Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 3120 del fabbricante Lenovo
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ThinkCentr e User Guide Machine T ypes: 3120, 3122, 3126, and 3128.
Note: Before using this information and the pr oduct it supports, be sur e to read and understand the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide and Appendix A “Notices” on page 79.
Contents Important safety information . . . . . iii Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1 F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Software pr ovided with your Windows operating system .
Optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Non-optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Information r esources . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Online Books folder . . . . . . . .
Important safety information CA UTION: Before using this manual, be sur e to read and understand all the r elated safety information for this product. Refer to the ThinkCentre Safety and W arranty Guide that you received with this product for the latest safety information.
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Chapter 1. P roduct overview This chapter pr ovides information about the comput er features, specications, softwar e pr ograms pr ovided by L enovo, and locations of connectors, components, parts on the system boar d, and int ernal drives.
• Audio line-in connector , audio line-out connector , and micr ophone connector on the r ear panel • Internal speaker (available in some models) Connectivity 10/100/1000 Mbps integr ated Ethernet.
• A power -on passwor d and an administr ator passwor d to deter unauthoriz ed use of your comput er • Computrace • Cover presence switch (also called intrusion switch) (available in some models.
Specications This section lists the physical specications for your comput er . Dimensions Width: 334 mm (13.15 inches) Height: 97 mm (3.8 inches) Depth: 369 mm (14.
Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools The Lenovo ThinkV antage ® T ools pr ogram guides you to a host of information sour ces and provides easy access t o various tools to help you work mor e easily and securely . F or mor e information, see “Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools” on page 75 .
Lenovo Solution Center Note: Depending on the dat e when your computer was manufactur ed, your computer is preinstalled with either the Lenovo Solution Center progr am or the Lenovo ThinkV antage T oolbox pr ogram for diagnostic purposes.
Locating connectors, contr ols, and indicators on the front of your computer Figure 1 “F r ont connector , contr ol, and indicat or locations” on page 7 shows the locations of the connectors, controls, and indicat ors on the front of your computer .
Figure 2. Rear connector and part locations 1 P ower cord connect or 10 PCI Expr ess x1 car d slots (2) 2 PS/2 keyboar d connect or 11 PCI car d slot 3 DVI monitor connect or 12 Optional serial port 4.
Connector Description Microphone connect or Used t o attach a micr ophone t o your computer when you want t o r ecord sound or if you use speech-recognition softwar e. PS/2 keyboar d connect or Used to attach a keyboard that uses a PS/2 keyboard connector .
Locating components Figure 3 “Component locations” on page 10 shows the locations of the various components in your computer . T o open the computer cover , see “Opening the computer cover” on page 14.
Figure 4. S ystem board part locations 1 Micr oprocessor 11 Cover presence switch connect or (also called intrusion switch connector) 2 Microprocessor fan connect or 12 F r ont USB connect or 3 Memory.
appropriat e section in “Installing or replacing har dware” on page 13 for instructions on how to install or replace internal drives for your computer . Figure 5 “Drive bay locations” on page 12 shows the locations of the drive bays. Figure 5.
Chapter 2. Installing or r eplacing har dware This chapter provides instructions on how to install or r eplace har dware for your computer . This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “Handli.
Installing ext ernal options Y ou can connect e xternal options t o your computer , such as ext ernal speakers, a print er , or a scanner . F or some ext ernal options, you must install additional software in addition to making the physical connection.
Removing and reinstalling the front bez el Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any r epair befor e reading and understanding the “Important safety information” in the ThinkCentre Safety and W arranty Guide that came with your computer .
4. T o reinstall the fr ont bezel, align the other three plastic tabs on the bottom of the fr ont bezel with the corresponding holes in the chassis, then pivot the front bez el inward until it snaps into position. Figure 8. Reinstalling the front bez el What to do ne xt: • T o work with another piece of hardwar e, go to the appr opriate section.
6. Pivot the optical drive bay upward to access the system board components and the cables. See “Replacing the optical drive” on page 30. Installing or replacing a memory module Attention: Do not .
• If you are installing a memory module, open the retaining clips of the memory slot into which you want to install the memory module. Figure 10. Opening the retaining clips 10. P osition the new memory module over the memory slot. Make sure that the notch 1 on the memory module aligns correctly with the slot key 2 on the syst em boar d.
T o install or r eplace a PCI car d, do the following: 1. T urn off the computer and disconnect all power cor ds from electrical outlets. 2. Open the computer cover . See “Opening the computer cover” on page 14. 3. Rotate the PCI car d r etainer to the open position.
b. If the car d is held in place by a r etaining latch, press the card retaining latch 1 as shown t o disengage the latch. Gr asp the card and gently pull it out of the slot.
