Lenovo ThinkStation E31 - Important Safety Information; Static Electricity Prevention

Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual......1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........1
Chapter2.Safetyinformation......3
Generalsafety................3
Electricalsafety...............3
Voltage-selectionswitch............5
Safetyinspectionguide............5
Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitive
devices..................6
Groundingrequirements............6
Safetynotices(multi-lingualtranslations).....6
Chapter3.Generalinformation....29
Specications...............29
Formachinetypes:2551,2552,2553,2554,
and2555...............29
Formachinetypes:3688,3690,3691,3693,
and3695...............30
LenovoThinkVantageTools.........30
LenovoSolutionCenter...........31
LenovoWelcome..............31
ProductRecovery.............31
SimpleTap................31
ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery......31
Additionalinformationresources.......32
Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....33
Problemdeterminationtips..........33
Chapter5.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............35
Basictroubleshooting............35
Troubleshootingprocedure..........36
Troubleshooting..............36
Audioproblems............37
CDproblems.............38
DVDproblems.............39
Intermittentproblems..........40
Harddiskdriveproblems.........41
Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice
problems...............42
Monitorproblems............43
Networkingproblems..........45
Optionproblems............47
Performanceandlockupproblems.....48
Printerproblems............50
Serialportproblems...........50
Softwareproblems...........51
USBproblems.............51
Diagnostics................52
LenovoSolutionCenter.........52
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................53
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......53
Viewingandchangingsettings........53
Usingpasswords..............53
Passwordconsiderations.........54
Power-onpassword...........54
Administratorpassword.........54
Harddiskpassword...........54
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.54
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................55
Enablingordisablingadevice........55
Selectingastartupdevice..........56
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....56
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............56
EnablingErPcompliancemode........56
ICEperformancemode...........57
ICEthermalalert..............57
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......58
Chapter7.ConguringRAID.....59
ConguringRAIDwithIntelRSTe.......59
InstallingSATAharddiskdrives......59
ConguringSATARAIDfunctionalitywiththe
IntelRSTecongurationutility.......60
Chapter8.Symptom-to-FRUIndex..63
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........63
PowerSupplyProblems...........63
Beepsymptoms..............63
POSTerrorcodes.............64
Miscellaneouserrormessages........66
Undeterminedproblems...........67
Chapter9.Locations.........69
Formachinetypes:2551,2552,2553,2554,and
2555..................69
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators
onthefrontofyourcomputer.......69
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............70
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