Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge - Chapter 1. Product Overview; Features; Microprocessor; Memory

Chapter1.Productoverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovided
byLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors,components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.
Features
Thissectionintroducesthecomputerfeatures.Theinformationcoversavarietyofmodels.
Toviewtheinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,dooneofthefollowing:
•GointotheSetupUtilityprogrambyfollowingtheinstructionsinChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage45.Then,selectMain➙SystemSummarytoviewtheinformation.
•OntheMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
7operationsystem,clickStart,right-clickComputer,andselectProperties
toviewtheinformation.
•OntheWindows8operatingsystem,moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthe
screentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfotoviewtheinformation.
Microprocessor
Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):
•Intel
®
Core™i3microprocessor
•IntelCorei5microprocessor
•IntelCorei7microprocessor
•IntelCeleron
®
microprocessor
•IntelPentium
®
microprocessor
Memory
Yourcomputersupportsuptotwodoubledatarate3smalloutlinedualinlinememorymodules(DDR3
SODIMMs).
Note:Themaximumsystemmemorycapacityis8GB.
Internaldrives
•Cardreader(availableinsomemodels)
•OneslimSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)opticaldrive
•Oneharddiskdrive(StandardSATAharddiskdrive);onesolid-statedrive(SSD)(availableinsomemodels)
Videosubsystem
•OneDisplayPortoutconnector(availableinsomemodels)
Audiosubsystem
•Integratedhigh-denition(HD)audio
•Microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnectoronthefrontpanel
Note:Anintegratedmicrophoneisinstalledinthecomputer.Whenanexternalmicrophoneisconnected
tothemicrophoneconnectoronthefrontpanel,clickstart➙ControlPanel➙Soundtoenterthe
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