Chapter1.Productoverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovided
byLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors,components,partsonthesystemboard,andinternaldrives.
Features
Thissectionintroducesthecomputerfeatures.Theinformationcoversavarietyofmodels.
Toviewtheinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,dooneofthefollowing:
•GointotheSetupUtilityprogrambyfollowingtheinstructionsinChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage103.Then,selectMain➙SystemSummarytoviewtheinformation.
•OntheMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
7operationsystem,clickStart,right-clickComputer,andselectProperties
toviewtheinformation.
•OntheMicrosoftWindows8operatingsystem,moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcorner
ofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfotoviewtheinformation.
Microprocessor
Yourcomputercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):
•Intel
®
Core™i3microprocessor
•IntelCorei5microprocessor
•IntelCorei7microprocessor
•IntelPentium
®
microprocessor
•IntelXeon
®
microprocessor
Memory
Yourcomputersupportsuptofourdoubledatarate3dualinlinememorymodules(DDR3UDIMMs).
Internaldrives
•Opticaldrive:DVD-ROM,DVD-R,Blu-ray,SlimDVD-ROM,SlimDVD-R,orSlimBlu-ray
•SerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrive
Note:YourcomputersupportsSATA2.0andSATA3.0devices.Formoreinformation,see“Locating
partsonthesystemboard”onpage12.
•Solid-statedrive(SSD)(availableinsomemodels)
•MiniSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(mSATA)solid-statedrive(availableinsomemodels)
Videosubsystem
•IntegratedgraphicsforaVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectorandtwoDisplayPortconnectors
•PeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressx16graphicscardslotonthesystemboardfora
discretegraphicscard
Audiosubsystem
•Integratedhigh-denition(HD)audio
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