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ThinkCentr e User Guide Machine T ypes: 4162, 5041, 5044, 5051, 5053, 5055, 5057, 5059, 5061, 5063, and 5065[...]

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ThinkCentr e User Guide Machine T ypes: 4162, 5041, 5044, 5051, 5053, 5055, 5057, 5059, 5061, 5063, and 5065[...]

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 63. Second Edition (November 2010) © Copyright Lenovo 2010. LENOVO products, data, computer softwar e, and services have been developed e xclusively at private expense and [...]

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 . . . . . . . . . [...]

Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Information r esources . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Online Books folder . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools . . . . . . . . 59 ThinkV antage P roductivity Center . . . . . 60 Lenovo Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Access Help . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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: • “F eatures” on page 1 : This section pr ovides infor[...]

• 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 st ore the power -on self-t est (POS T) hardwar e t est r esults • Advanced Congur ation a[...]

• 280-watt auto-sensing power supply • 320-watt auto-sensing power supply Security features • A power-on passwor d and an administr ator passwor d to deter unauthorized use of your computer • Computrace • Cover pr esence switch (also called intrusion switch) (available in some models) • Enabling or disabling SA T A devices • Enabling [...]

Dimensions Width: 160 mm (6.3 inches) Height: 388 mm (15.28 inches) Depth: 422 mm (16.61 inches) Weight Maximum congur ation as shipped: 9.4 kg (20.72 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 pac[...]

Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools The Lenovo ThinkV antage ® T ools pr ogram guides you to 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 mor e information, see “L enovo ThinkV antage T ools” on page 59 . Note: The L enovo ThinkV antage T ools pr ogram is only available on [...]

3. When the installation pr ocess completes, the P assword V ault icon is activated. P ower Manager The P ower Manager pr ogram provides convenient, exible, and complet e power management for your ThinkCentre ® computer . By using the P ower Manager progr am, you can adjust your power settings to achieve the best balance between system performa[...]

Figure 1. F ront connector , control, and indicator locations 1 Har d disk drive activity indicat or 5 USB connector 2 P ower indicator 6 Headphone connect or 3 P ower switch 7 Microphone connector 4 Optical drive eject/close button 8 USB connector Locating connectors and parts on the rear of your comput er Figure 2 “Rear connect or and part loca[...]

Figure 2. Rear connector and part locations 1 P ower cor d connect or 9 Audio line-in connector 2 Voltage-selection switch (available on some models) 10 PCI Expr ess x16 gr aphics card slot 3 PS/2 keyboar d connector 11 PCI Express x1 car d slots (2) 4 DVI monitor connector 12 PCI card slot 5 VGA monitor connector 13 Serial port (available in some [...]

Connector Description Serial port Used to attach an e xternal modem, a serial printer , or other devices that use a 9-pin serial port. USB connect or Used to attach a device that uses a USB connector , such as a USB keyboar d, a USB mouse, a USB scanner , or a USB print er . If the USB connectors on your computer ar e not enough for you to connect [...]

Figure 4. Syst em board part locations 1 Micropr ocessor 11 Cover pr esence switch connector (also called intrusion switch connector) 2 Micr oprocessor fan connector 12 F ront USB connector 3 Memory slots (4) 13 Serial (COM 2) connector 4 Thermal sensor connector 14 PCI card slot 5 24-pin power connect or 15 P ower fan connector 6 Battery 16 Intern[...]

Figure 5. Drive bay locations 1 Bay 1 - Optical drive bay (with an optical drive installed) 2 Bay 2 - Slim car d reader drive bay 3 Bay 3 - Primary SA T A hard disk drive bay (with a 3.5-inch SA T A har d disk drive installed) 4 Bay 4 - Secondary SA T A har d 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 38 • “[...]

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 befor e reading and understanding the “Important safety informa[...]

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[...]

Figure 8. Reinstalling the front bezel 5. Go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 37. Installing or replacing a PCI card 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 ob[...]

Figure 9. Removing the screw that secures the PCI card latch 4. Do one of the following: • If you ar e r eplacing a PCI car d, open the PCI card latch and r emove the old PCI car d that is curr ently installed as shown in Figure 10 “Removing the PCI car d” on page 18. Note: If the PCI car d is secured in place by a r etaining latch 1 , pr ess[...]

Figure 10. Removing the PCI card • If you ar e installing a PCI card, open the PCI card latch and r emove the appropriat e PCI car d slot cover . See “Locating parts on the system boar d” on page 9 to identify the types of PCI car d slots. 5. Remove the new PCI car d fr om its static-pr otective package. 6. Install the new PCI car d into the [...]

7. Reinstall the scr ew t o secur e the PCI card latch in place. What to do ne xt: • T o work with another piece of hardwar e, go t o the appr opriate section. • T o complet e the installation or replacement, go t o “Completing the parts replacement” on page 37. Installing or replacing a memory module Attention: Do not open your computer or[...]

Figure 13. Opening the retaining clips of the memory slot 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 i[...]