Installing or r eplacing the card reader Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any r epair befor e reading and understanding the “Important safety information” in the ThinkCentre Safety and W arranty Guide that came with your computer . T o obtain a copy of the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide , go to: http://www.
6. Install the car d r eader br acket to the chassis. Then push the br acket to the left to align the scr ew hole in the br acket with the corr esponding hole in the chassis.
7. Install the screw to secur e the card reader br acket to the chassis. Figure 15. Installing the screw that secures the card reader 8. Pivot the optical drive bay upwar d and connect the card r eader cable t o one of the USB connectors on the system boar d.
Replacing the card r eader T o r eplace the car d r eader , do the following: 1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer . Then, disconnect all power cor ds from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connect ed to the comput er .
9. Install the car d r eader br acket to the chassis. Then push the br acket to the left to align the scr ew hole in the br acket with the corr esponding hole in the chassis.
10. Install the screw to secur e the card reader br acket to the chassis. Figure 19. Installing the screw that secures the card reader 11. Pivot the optical drive bay upwar d and r econnect the car d reader cable to one of the USB connectors on the system boar d.
Refer to the “Lithium battery notice” in the ThinkCentre Safety and W arranty Guide for information about replacing and disposing of the batt ery . T o r eplace the batt ery, do the following: 1. T urn off the computer and disconnect all power cor ds from electrical outlets.
T o r eplace the hard disk drive, do the following: 1. T urn off the computer and disconnect all power cor ds from electrical outlets. 2. Open the computer cover . See “Opening the computer cover” on page 14. 3. Locat e the har d disk drive. See “Locating components” on page 10.
6. Flex the retaining clips as shown t o remove the hard disk drive fr om the bracket. Figure 23. Removing the hard disk drive from the bracket 7. T o install a new hard disk drive into the br acket, e x the br acket and align pin 1 , pin 2 , pin 4 , and pin 5 on the brack et with the corr esponding holes in the har d disk drive.
9. Insert the two r etaining clips 1 of the hard disk drive br acket into the corresponding holes in the side of the optical drive bay, and then pivot the hard disk drive and br acket downwards until the hard disk drive bracket snaps int o position. Figure 24.
5. Pr ess the blue retaining clip to pivot the optical drive bay upward. Figure 25. Pivoting the optical drive bay 6. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable fr om the rear of the optical drive.
7. Pr ess the optical drive lock 1 and slide the optical drive out of the r ear of the drive bay assembly . Figure 26. Removing the old optical drive 8.
9. Slide the new optical drive into the drive bay until it snaps int o position. Figure 28. Installing a new optical drive 10. Connect the signal cable and the power cable to the rear of the optical drive. What to do ne xt: • T o work with another piece of hardwar e, go to the appr opriate section.
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer . Then, disconnect all power cor ds from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connect ed to the comput er . 2. Open the computer cover . See “Opening the computer cover” on page 14.
6. Remove the two scr ews that secure the heat sink fan duct. Then remove the heat sink fan duct fr om the failing heat sink and fan assembly . Figure 30. Removing the heat sink fan duct 7. Place the new heat sink and fan assembly on the system board so that the four screws ar e aligned with the corresponding holes in the system board.
10. Lower and position the heat sink fan duct on the top of the heat sink and fan assembly until the two screw holes in the heat sink fan duct are aligned with those in the heat sink and fan assembly . Install the two screws to secur e the heat sink fan duct.
Hazardous moving parts. K eep ngers and other body parts away . CA UTION: Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following label attached. Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached.
5. Remove the two scr ews that secure the heat sink fan duct, and then lift the heat sink fan duct out of the chassis. Figure 32. Removing the heat sink fan duct 38 ThinkCentre User Guide.
6. Pivot the optical drive upwar d and disconnect the power supply assembly cables fr om all drives and from power connectors 1 and 2 on the system board. Figure 33. Power connectors on the system board Note: Y ou might also need t o release the power supply assembly cables from some cable clips or ties that secur e the cables to the chassis.
8. Make sur e that the new power supply assembly is the corr ect replacement. 9. Install the new power supply assembly int o the chassis so that the screw holes in the new power supply assembly are aligned with the corresponding holes in the r ear of the chassis.
11. Lower and position the heat sink fan duct on the top of the heat sink and fan assembly until the two screw holes in the heat sink fan duct are aligned with those in the heat sink and fan assembly . Install the two screws to secur e the heat sink fan duct.
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer . Then, disconnect all power cor ds from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connect ed to the comput er . 2. Open the computer cover . See “Opening the computer cover” on page 14.
