Lenovo ThinkCentre M90n-1 - default chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
About this documentation . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your computer . . . . . 1
Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . . 5
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
Use multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Use audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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
Purchase accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 4. Secure your computer
and information . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Use passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Use software security solutions. . . . . . . . . 14
Use Windows firewalls . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use antivirus programs . . . . . . . . . . 15
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 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
Enable or disable the ICE thermal alert feature . . . 20
Change the ICE performance mode . . . . . . . 20
Change BIOS settings before installing a new
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Update UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Recover from a BIOS update failure . . . . . . . 21
Clear CMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Serial connector problems . . . . . . . . . 29
USB device problems . . . . . . . . . . 29
Software problems. . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lenovo diagnostic tools . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Restore system files and settings to an earlier
point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Restore your files from a backup . . . . . . 30
Reset your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Use advanced options . . . . . . . . . . 31
Windows automatic recovery. . . . . . . . 31
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 31
Update the device driver . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 7. CRU replacement . . . . . 33
What are CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power adapter and power cord . . . . . . . 34
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