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Contents
Read this first: Important safety
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iii
Before using this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Service and upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Static electricity prevention . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Power cords and power adapters . . . . . . . . iv
Extension cords and related devices . . . . . . .
v
Plugs and outlets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
External devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Heat and product ventilation . . . . . . . . . . v
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Laser compliance statement . . . . . . . . . . vi
Power supply statement . . . . . . . . . . .
vii
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Hardware locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Computer components . . . . . . . . . . 5
Parts on the system board . . . . . . . . . 6
Internal drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Machine type and model label . . . . . . . 8
Computer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Computer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Accessing a program on your computer . . . 13
Installing a program that is ready to be
installed (Windows 7 only) . . . . . . . .
13
An introduction to Lenovo programs . . . . 13
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 15
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting the computer volume . . . . . . . . . 15
Using a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Guidelines about using the optical drive . . . 15
Handling and storing a disc . . . . . . . . 16
Playing and removing a disc . . . . . . . 16
Recording a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting to a network . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 3. You and your computer . . 19
Arranging your workspace . . . . . . . . . . 19
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Air circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Electrical outlet locations and cable lengths . 19
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Basic maintenance tips . . . . . . . . . 23
Good maintenance practices . . . . . . . 23
Keeping your computer current . . . . . . 24
Moving your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 4. Security . . . . . . . . . . 27
Locking your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Attaching a padlock . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Attaching a Kensington-style cable lock . . . 28
Attaching a cable lock . . . . . . . . . . 29
Viewing and changing security settings in the
Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Using passwords and Windows accounts . . . . 29
Using the cover presence switch . . . . . . . 30
Using fingerprint authentication . . . . . . . . 30
Using firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . . 31
Computrace Agent software embedded in
firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 5. Advanced configuration . . 33
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 33
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 33
Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . . 33
Enabling or disabling the automatic power-on
of your computer . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Enabling or disabling the ErP LPS compliance
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
Switching between better acoustic and better
thermal performance . . . . . . . . . .
34
Enabling or disabling the system to record
thermal alert logs . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Enabling or disabling the configuration change
detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Changing the BIOS settings before installing a
new operating system . . . . . . . . . .
35
Using BIOS passwords . . . . . . . . . 36
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 37
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 38
Updating and recovering the BIOS . . . . . . . 38
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
RAID Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configuring the system BIOS to enable SATA
RAID functionality. . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Creating RAID volumes . . . . . . . . . 40
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