Notes: a. Y our micr oprocessor and sock et might look different from the one illustr ated. b. Note the orientation of the micropr ocessor in the socket. Y ou can look for the small triangle 1 on one corner of the micropr ocessor . This is important when installing the new micropr ocessor on the system board.
12. Reinstall the heat sink and fan assembly with the fan duct as shown. See “Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly” on page 33. Figure 39. Reinstalling the heat sink and fan assembly with the fan duct 13. Reconnect all cables that were disconnect ed fr om the system board.
3. Remove the front bez el by r eleasing the three plastic tabs and pivoting the front bez el outward. Figure 40. Removing the front bez el 4. Locat e the int ernal speaker . See “L ocating components” on page 10. 5. Disconnect the internal speaker cable fr om the internal speaker connect or on the system boar d.
6. Remove the screw that secures the cover presence switch (intrusion switch) and r emove the cover presence switch fr om the chassis. Figure 41. Removing the cover presence switch 46 ThinkCentre User.
7. Push the internal speak er outwar d through the hole 1 t o disengage it from the two metal tabs on the chassis. Then, slide the internal speaker to the right t o remove it from the chassis.
Figure 43. Installing the new internal speak er 9. Reconnect the int ernal speaker cable t o the system boar d. See “Locating parts on the syst em board” on page 10. 10. P osition the cover pr esence switch so that the scr ew hole in the cover pr esence switch is aligned with the corr esponding hole in the chassis.
11. Install the screw t o secur e the cover presence switch to the chassis. Figure 44. Reinstalling the cover presence switch 12. T o reinstall the fr ont bezel, align the three tabs on the fr ont bezel with the corresponding holes in the chassis and pivot the front bez el inwar ds until it snaps into position.
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer . Then, disconnect all power cor ds from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connect ed to the comput er . 2. Open the computer cover . See “Opening the computer cover” on page 14.
Replacing the k eyboard Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any r epair befor e reading and understanding the “Important safety information” in the ThinkCentre Safety and W arranty Guide that came with your computer . T o obtain a copy of the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide , go to: http://www.
4. Connect a new mouse to the appropriat e connector on the computer . Y our mouse might be connected to a PS/2 mouse connect or 1 or a USB connect or 2 .
Obtaining device drivers Y ou can obtain device drivers for oper ating systems that ar e not pr einstalled at http://www.lenovo.com/support. Installation instructions ar e provided in r eadme les with the device-driver les.
Erasing a lost or for gotten passwor d (clearing CMOS) This section pr ovides instructions on how to er ase a lost or for gotten passwor d, such as a user passwor d. T o er ase a lost or forgotten passwor d, do the following: 1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer .
Chapter 3. Recovery information This chapter pr ovides information about the r ecovery solutions provided by Lenovo. This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “Creating and using recovery me.
T o cr eate recovery media on the Windows 7 oper ating syst em, click Start ➙ All Pr ograms ➙ L enovo ThinkV antage T ools ➙ F actory Recovery Disks . Then, follow the instructions on the screen. Using recovery media This section provides instructions on how to use recovery media on the Windows 7 oper ating system.
1. F r om the Windows desktop, click Start ➙ All Pr ograms ➙ Lenovo ThinkV antage T ools ➙ Enhanced Backup and Restore . The Rescue and Recovery progr am opens. 2. In the Rescue and Recovery main window , click the Launch advanced Rescue and Recovery arr ow.
2. Repeatedly pr ess and r elease the F11 key when turning on the computer . When you hear beeps or see a logo scr een, r elease the F11 key . 3. If you have set a Rescue and Recovery password, type your passwor d when prompt ed. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens aft er a short delay .
2. Repeatedly press and r elease the F12 key when turning on the comput er . When the Startup Device Menu opens, r elease the F12 key . 3. On the Startup Device Menu , select the desired optical drive as the rst boot device. Then, insert the rescue disc into the optical drive and pr ess Enter .
• Use recovery media if all other methods of r ecovery have failed and you need t o r estor e the har d disk drive to the fact ory default settings. See “Cr eating and using recovery media” on page 55.
Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility pr ogram Y ou can use the Setup Utility progr am to view and change the congur ation settings of your computer , regar dless of which oper ating system you are using. However , the oper ating syst em settings might override any similar settings in the Setup Utility progr am.
P assword considerations A password can be any combination of up t o 16 (1 to 16) alphabetic and numeric char acters. F or security reasons, it is r ecommended to use a str ong password that cannot be easily compr omised. T o set a str ong password, use the following guidelines: Note: The Setup Utility pr ogram passwords ar e not case sensitive.
