Lenovo Essential 1196 user manual

User manual for the device Lenovo Essential 1196

Device: Lenovo Essential 1196
Category: Personal Computer
Manufacturer: Lenovo
Size: 5.22 MB
Added : 4/23/2014
Number of pages: 57
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Machine type: 10080/3099/1194
10091/2558/1196
H4 Series
User Guide
Version 4.0 2012.08
31502581

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Important Safety Information Before using this manual, it is important that you read and understand all of the related safety information for this product. Refer to the Safety and Warranty Guide that you received with this product for the latest safety information. Reading and understanding this safety information reduces the risk of personal injury or product damage. The interface and functions shown in this User Guide are provided for reference only and may differ from actual product appe

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Contents Important Safety Information Using the Computer Hardware ................................................. 1 Front view of the chassis ............................................................................2 Rear view of the chassis .............................................................................3 Connecting your computer .........................................................................5 5.1 Audio configuration instruction ......................................

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Troubleshooting Problems with Optical Drives and Hard Disks .................23 Special considerations for troubleshooting Windows ................................24 Windows Help and Support .....................................................................24 BIOS setup utility ......................................................................................25 Performing Daily Maintenance Tasks ........................................................25 Hardware Replacement Guide ........

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Using the Computer Hardware This chapter contains the following topics:  Introduction to the computer hardware  Information on computer connections Note: The descriptions in this chapter might vary from your computer, depending on computer model and configuration. User Guide 1

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Front view of the chassis Attention: Be sure not to block any air vents on the computer. Blocked air vents can cause thermal problems. Power button Optical Drive (selected models only) Memory card reader (selected models only) USB connector (2) Headphone connector Microphone connector Note: This computer only can be placed in a vertical position. 2 User Guide

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Rear view of the chassis (If the rear view configuration in this chapter is different from your actual computer, the rear view configuration of your actual computer should be taken as final and binding.) Lenovo H430 Voltage selection switch (selected models only) Power connector PS/2 keyboard connector (selected models only) PS/2 mouse connector (selected models only) HDMI connector (selected models only) USB connectors (4) On-board VGA connector Ethernet connector Microphone connector User G

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Audio line-out connector Audio line-in connector Standalone graphic card (selected models only) Expansion card slots (access connectors for any installed PCI express cards) Lenovo H415 Voltage selection switch (selected models only) Power connector On-board VGA connector (selected models only) HDMI connector (selected models only) USB connectors (4) Ethernet connector Microphone connector Audio line-out connector 4 User Guide

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Audio line-in connector PCI Express X 16 graphics adapter slot (some models are equipped with a graphic card) PCI Express X 1 adapter slots (some models are equipped with a WIFI card or TV tuner card) Connecting your computer Use the following information when connecting your computer. • Look for the small connector icons on the back of your computer . Match the connectors to the icons. • If your computer cables and connector panel have color -coded connectors, match the color of the cable

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Basic connector instructions Connector Description Microphone Use this connector to attach a microphone to your computer when you want to record sound or if you use speech-recognition software. Headphone Use this connector to attach headphones to your computer when you want to listen to music or other sounds without disturbing anyone. Audio line-in connector Used to receive audio signals from an external audio device, such as a stereo system. When you attach an external audio device, a cab

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5.1 Audio configuration instruction (These instructions are only for models whose motherboard supports audio transformation from 2.0 stereo sound to 5.1 surround sound.) This model of computer supports transforming stereo sound into 5.1 surround sound. Use the following guides when connecting to the 5.1 surround audio device. Blue line-in connector Surround Green line-out connector Front channel Pink Mic-in connector Center-LEF The configurations are as follows: 1. Right click the Sound icon

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Connecting the power cord How to play Blu-ray Discs (selected models only) Check the connectors available on your computer and display and select an appropriate cable according to the table below. Other types of cables do not meet the requirements of the Blu-ray standard. You need to purchase the cable separately if the computer is not equipped with the corresponding cable. This table will help you to identify the connectors on your computer and display. Connection Type Computer Cable Displa

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Wired keyboard (selected models only) LVT —— After entering Windows, press this key to launch the LVT (Lenovo Vantage Technology) program, Lenovo’s pre-loaded Home PC software. In addition to its own functions, the LVT program will allow you to start other Windows compatible software specially configured to run on this model of computer. F2 —— Your computer has the Lenovo Rescue System installed. To learn more about this program, repeatedly press and release the F2 key once turning on the

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10 User Guide

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Using Windows 8 This chapter contains the following topics:  Switching between the main Windows 8 interfaces  The Charms Bar Shutting down the computer   Switching between apps  Closing an app  Opening other system programs  Windows Help and Support Attention: The Windows 8 operating system is provided by Microsoft Corporation. Please use it in accordance with the End User License Agreement (EULA) between you and Microsoft. For any question related to the operating system, pleas

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Switching between the main Windows 8 interfaces Windows 8 comes with two main user interfaces: the Start Screen and the Windows desktop. To switch from the Start Screen to the Windows desktop, do one of the following: • Select the W indows desktop tile on the Start Scr een. • Pr ess the W indows key + D. To switch from the desktop to the Start Screen, do one of the following: • Select Start from the Charms Bar. • Move the cursor to the bottom left cor ner , then select the Start Scr een

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Closing an app To close an app, do one of the following: • Move the cursor to the top left cor ner of the scr een. When the thumbnail appears, drag it to the bottom of the screen. • Swipe in fr om the top edge of the scr een. When the app page becomes smaller, drag it to the bottom of the screen. • Move the cursor to the top edge of the scr een. When the cursor becomes a hand, drag the app page to the bottom of the screen. Opening other system programs There is a fast way to open other sys

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14 User Guide

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Using the Rescue System This chapter contains the following topics:  OneKey Recovery  Driver and Application Installation Attention: Using OneKey Recovery will result in loss of data. • Y ou can r estor e the C: drive of the computer to factory default settings or to the last system backup status using OneKey Recovery. If you do this, all of the existing data on drive C: will be lost, but the content and format of the other partitions of the hard disk drive will remain unchanged. •


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