A52, M52 Series ThinkCentre Deskop PC User Guide

Contents
Important safety information . . . . . .v
Conditions that require immediate action . . . . .v
General safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . .vi
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
Power cords and power adapters . . . . . . vii
Extension cords and related devices . . . . . vii
Plugs and outlets . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Heat and product ventilation . . . . . . .ix
CD and DVD drive safety . . . . . . . . .ix
Additional safety information . . . . . . . . .x
Lithium battery notice . . . . . . . . . . .x
Modem safety information . . . . . . . . .xi
Laser compliance statement . . . . . . . . .xi
Power supply statement . . . . . . . . . . xii
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Information resources . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Chapter 1. Installing options . . . . . .1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Available options . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Supported operating positions . . . . . . . .6
Tools required . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . .6
Installing external options . . . . . . . . . .7
Locating controls and connectors on the front of
your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 8
Obtaining device drivers . . . . . . . . .9
Opening the cover . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Locating components . . . . . . . . . . .11
Accessing system board components and drives . .12
Identifying parts on the system board . . . . .13
Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Installing PCI adapters . . . . . . . . . .15
Installing internal drives . . . . . . . . . .16
Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . .17
Installing a drive in bay 2 . . . . . . . .18
Installing a diskette drive in bay 3 . . . . . .19
Connecting drives . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Connecting an optical drive or a parallel ATA
hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Connecting an additional serial ATA hard disk
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Security features . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . . .23
Password protection . . . . . . . . . .23
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . .23
Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Closing the cover and connecting the cables . . .25
Chapter 2. Using the Setup Utility . . .27
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . .27
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . .27
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Password considerations . . . . . . . . .28
User Password . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Administrator Password . . . . . . . . .28
IDE Drive User Password . . . . . . . .28
IDE Drive Master Password . . . . . . . .29
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . .29
Resetting the hard disk drive and power-on
password . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Using Security Profile by Device . . . . . . .30
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . .30
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . .30
Changing the startup device sequence . . . .30
Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . .31
Appendix A. Updating system
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
System program . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or
CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . .34
Appendix B. Cleaning the mouse . . .35
Cleaning an optical mouse . . . . . . . . .35
Cleaning a mouse with a ball . . . . . . . .35
Appendix C. Manual modem
commands . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Basic AT commands . . . . . . . . . . .37
Extended AT commands . . . . . . . . . .39
MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands . . . . . .40
Fax Class 1 commands . . . . . . . . . .41
Fax Class 2 commands . . . . . . . . . .41
Voice commands . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Appendix D. Notices . . . . . . . . .45
Television output notice . . . . . . . . . .46
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
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