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ThinkCentr e
User Guide
Machine T ypes: 4468, 4473, 4476, 4479, 4495, 4497, 4499, 4504,
4513, 4517, 4524, 7021, 7032, 7034, 7049, 7052, 7053, 7073, 7136,
and 7178
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ThinkCentr e User Guide Machine T ypes: 4468, 4473, 4476, 4479, 4495, 4497, 4499, 4504, 4513, 4517, 4524, 7021, 7032, 7034, 7049, 7052, 7053, 7073, 7136, and 7178
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Not e Befor e using this information and the pr oduct it suppor ts, be sur e t o r ead and understand the ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr anty Guide and Appendix D “Notices” on page 121 . First Edition (Mar ch 2011) © Copyright L enovo 2011. LENO V O pr oducts, data, comput er softwar e, and ser vices have been developed e x clusively at privat e e xpense and ar e sold t o governmental entities as commer cial it ems as defined by 48 C.F .R. 2.101 with limit ed and r estrict ed rights t o use, r ep
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Contents Impor tant safety information . . . . . vii Chapt er 3. Y ou and your comput er . . 21 Ser vice and upgr ades . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Accessibility and comfor t . . . . . . . . . . 21 S tatic electricity pr evention . . . . . . . . . . vii Arr anging your workspace . . . . . . . . 21 P ower cor ds and power adapt ers . . . . . . . viii Comfor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Ext ension cor ds and r elat ed devices . . . . . . viii Glar e and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Plu
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Replacing the k eyboar d or mouse . . . . . 63 Getting the lat est device drivers for your comput er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Completing the par ts r eplacement . . . . . 64 Updating your oper ating syst em . . . . . . 83 Chapt er 6. Recover y information . . . 67 Using S yst em Updat e . . . . . . . . . . 83 Cr eating and using r ecover y media . . . . . . 67 Cleaning and maint enance . . . . . . . . . . 84 Cr eating r ecover y media . . . . . . . . . 67 Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Appendix A. Regulat or y Eur opean Union (EU) WEEE stat ement . . . . . 115 information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Japan r ecycling stat ements . . . . . . . . . 115 Expor t classification notice . . . . . . . . . . 113 Appendix C. P ower cor d notice . . . 117 T elevision output notice . . . . . . . . . . . 113 EU-EMC Dir ective (2004/108/EC) EN 55022 class Appendix D . Notices . . . . . . . . 121 B S tat ement of Compliance . . . . . . . . . 113 T r ademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Impor tant safety information C A UTION: Befor e using this manual, be sur e t o r ead and understand all the r elat ed safety information for this pr oduct. Refer t o the information in this section and the safety information in the ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr anty Guide that you r eceived with this pr oduct. Reading and understanding this safety information r educes the risk of personal injur y and damage t o your pr oduct. If you no longer have a copy of the ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr an
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or CRU , do not open the static-pr ot ective package containing the par t until the instructions dir ect you t o install it. When you handle options or CRUs, or per form any work inside the comput er , tak e the following pr ecautions t o avoid static-electricity damage: • Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity t o build up ar ound you. • Always handle components car efully . Handle adapt ers, memor y modules, and other cir cuit boar ds by the edges. Never t ouch e xposed cir
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Plugs and outlets If a r eceptacle (power outlet) that you int end t o use with your comput er equipment appears t o be damaged or corr oded, do not use the outlet until it is r eplaced by a qualified electrician. Do not bend or modify the plug. If the plug is damaged, contact the manufactur er t o obtain a r eplacement. Do not shar e an electrical outlet with other home or commer cial appliances that dr aw lar ge amounts of electricity; other wise, unstable voltage might damage your comput er ,
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F or your safety and t o maintain optimum comput er per formance, always follow these basic pr ecautions with your deskt op comput er: • K eep the cover closed whenever the comput er is plugged in. • Regularly inspect the outside of the comput er for dust accumulation. • Remove dust fr om vents and any per for ations in the be z el. Mor e fr equent cleanings might be r equir ed for comput ers in dusty or high-tr affic ar eas. • Do not r estrict or block any ventilation openings. • Do not st or e
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Laser compliance stat ement Some personal comput er models ar e equipped fr om the fact or y with a CD or DVD drive. CD and DVD drives ar e also sold separ at ely as options. CD and DVD drives ar e laser pr oducts. These drives ar e cer tified in the U .S. t o conform t o the r equir ements of the Depar tment of Health and Human Ser vices 21 Code of F eder al Regulations (DHHS 21 CFR) Subchapt er J for Class 1 laser pr oducts. Elsewher e, these drives ar e cer tified t o conform t o the r equir
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Chapt er 1. P r oduct over view This chapt er pr ovides information about the comput er featur es, specifications, softwar e pr ogr ams pr ovided by L enovo, and locations of connect ors, components, par ts on the syst em boar d, and int ernal drives. F eatur es This section pr ovides information about the comput er featur es. The following information covers a variety of models. F or information about your specific model, use the Setup Utility pr ogr am. See Chapt er 7 “Using the Setup Utility
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• Deskt op Management Int er face (DMI) Deskt op Management Int er face pr ovides a common path for users t o access information about all aspects of a comput er , including pr ocessor type, installation dat e, attached print ers and other peripher als, power sour ces, and maint enance hist or y . • Int el Active Management T echnology (AMT) (available on some models) Int el Active Management T echnology is har dwar e and firmwar e t echnology that builds cer tain functionality int o comput ers
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Input/Output (I/O) featur es • 9-pin serial por t (one standar d and one optional) • Eight Universal Serial Bus (USB) connect ors (two on the fr ont panel and six on the r ear panel) • One E thernet connect or • One DisplayP or t connect or • One VGA monit or connect or • One P ersonal S yst em/2 (PS/2) k eyboar d connect or (optional) • One PS/2 mouse connect or (optional) • Thr ee audio connect ors on the r ear panel (audio line-in connect or , audio line-out connect or , and micr ophone conne
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P r einstalled oper ating syst em Y our comput er is pr einstalled with one of the following oper ating syst ems: ® ® • Micr osoft W indows 7 ® • Micr osoft W indows V ista 1 Oper ating syst em(s), cer tified or t est ed for compatibility (varies by model type) ® • Linux • Micr osoft W indows XP P r ofessional SP 3 1. The oper ating syst em(s) list ed her e ar e being cer tified or t est ed for compatibility at the time this publication goes t o pr ess. Additional oper ating syst ems might be id
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Specifications This section lists the physical specifications for your comput er . Dimensions W idth: 175 mm (6.89 inches) Height: 402 mm (15.83 inches) Depth: 440 mm (17.32 inches) W eight Maximum configur ation as shipped: 11 kg (24.25 lbs) Envir onment • Air t emper atur e: Oper ating: 10°C t o 35°C (50°F t o 95°F) Non-oper ating: -40°C t o 60°C (-40°F t o 140°F) Non-oper ating: -10°C t o 60°C (14°F t o 140°F) (without package) • Humidity: Oper ating: 20% t o 80% (non-condensing) Non-oper ati
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L enovo ThinkV antage T ools ® The L enovo ThinkV antage T ools pr ogr am guides you t o a host of information sour ces and pr ovides easy access t o various t ools t o help you work mor e easily and secur ely . Not e: The L enovo ThinkV antage T ools pr ogr am is only available on comput ers with the W indows 7 oper ating syst em fr om L enovo. T o access the L enovo ThinkV antage T ools pr ogr am, click S tar t ➙ All P r ogr ams ➙ L enovo ThinkV antage T ools . The following table lists the pr
