Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 User Manual

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 . . . . . viii
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
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace . .1
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Air circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Electrical outlets and cable lengths . . . . . . .2
Chapter 2. Setting up your computer . .3
Connecting your computer . . . . . . . . .3
Turning on power . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Finishing the software installation . . . . . . .8
Completing important tasks . . . . . . . . .8
Updating your operating system . . . . . . . .9
Installing other operating systems . . . . . . .9
Updating your antivirus software . . . . . . .9
Shutting down the computer . . . . . . . . .9
Chapter 3. Installing options . . . . .11
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Available options . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Supported operating positions . . . . . . . .16
Tools required . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . .17
Installing external options . . . . . . . . .18
Locating connectors on the front of your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 19
Obtaining device drivers . . . . . . . . .20
Opening the cover . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Locating components . . . . . . . . . . .22
Identifying parts on the system board . . . . .23
Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Installing PCI adapters . . . . . . . . . .25
Installing internal drives . . . . . . . . . .27
Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . .28
Installing a drive in bay 1 . . . . . . . .29
Connecting drives . . . . . . . . . . .30
Installing a diskette drive in bay 2 . . . . . .32
Security features . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Identifying security locks . . . . . . . . .34
Rope Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . . .36
Password protection . . . . . . . . . .36
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . .37
Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Closing the cover and connecting the cables . . .39
Chapter 4. Recovering software . . . .41
Creating and using product recovery discs . . . .41
Backup and recovery . . . . . . . . . . .42
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . .43
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . .44
Creating and using rescue media . . . . . . .44
Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . .45
Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . .46
Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence 46
Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . .49
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . .49
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . .49
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Password considerations . . . . . . . . .49
User Password . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Administrator Password . . . . . . . . .50
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . .50
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . .50
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . .50
Changing the startup device sequence . . . .51
Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . .51
Chapter 6. Updating system programs 53
Using system programs . . . . . . . . . .53
Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette . . . .53
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .55
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . .56
PC-Doctor for Windows . . . . . . . . .57
PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . . . . . . . .57
Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . .58
Optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Non-optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . .59
Chapter 8. Getting information, help,
and service . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Information resources . . . . . . . . . . .61
Online Books folder . . . . . . . . . .61
© Lenovo 2005, 2006. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. iii

Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 Specifications

General

Tcase	61.4 °C
Bus type	FSB
Stepping	R0
Processor cache	2 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	E6300
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor codename	Conroe
Processing Die size	111 mm²
Processor frequency	1.86 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor lithography	65 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	1066 MHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 W
Number of processors installed	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	7
Number of Processing Die Transistors	167 M
Audio system	High Definition Audio
Product type	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Q963 Express
Memory slots	2x DIMM
Internal memory	1 GB
Memory clock speed	667 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 0.5 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD-ROM
Total storage capacity	80 GB
Power supply type	AC
Power requirements	120 - 230 V
External drive bays	1 x 5.25\
Internal drive bays	1 x 3.5\
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Intel segment tagging	Enterprise, Professional
Compliance industry standards	IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3ab
On-board graphics card	Yes
Discrete graphics card model	Intel® GMA 3000
Maximum graphics card memory	- GB
Operating system installed	Windows Vista Business
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Power supply	225 W
Chassis type	SFF
Product color	Black
Processor code	SLGW2
Processor ARK ID	27248
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	358 mm
Width	310 mm
Height	88 mm
Weight	8500 g