Table Of Contents - Lenovo ThinkCentre M73p Hardware Maintenance Manual

Contents
About this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Read this first: Important
safety information. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Power cords and power adapters . . . . . . . .
General safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . . . .
Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grounding requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety notices (multi-lingual translations) . . . . .
Chapter 2. Product overview . . . . . 27
Hardware locations . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Computer components . . . . . . . . .
Major FRUs and CRUs. . . . . . . . . .
Parts on the system board . . . . . . . .
Machine type and model label . . . . . . .
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accessing a program on your computer . . .
Installing a program that is ready to be
installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
An introduction to Lenovo programs . . . .
Chapter 3. Using your computer . . . 45
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . . .
Setting the computer volume . . . . . . . . .
Adding an icon to the Windows notification area .
Using a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guidelines about using the optical drive . . .
Handling and storing a disc . . . . . . . .
Playing and removing a disc . . . . . . .
Recording a disc . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecting to a network . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecting to an Ethernet LAN . . . . . .
Connecting to a wireless LAN . . . . . . .
Connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled device . .
Chapter 4. You and your computer . . 49
Arranging your workspace . . . . . . . . . .
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Electrical outlet locations and cable lengths .
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . . .
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Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Basic maintenance tips . . . . . . . . .
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Good maintenance practices . . . . . . .
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Keeping your computer current . . . . . .
Moving your computer . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 5. Security . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Locking your computer . . . . . . . . . . .
Locking the computer cover . . . . . . .
Attaching a Kensington-style cable lock . . .
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Attaching a cable lock . . . . . . . . . .
27
Viewing and changing security settings in the
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Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Preventing unauthorized access to your
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computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34 Using fingerprint authentication . . . . . . . .
36 Using and understanding firewalls . . . . . . .
36
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . .
40
Computrace Agent software embedded in
firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) . . . . . . . .
40
Chapter 6. Advanced configuration . . 63
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Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . .
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Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . .
Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . .
45 Enabling or disabling the Automatic Power On
features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Enabling or disabling ErP LPS compliance
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mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Changing ICE Performance Mode . . . . .
46
Enabling or disabling the ICE Thermal Alert
46
feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Enabling or disabling the Configuration
47
Change Detection feature . . . . . . . .
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Using the cover presence switch. . . . . .
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Using BIOS passwords . . . . . . . . .
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Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . .
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Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . .
Updating and recovering the BIOS . . . . . . .
Updating the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . .
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Recovering from a BIOS update failure . . .
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