output tr ansmit level #VBQ? Query Buffer Size #VBS Bits per sample (ADPCM or PCM) #VBT Beep T one Timer #VCI? Identify Compress[...]

Appendix B. System memory speed The Intel Xeon micr oprocessor families compatible with this ThinkStation comput er feature an int egrat ed memory controller , which provides the micr oprocessor with direct access t o the syst em memory . Because of this design, the syst em memory speed will be determined by a number of factors, including the micro[...]

T able 2. DIMM type and speed: PC3-8500U DIMM size (capacity) Number of DIMMs installed per CPU bank Microprocessor model Memory frequency Intel Xeon E5502, E5503, E5504, E5506, E5507 800 MHz 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB 1 t o 6 Intel Xeon E5520, E5530, E5540, E5620, E5603, E5606, E5607, E5630, E5640, E5645, E5647, E5649, X5550, X5560, X5570, X5650, X5660, X56[...]

Appendix C. 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 curr ently available in your area. Any refer ence t o a L enovo pr oduct, pr ogram, or service is not intended to state or imply that only [...]

T elevision output notice The following notice applies t o models that have the factory-installed t elevision-output featur e. This pr oduct incorpor ates copyright prot ection t echnology that is pr otect ed by method claims of certain U .S. patents and other intellectual pr operty rights owned by Macr ovision Corporation and other rights owners. [...]

Battery recycling information for T aiwan Battery recycling information for the European Union Notice: This mark applies only to countries within the Eur opean Union (EU). Batteries or packaging for batt eries are labeled in accor dance with Eur opean Dir ective 2006/66/EC concerning batt eries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulat ors[...]

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Inde x A administrat or , password 18 advanced settings 19 antivirus softwar e, updating 11 arranging workspace 3 A T commands basic 43 extended 44 audio subsystem 12 B backup and recovery operations 34 basic, troubleshooting 27 BIOS, updating (ashing) 25–26 boot-block r ecovery 26 C cable lengths 4 changing password 18 startup device sequence[...]

L Lenovo Solution Center 29 Lenovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x 29 Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools 39 lighting, glar e 3 M manual modem commands 43 media, creating and using r ecovery media 33 media, cr eating and using rescue 36 memory speed 49 MNP/V .42/V .42bis/V .44, commands 46 modem commands basic A T 43 Extended A T 44 fax class 1 46 fax class 2 47 m[...]

T television output notice 52 tempor ary startup device 19 trademarks 52 troubleshooting, basic 27 troubleshooting, diagnostics 27 turning on power 9 U updating (ashing) BIOS 25 antivirus softwar e 11 operating system 10 system pr ograms 25 updating (ashing) BIOS 26 user , password 18 using diagnostic pr ograms 40 documentation 40 other servi[...]

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