Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 10B0 User Manual

Iftheproblempersists,runthetestsdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourprinter.Ifyou
cannotcorrecttheproblem,havethecomputerserviced.See“LenovoSupportWebsite”onpage34
.
Serialportproblems
Usethisinformationtotroubleshoottheserialportanddevicesattachedtotheserialport.
Symptom:Serialportcannotbeaccessed.
Actions:
•Ensurethattheserialcableissecurelyconnectedtotheserialportonthecomputerandtotheserial
device.Iftheserialdevicehasitsownpowercord,ensurethatitisattachedtoaproperlygrounded
electricaloutlet.
•IftheserialdevicehasitsownOn/Offswitch,ensurethatitisintheOnposition.
•IftheserialdevicehasanOnlineswitch,ensurethatitisintheOnlineposition.
•Iftheserialdeviceisaprinter,ensurethatpaperisloadedcorrectly.
•Verifythatanysoftwaresuppliedwiththeserialdeviceiscorrectlyinstalled.Refertothedocumentation
fortheserial-deviceoption.
•Ensurethattheserial-portadapter,ifyouaddedone,isproperlyinstalledandfirmlyseated.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnical
assistance,see“LenovoSupportWebsite”onpage34.
Softwareproblems
Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:
•“Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder”onpage52
•“Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected”onpage52
Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder
Symptom:Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder.
Action:Somesoftwaredevelopedbeforetheyear2000usedonlythelasttwodigitsofayeartosort
dates,alwaysassumingthefirsttwodigitswere19.Consequently,theseprogramssortdatesoutoforder.
Checkwithyoursoftwaremanufacturertoseeifanyupdatesareavailable.Manysoftwaremanufacturers
makeupdatesavailablefromtheWorldWideWeb.
Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected
Symptom:Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected.
Actions:
•Mostsoftwareprogramshavebuilt-inhelpsystemsthatprovideinstructionsformosttasks.Ifyouare
havingdifficultyperformingaspecifictaskwithinasoftwareprogram,refertothehelpsystemforthat
program.Helpsystemsaretypicallyaccessiblefromamenuorbuttonintheprogram,andfrequently
fromtheF1key.
•IfyouhavedifficultywiththeWindowsoperatingsystemoroneofitscomponents,refertotheWindows
helpsystem.
•Todetermineifproblemsarecausedbynewlyinstalledsoftware,verifythat:
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Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 10B0 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkCentre M73 10B0
Category	Desktop
Language	English