The battery normally r equires no charging or maintenance throughout its life; however , no battery lasts forever . If the batt ery fails, the date, time, and congur ation information, including passwords, ar e lost. An error message is displayed when you turn on the comput er . Before performing the following pr ocedure, be sur e to read and un[...]

Replacing the power supply assembly 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/support T[...]

Figure 17. Removing the power supply assembly screws 5. Pivot the power supply assembly as shown and then lift the power supply assembly to remove it from the chassis. Figure 18. Removing the power supply assembly 6. Make sur e that the new power supply assembly is the correct replacement. Some power supply assemblies automatically sense the voltag[...]

7. 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 corr esponding holes in the r ear of the chassis. 8. Install the four scr ews t o secure the new power supply assembly in place. Note: Use only screws provided by Lenovo. 9. Connect the new power supply assembly c[...]

Figure 19. Removing the heat sink and fan assembly 8. Lift the failing heat sink and fan assembly off the system board. Notes: a. Y ou might have t o gently twist the heat sink and fan assembly to fr ee it fr om the micr oprocessor . b. When handling the heat sink and fan assembly, do not t ouch the thermal gr ease on the bottom of it. 9. P osition[...]

10. Connect the new heat sink and fan assembly cable to the micr oprocessor fan connect or on the system board. See “Locating parts on the system board” on page 9. 11. Reconnect any cables that have been removed. What to do ne xt: • T o work with another piece of hardwar e, go t o the appr opriate section. • T o complete the r eplacement, g[...]

Figure 21. Accessing the microprocessor 5. Lift the micropr ocessor str aight up and out of the micropr ocessor socket, as shown in Figure 22 “Removing the micropr ocessor ” on page 28. Notes: a. Y our micr oprocessor and sock et might look different fr om the one illustr ated. b. Note the orientation of the micropr ocessor in the socket. Y ou [...]

Figure 22. Removing the microprocessor 6. Make sure that the small handle is in the r aised position. 7. Remove the pr otective 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 [...]

Figure 23. Removing the optical drive 6. Slide the new optical drive into the drive bay fr om the front and align the screw holes in the new optical drive with the corresponding holes in the drive bay . Then, install the three scr ews to secure the new optical drive in place. Figure 24. Installing the optical drive Chapter 2 . Installing or r eplac[...]

7. Connect one end of the signal cable to the rear of the new optical drive and the other end to an available SA T A connector on the system boar d. See “L ocating parts on the system boar d” on page 9. Then, locate an available ve-wire power connector and connect it t o the r ear of the new optical drive. Figure 25. Connecting a SA T A opti[...]

Figure 26. Removing the hard disk drive 6. Slide the new hard disk drive into the har d disk drive bay and align the screw 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 27. Installing the hard disk drive Chapter 2 . Installing o[...]

7. Connect one end of the signal cable t o the r ear of the new hard disk drive and the other end to an available SA T A connect or on the syst em board. See “Locating parts on the syst em board” on page 9. Then, locate an available ve-wir e power connector and connect it t o the rear of the new hard disk drive. Figure 28. Connecting a SA T [...]

Figure 29. Removing the front audio and USB assembly 6. Route the cables of the new fr ont audio and USB assembly thr ough the hole in the chassis. 7. P osition the new front audio and USB assembly to the chassis so that the scr ew hole in the new fr ont audio and USB assembly is aligned with the corr esponding hole in the chassis. 8. Install the s[...]

4. Disconnect the r ear fan assembly cable fr om the system fan connector on the syst em boar d. See “Locating parts on the system board” on page 9. 5. The rear fan assembly is attached t o the chassis by four rubber mounts. Car efully r emove the four rubber mounts fr om the r ear of the chassis by br eaking them or cutting them with scissors.[...]

Figure 31. Replacing the rear fan assembly 9. Connect the r ear fan assembly cable t o the system fan connector on the syst em board. What to do ne xt: • T o work with another piece of hardwar e, go t o the appr opriate section. • T o complete the r eplacement, go to “Completing the parts r eplacement” on page 37 . Replacing the k eyboard A[...]

Figure 32. K eyboard connectors What to do ne xt: • T o work with another piece of hardwar e, go t o the appr opriate section. • T o complete the r eplacement, go to “Completing the parts r eplacement” on page 37. Replacing the mouse Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any r epair befor e reading and understanding the “Importa[...]

What to do ne xt: • T o work with another piece of hardwar e, go t o the appr opriate section. • T o complete the r eplacement, go to “Completing the parts r eplacement” on page 37. Completing the parts replacement After completing the installation or r eplacement for all parts, you need to reinstall the comput er cover and reconnect cables[...]

6. Reconnect the power cor d and all other ext ernal cables to the computer . F or connect or locations, see “Locating connectors, controls, and indicat ors on the front of your computer” on page 6 and “L ocating connectors and parts on the r ear of your comput er ” on page 7. 7. Depending on the parts you installed or r eplaced, you might [...]