SA T A Contr oller When this option is set t o Disabled , all devices connect ed to the SA T A connectors (such as the har d disk drive and the optical drive) are disabled and will not be displayed in the syst em congur ation. USB Setup Use this option to set up USB connect ors.
2. Select Startup ➙ Primary Boot Sequence . Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen. 3. Select the rst boot device, second boot device, and so on. 4. Pr ess Esc t o return t o the Startup menu. Then, select the devices for the Automatic Boot Sequence and Error Boot Sequence .
Chapter 5. Updating syst em progr ams This chapter pr ovides information about updating the POST and BIOS, and how to r ecover fr om a POS T and BIOS update failure.
5. When prompt ed to change the machine type and model, it is suggest ed that you do not make this change by pr essing N. However , if you do want to change the machine type and model, pr ess Y , then type in the machine type and model and pr ess Ent er .
12. Reinstall any parts and r econnect any cables that have been r emoved or disconnect ed. 13. Close the comput er cover and r econnect power cor ds and all other e xternal cables. See “Completing the parts r eplacement” on page 52. 14. T urn on the computer and remove the disc from the optical drive.
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Chapter 6. T roubleshooting and diagnostic programs This chapt er pr ovides information about some basic tr oubleshooting and diagnostic progr ams. If your computer problem is not described in this chapt er , see Chapter 7 “Getting information, help, and service” on page 75 for additional tr oubleshooting r esources.
Symptom Action The mouse does not work. V erify that: • The computer is turned on. • The mouse is correctly connected to an appr opriate mouse connector (the PS/2 mouse connector or one of the USB connectors) on the computer . • The mouse is clean.
Note: If you ar e unable to isolate and r epair the pr oblem yourself after running the progr am, save and print the log les creat ed by the progr am.
Cleaning the mouse This section pr ovides instructions on how to clean an optical or non-optical mouse. Optical mouse An optical mouse uses a light-emitting diode and an optical sensor to navigat e the point er . If the point er on the scr een does not move smoothly with the optical mouse, you might need t o clean the mouse.
The non-optical mouse uses a ball to navigate the pointer . If the point er on the scr een does not move smoothly with the mouse, you might need t o clean the mouse. T o clean the non-optical mouse, do the following: 1. T urn off your comput er . 2. Disconnect the mouse cable fr om the computer .
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Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service This chapt er provides information about help, service, and t echnical assistance for L enovo products.
Lenovo W elcome The L enovo W elcome pr ogram intr oduces some innovative built-in featur es of Lenovo t o you and guides you through some important setup tasks to help you make the most of your computer .
• Pr oduct and service warr anty • Pr oduct and parts details • User guides and manuals • Knowledge base and frequently asked questions Help and service This section provides information about obtaining help and service.
F or a list of the L enovo Support phone numbers for your country or region, go t o http://www.lenovo.com/support and click Support phone list or refer to the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide that is provided with your comput er . Note: The service and support phone numbers ar e subject t o change without notice.
Appendix A. Notices Lenovo may not offer the pr oducts, services, or featur es discussed in this document in all countries. Consult your local Lenovo r epresentative for information on the products and services currently available in your area.
T elevision output notice The following notice applies t o models that have the factory-installed t elevision-output feature. This pr oduct incorporat es copyright pr otection technology that is pr otected by method claims of certain U .S. patents and other intellectual pr operty rights owned by Macrovision Corpor ation and other rights owners.
Batteries or packaging for batt eries ar e labeled in accordance with European Dir ective 2006/66/EC concerning batt eries and accumulat ors and waste batteries and accumulators. The Dir ective determines the framework for the r eturn and r ecycling of used batteries and accumulators as applicable throughout the European Union.
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Inde x A a rescue medium, cr eating and using 58 Access Help 76 accessing system board components and drives 16 administrat or password 62 antivirus softwar e 6 audio line-in connector 8 audio line-ou.
installing options memory module 17 PCI card 18 security featur es 53 internal drives 1 internal speaker , r eplacing 44 K keyboard replacing 51 L Lenovo Customer Support Center 77 Lenovo Solution Cen.
services other 78 purchasing additional 78 Set Administr ator Password 62 Set P ower -On P assword 62 settings changing 61 viewing 61 Setup Utility program 61 Setup Utility progr am, exiting 64 Setup .
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Part Number: 0A94223 Printed in USA (1P) P/N: 0A94223 *0A94223*.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Lenovo 3120 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Lenovo 3120 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Lenovo 3120 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Lenovo 3120 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Lenovo 3120, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Lenovo 3120.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Lenovo 3120. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Lenovo 3120 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
