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Lenovo 821532U - ThinkCentre M52 - 8215 User Manual

Lenovo 821532U - ThinkCentre M52 - 8215
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Hard ware Maintenan ce Manual
Types 8099, 8110, 8111, 8112, 8113, 8114
Types 8115, 8116, 8153, 8154, 8155, 8156
Types 8157, 8158, 8159, 8160, 8161, 8162
Types 8163, 8165, 8166, 8167, 8168, 8169
Types 8170, 8211, 8212, 8213, 8214, 8215
Types 9210, 9211

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Lenovo 821532U - ThinkCentre M52 - 8215 Specifications

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BrandLenovo
Model821532U - ThinkCentre M52 - 8215
CategoryDesktop
LanguageEnglish

Summary

Chapter 1. About this manual

Important Safety Information

Read all caution and danger statements before performing any instructions.

Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV products

Information on identifying and replacing FRUs for specific product configurations.

FRU Identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products

Resources for identifying FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV products.

Chapter 2. Safety information

General safety

Follow rules to ensure general safety, including lifting and handling precautions.

Electrical safety

Rules for working on electrical equipment, including cautions and important notes.

Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices

Procedures to protect ESD-sensitive devices from damage by equalizing charges.

Grounding requirements

Electrical grounding of computers for safety and system function.

Chapter 3. General information

Additional information resources

Resources for up-to-date information available via the World Wide Web.

Physical specifications

Details physical specifications for each computer Type.

Chapter 4. General Checkout

General error messages

Explains how general error messages appear and where to find explanations.

Problem determination tips

Information to assist in problem determination for hardware and software combinations.

Chapter 5. Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS

Starting PC-Doctor from the Rescue and Recovery workspace

Steps to start PC-Doctor from the Rescue and Recovery workspace.

Running diagnostics tests

Describes four ways to run diagnostic tests and their outcomes.

Test selection

Procedure to select one or more diagnostic tests.

Test results

Displays the error code format produced by diagnostics tests.

Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT)

Detailed description of PC-Doctor Fixed-Disk Advanced Test module (FDAT).

Quick and Full erase - hard drive

Offers two hard drive format utilities: Quick Erase and Full Erase.

Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility

Starting the Setup Utility program

Steps to start the Setup Utility program by pressing the F1 key.

Viewing and changing settings

Setup Utility menu items for system configuration topics.

Exiting the Setup Utility program

How to exit the Setup Utility program and save settings.

Password management

Covers password types, considerations, and settings.

Security Profile by Device

Enables or disables user access to specific devices.

Startup Device Selection

Procedures to select and change startup device sequences.

Advanced settings

Configuration options like HyperThreading.

Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU Index

Hard disk drive boot error

Lists causes and FRU/actions for hard disk drive boot errors.

Power Supply Errors

Procedures to check for power problems and identify FRUs/actions.

Beep symptoms

Describes beep symptoms and provides a table to diagnose them.

No-beep symptoms

Lists symptoms and FRU/actions for no-beep conditions during POST.

POST error codes

Lists POST error codes, their FRU/actions, and related setup information.

Chapter 8. FRU lists

Machine Type 8099 FRUs

Lists field replaceable units (FRUs) for Machine Type 8099.

Machine Type 8110 FRUs

Lists field replaceable units (FRUs) for Machine Type 8110.

Machine Type 8153 FRUs

Lists field replaceable units (FRUs) for Machine Type 8153.

Machine Type 8211 FRUs

Lists field replaceable units (FRUs) for Machine Type 8211.

Machine Type 8212 FRUs

Lists field replaceable units (FRUs) for Machine Type 8212.

Machine Type 8213 FRUs

Lists field replaceable units (FRUs) for Machine Type 8213.

Chapter 9. Additional Service Information

Security features

Lists security features including passwords, vital product data, MIF, and alert on LAN.

Hardware controlled Passwords

How hardware controlled passwords are set using the Setup Utility.

BIOS levels

Information to determine current and latest BIOS levels and sources for obtaining them.

Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure

Procedure to recover a computer that may not restart correctly after a POST/BIOS update.

Appendix. Notices

Television output notice

Notice applies to models with factory-installed television-output feature.

Trademarks

Lists trademarks of Lenovo, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and others.

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