ThinkCentre and Lenovo DVD-ROM Drive(Serial ATA) User Guide

safety information

Chapter 1. About the drive

Locating the controls

Chapter 2. Installing the drive

Installing software

Chapter 3. Using the drive

Caring for discs

Appendix A. Troubleshooting

Appendix B. Service and Support

Appendix C. Lenovo Limited Warranty

Part 2 - Country-specific Terms

Part 3 - Warranty Service Information

Suplemento de Garantía para México

Appendix D. Electronic emission notices

Appendix E. Notices

Recycling information for Brazil

Appendix F. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)

Lenovo ThinkCentre User Manual

user guide

important safety information

power cords and power adapters

plugs and outlets

operating environment

laser compliance statement

Chapter 1. Product overview

Specifications

Software overview

Adobe Reader

Locating connectors, controls, and indicators on the front of your computer

Locating connectors on the rear of your computer

Locating components

System board part locations

Locating internal drives

Machine type and model label

Chapter 2. Using your computer

Using the blue ThinkVantage button

About your computer audio

Handling and storing CD and DVD media

Copyright Lenovo

Glare and lighting

Registering your computer

Replacement power cords

Chapter 4. Security

Attaching an integrated cable lock

Windows passwords

hardware

Opening the computer cover

Accessing the system board components and drives

Installing or replacing a memory module

Installing or replacing a PCI card

Installing or replacing the card reader

replacing the card reader

drive

Replacing the battery

Installing the solid state drive

Replacing the hard disk drive

Replacing the optical drive

Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly

Replacing the power supply assembly

Replacing the microprocessor

Replacing the cover presence switch

Replacing the internal speaker

assembly

Replacing the system fan assembly

Replacing the WiFi units

removing the wifi adapter card

removing the wifi card module

Installing or removing the rear WiFi antenna

removing the rear wifi antenna

Installing or removing the front WiFi antenna

removing the front wifi antenna

Replacing the keyboard or mouse

obtaining device drivers

Chapter 6. Recovery information

Using recovery media

Performing a recovery operation

Creating and using a rescue medium

Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device drivers

Reinstalling software programs

Using passwords

Password considerations

Enabling or disabling a device

Selecting a startup device

ICE performance mode

Exiting the Setup Utility program

Chapter 8. Updating system programs

Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating system

Chapter 9. Preventing problems

Using System Update

Cleaning your computer

Good maintenance practices

Chapter 10. Troubleshooting and diagnostics

Troubleshooting procedure

Audio problems

CD problems

DVD problems

Intermittent problems

Monitor problems

Networking problems

Option problems

Performance and lockup problems

Printer problems

Software problems

USB problems

Chapter 11. Getting information, help and service

Lenovo Support Web site

Using other services

Appendix A. Notices

Trademarks

Appendix B. Regulatory information

Additional regulatory information

information

Battery recycling information for the European Union

Appendix D. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)

ThinkCentre

rechargeable battery notice

Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows 8 operating system

Locations

Locating parts on the system board

Using the keyboard

Using the wheel mouse

Setting the volume from Control Panel

Recording a CD or DVD

Register your computer with Lenovo

Installing or removing the vertical stand

Installing or removing the VESA mount bracket

Removing the computer cover

Replacing the secondary hard disk drive

Replacing the ac power adapter

Replacing the ac power adapter bracket

Replacing the power switch board

Replacing the heat sink

Replacing the hard disk drive bracket

Replacing the WiFi card module

Replacing the system fan

Completing the parts replacement

Performing backup and recovery operations

Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace

Recovery information for the Windows 8 operating system

program

Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing CMOS)

a wireless lan problem

Serial port problems

Lenovo Solution Center

Important WEEE information

Union

India RoHS

Chapter 1. About this manual

Chapter 2. Safety information

Voltage-selection switch

Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices

Chapter 3. General information

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and 3243

Chapter 4. General checkout

Chapter 5. Troubleshooting and diagnostics

Accessing Control Panel on the Windows

Troubleshooting

problems

ICE thermal alert

Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU index

POST error codes

Miscellaneous error messages

Undetermined problems

Chapter 8. Locations

Locating major FRUs and CRUs

Looking up FRU information

Handling static-sensitive devices

Removing and reinstalling the front bezel

Installing or replacing the optical drive

installing the card reader

Replacing the system board

Replacing the primary hard disk drive

Replacing the front fan assembly

Replacing the rear fan assembly

Replacing the front audio and USB assembly

Replacing the thermal sensor

Installing or replacing hardware

Installing the solid state disk

Antivirus software

Chapter 2. Installing options and replacing hardware

Installing external options

Installing or replacing an adapter card

Installing internal drives

drive specifications

connecting a sata drive

Replacing the diskette drive or card reader

Replacing the keyboard

Replacing the mouse

Installing security features

Integrated cable lock

Padlock

Chapter 3. Recovery information

Creating and using rescue media

Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette

Recovering or installing device drivers

Solving recovery problems

Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility

Selecting or changing the startup device sequence

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