P adlock Y our computer is equipped with a padlock loop so that the comput er cover cannot be r emoved when a padlock is installed. Figure 36. 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 [...]

8. T urn on the comput er and leave it on for appr oximately 10 seconds. Then, turn off the computer by holding the power switch for appro ximately ve seconds. 9. Repeat step 1 thr ough step 4. 10. Move the Clear CMOS /Recovery jumper back t o the standar d position (pin 1 and pin 2). 11. Reinstall any parts and r econnect any cables that have b[...]

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 r ecovery media” on page 41 • “P erforming backup and r ecovery oper ations” on page 42 • “Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace” on page 43 • [...]

Note: On the Windows 7 oper ating system, you can creat e r ecovery media using discs or e xternal USB stor age devices. On the Windows Vista oper ating syst ems, you can cr eate r ecovery media using only discs, so this operation is also called “ creating P roduct Recovery discs. ” • T o creat e recovery media on the Windows 7 oper ating sys[...]

P erforming a backup operation This section pr ovides instructions on how to perform a backup oper ation using the Rescue and Recovery progr am on different operating systems. • T o perform a backup operation using the Rescue and Recovery pr ogram on the Windows 7 oper ating system, do the following: 1. F r om the Windows desktop, click Start ➙[...]

• Rescue les from your hard disk drive or fr om a backup The Rescue and Recovery workspace enables you t o locate les on your har d disk drive and tr ansfer them to a network drive or other r ecordable media, such as a USB device or a disc. This solution is available even if you did not back up your les or if changes were made t o the ?[...]

1. The recovery oper ations you can perform using a r escue medium vary depending on the oper ating system. 2. The rescue disc can be start ed in all types of optical drives. Creating a rescue medium This section provides instructions on how to creat e a r escue medium on differ ent oper ating systems. • T o cr eate a r escue medium on the Window[...]

When the r escue medium starts, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. The help information for each feature is available fr om the Rescue and Recovery workspace. F ollow the instructions to complete the recovery pr ocess. Installing or r einstalling device drivers Before installing or reinstalling device drivers, make sur e that you have a prein[...]

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 connect ors (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 Setu[...]

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 progr ams” on page 51 • “Updating (ashing) the BIOS from a disc” on page 51 • “Updating (ashing) the[...]

5. When prompted t o 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 37. 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 roubleshooting and diagnostic programs 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 59 for additional tr oubleshooting r esources. This chapt er contains the [...]

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 to “Cleaning the mouse” on page 57 . The operating system does not start. V erify tha[...]

Creating a diagnostic disc This section provides instructions on how to cr eate a diagnostic disc. T o creat e 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[...]

1 Retainer ring 2 Ball 3 Plastic r ollers 4 Ball cage The non-optical mouse uses a ball to navigate the pointer . If the point er on the scr een does not move smoothly with the mouse, you might need t o clean the mouse. T o clean the non-optical mouse, do the following: 1. T urn off your computer . 2. Disconnect the mouse cable fr om the computer .[...]

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 59 • “Help and service” on page 61 Information resources Y ou can use the information in this section t[...]

ThinkV antage P roductivity Center The ThinkV antage P roductivity Center progr am contains information sour ces and tools designed t o make computing easy and secur e. It provides easy access t o various technologies, such as: • Client Security Solution • Power Manager • Productivity Cent er • Product Recovery • Rescue and Recovery • S[...]

• Purchase additional services, such as support for har dware, oper ating systems, software progr ams, network setup and congur ation, and custom installations. • Purchase upgr ades and e xtended hardwar e r epair services. • Download the latest device drivers and softwar e updates for your computer model. • Access the online manuals for[...]

• Installation and maintenance of application progr ams Refer t o the safety and warr anty information that is pr ovided with your computer for a complet e explanation of warr anty terms. Y ou must r etain your pr oof of purchase to obtain warr anty service. F or a list of the L enovo Support phone numbers for your country or region, go to http:/[...]

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 44 Access Help 60 administrat or password 48 antivirus softwar e 6 audio line-in connector 8 audio line-out connector 8 audio subsystem 1 B backup and recovery operations 42 basic tr oubleshooting 55 battery, replacing 20 Boot-block Recovery 52 C cable lock, security 38 changing startup device sequence [...]

internal drives 10 internal drives 1 K keyboard replacing 35 L Lenovo Customer Support Center 61 Lenovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x 56 Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools 59 Lenovo Web site 60 Lenovo Welcome 5 locating components 9 M media, creating and using r ecovery media 41 memory module 1, 19 installing, replacing 19 microphone connector 8 micropr ocessor[...]

serial port 9 service and help 61 getting 59 Lenovo Customer Support Cent er 61 services other 62 purchasing additional 62 Set Administr ator Password 48 Set P ower -On P assword 48 settings changing 47 viewing 47 Setup Utility program 47 Setup Utility progr am, exiting 50 Setup Utility progr am, starting 47 software recovering 41 software overview[...]

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