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ThinkCentr e
User Guide
Machine T ypes: 7570, 7577, 7578, 7580, 7583, 7584, 7589, 7594,
7595, 7597, 7598
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ThinkCentr e User Guide Machine T ypes: 7570, 7577, 7578, 7580, 7583, 7584, 7589, 7594, 7595, 7597, 7598
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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 A “Notices” on page 35 . First Edition (Sept ember 2010) © Copyright L enovo 2010. 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,
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Contents Impor tant safety information . . . . . vii Administr at or passwor d . . . . . . . . . 22 P ower -on passwor d . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Chapt er 1. P r oduct over view . . . . . . 1 Har d disk drive passwor d . . . . . . . . 22 F eatur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setting, changing, or deleting a passwor d . . 22 Single-t ouch and multi-t ouch featur e . . . . . 3 Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . . . 23 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Selecting a
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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 ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr anty Guide that you r eceived with this pr oduct for the lat est safety information. Reading and understanding this safety information r educes the risk of personal injur y and or damage t o your pr oduct. If you no longer have a copy of the ThinkCentr e Safety and W arr anty Guide , you can obtai
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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. This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “F eatur es” on page 1 : This section pr ovides information about the comput er featur es. • “Specifications” on page 4 : This section lists the physical specifications for your comput er . • “Softwar e over view” on page 6 : This section pr ovides information abo
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• Int ernal speak ers Connectivity 10/100/1000 Mbps int egr at ed E thernet contr oller Syst em management featur es • Ability t o st or e the power -on self-t est (POS T) har dwar e t est r esults • Advanced Configur ation and P ower Int er face (A CPI) suppor t • Aut omatic power -on star tup • Deskt op Management Int er face (DMI) • Int el Active Management T echnology (AMT) (available in some models) • Int el Rapid S t or age T echnology • P r eboot Ex ecution Envir onment (PXE) • S yst em M
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• Enabling or disabling the serial por t • Enabling or disabling USB connect ors • K eyboar d with fingerprint r eader (shipped with some models) • P ower -on passwor d (POP) , administr at or passwor d, and har d disk drive passwor d t o det er unauthoriz ed use of your comput er • S tar tup sequence contr ol • S tar tup without k eyboar d or mouse • Suppor t for the addition of an int egr at ed cable lock (K ensingt on lock. See “Int egr at ed cable lock” on page 13 for mor e information.) P r
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The following table shows the suppor t ed t ouch featur e on each oper ating syst em edition. T able 1. Oper ating syst em edition and suppor t ed t ouch featur e Oper ating syst em edition Suppor t ed t ouch featur e W indows 7 Home Basic Single-t ouch W indows 7 Home P r emium Single-t ouch or multi-t ouch W indows 7 P r ofessional Single-t ouch or multi-t ouch W indows 7 Ultimat e Single-t ouch or multi-t ouch W indows 7 S tar t er Single-t ouch Specifications This section lists the physical
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Comput er dimensions (with a stand and fr ame foot) • W idth: 560 mm (22.05 inches) • Maximum height: – 421.9 mm (16.61 inches) (with a fr ame stand and fr ame foot) – 566.9 mm (22.32 inches) (with a lift stand) • Depth: r anges fr om 109 mm (4.29 inches) t o 250 mm (9.84 inches) (varies by configur ation) T ouch scr een dimensions W idth: 531.4 mm (20.92 inches) Height: 311.6 mm (12.27 inches) Depth: 2 mm (0.08 inch) Comput er weight Maximum configur ation as shipped: 14.1 kg (31.09 lbs) Lift s
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Softwar e over view The comput er comes with a pr einstalled oper ating syst em and sever al softwar e pr ogr ams pr ovided by L enovo. Softwar e pr ovided with your W indows oper ating syst em This section pr ovides information about the softwar e pr ovided with your W indows oper ating syst em. Softwar e pr ovided by L enovo The following softwar e pr ogr ams ar e pr ovided by L enovo t o help you impr ove pr oductivity and r educe the cost associat ed with maintaining your comput er . Softwar
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P ower Manager The P ower Manager pr ogr am pr ovides convenient, fle xible, and complet e power management for your ThinkCentr e® comput er . By using the P ower Manager pr ogr am, you can adjust your power settings t o achieve the best balance between syst em per formance and power saving. ThinkV antage Syst em Updat e The ThinkV antage S yst em Updat e pr ogr am helps you k eep the softwar e on your comput er up-t o-dat e by downloading and installing softwar e packages (ThinkV antage applica
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Figur e 1. F r ont connect or , contr ol, and indicat or locations 1 Int egr at ed camer a with MIC (micr ophone) 8 W ir eless activity indicat or (available in some models) 2 Int egr at ed camer a on/off butt on 9 Menu/Ent er 3 Liquid cr ystal display (L CD) panel 10 Brightness contr ol /Right 4 P ower switch 11 Image setup contr ol /L eft 5 P ower indicat or 12 Monit or mode contr ol /Exit 6 Har d disk drive activity indict or 13 Micr ophone mut e/on contr ol 7 Bluet ooth activity indicat or U
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The following table shows the functions of each contr ol when your comput er works in comput er mode or monit or mode. Icon Contr ol Description Menu Open the main On-Scr een Display (OSD) menu. Ent er Confirm a selection. Brightness contr ol Adjust over all monit or brightness. Right Move t o the right. Image setup contr ol Aut omatically optimiz e the image. L eft Move t o the left. C ancel/Exit C ancel an oper ation or e xit the main OSD menu. Monit or mode contr ol Switch your comput er betw
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4 Headphone connect or 11 USB connect ors (4) 5 Micr ophone connect or 12 DisplayP or t out connect or 6 Serial por t (available in some models) 13 VGA IN connect or 7 PS/2 mouse connect or (available in some models) 14 Int egr at ed cable lock slot Connect or Description DisplayP or t out connect or Used t o attach a high-per formance monit or , a dir ect-drive monit or , or other devices that use a DisplayP or t connect or . E thernet connect or Used t o attach an E thernet cable for a local a
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Chapt er 2. Installing or r eplacing har dwar e This chapt er pr ovides instructions on how t o install or r eplace har dwar e for your comput er . A tt ention: T o pr event possible damage t o your comput er , do not r emove the comput er cover and install or r eplace int ernal par ts by yourself. See Chapt er 7 “Getting information, help, and ser vice” on page 31 for mor e information about help, ser vice, and t echnical assistance for L enovo pr oducts. This chapt er contains the following t
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comput er ” on page 7 and “L ocating connect ors and par ts on the r ear of your comput er ” on page 9 t o identify the r equir ed connect or . Then, use the instructions that come with the option t o help you mak e the connection and install softwar e or device drivers that ar e r equir ed for the option. Installing a comput er wall mount Y our comput er suppor ts Under writ ers Labor at ories (UL) cer tified 100 mm × 100 mm (3.94 inches × 3.94 inches) wall mounts. F or pr oper mounting, use fo
