Lenovo ThinkCentre M80q User Manual

Contents
About this documentation . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your computer . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2. Get started with your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Get started with Windows 10 . . . . . . . . . . 7
Windows account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Windows user interface . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connect to networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to the wired Ethernet . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to Wi-Fi networks (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Use the Vantage app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect an external display . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 3. Explore your computer . . 11
Manage power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Set power button behaviors . . . . . . . . 11
Set the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Transfer data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device (for
selected models) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Use the optical drive (for selected models) . . 12
Purchase accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 4. Secure your computer
and information . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Use passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Use software security solutions. . . . . . . . . 14
Use firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use computrace Agent software embedded in
firmware (for selected models) . . . . . . . 15
Use BIOS security solutions . . . . . . . . . . 15
Erase all storage drive data . . . . . . . . 15
Use the cover presence switch . . . . . . . 15
Use Intel BIOS guard . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Use Smart USB Protection. . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 5. UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . 17
What is UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Enter the BIOS menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Navigate in the BIOS interface . . . . . . . . . 17
Change the display language of UEFI BIOS . . . . 17
Set the system date and time . . . . . . . . . 18
Change the startup sequence . . . . . . . . . 18
Enable or disable the configuration change
detection feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Enable or disable the automatic power-on
feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Enable or disable the smart power-on feature . . . 19
Enable or disable the ErP LPS compliance mode . . 19
Change the ITS performance mode . . . . . . . 20
Change BIOS settings before installing a new
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Update UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Recover from a BIOS update failure . . . . . . . 21
Clear CMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting,
diagnostics, and recovery . . . . . . . 23
Basic procedure for resolving computer
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Startup problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Network problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Performance problems . . . . . . . . . . 28
Storage drive problems . . . . . . . . . . 29
CD or DVD problems . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Serial connector problems . . . . . . . . . 30
USB device problems . . . . . . . . . . 30
Software problems. . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lenovo diagnostic tools . . . . . . . . . . 31
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Restore system files and settings to an earlier
point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Restore your files from a backup . . . . . . 31
Reset your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Use advanced options . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windows automatic recovery. . . . . . . . 32
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 32
Update the device driver . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 7. CRU replacement . . . . . 35
What are CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power cord and power adapter . . . . . . . 36
Power adapter bracket . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vertical stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Lenovo ThinkCentre M80q Specifications

General

Audio chip	Realtek ALC233VB
Audio system	High Definition Audio
Product type	Mini PC
Number of speakers	1
Motherboard chipset	Intel Q470
Password protection type	HDD, Power on, Supervisor
Volume	1 L
Product color	Black
Placement supported	Vertical
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Processor cache	16 MB
Processor cores	8
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor threads	16
Processor frequency	2 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	25 W
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor boost frequency	4.5 GHz
Configurable TDP-down frequency	1.3 GHz
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory clock speed	2933 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 16 GB
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	NVMe, PCI Express 3.0
Storage media	SSD
SSD form factor	M.2
Optical drive type	No
Total storage capacity	512 GB
Operating system language	DEU, DUT, ENG, FRE, ITA
Operating system architecture	64-bit
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card family	Intel® UHD Graphics
Power supply	135 W
Antenna type	2x2
LAN controller	Intel® I219-LM
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth version	5.1
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN controller model	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	3
Certification	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR 8.0, ErP Lot 3, TCO Certified 8.0, RoHS, MIL-STD-810H
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR, TCO, EPEAT Silver, RoHS

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	183 mm
Width	179 mm
Height	31 mm
Weight	1250 g