Lenovo IdeaCentre 3 User manual

IdeaCentre 3
User Guide

Read this first
Before using this documentation and the product it supports, ensure that you read and understand the
following:
• Safety and Warranty Guide
• Generic Safety and Compliance Notices
• Setup Guide
First Edition (April 2022)
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Contents
About this do umentation . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your omputer . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 4
USB specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2. Get started with your
omputer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Work with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Windows help information . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connect an external display . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 3. Explore your omputer . . . 9
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Lenovo Vantage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Set the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ransfer data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device (for
selected models) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Use the optical drive (for selected models) . . 12
Use a media card (for selected models) . . . . 12
Purchase accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 4. CRU repla ement . . . . . 13
CRU list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Remove or replace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Computer cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Card reader (for selected models) . . . . . . 16
Optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Optical drive bracket . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Storage drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
M.2 solid-state drive . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Heat sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Coin-cell battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
PCI Express card . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power supply assembly . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 5. Help and support . . . . . 29
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 29
Self-help resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Call Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . 31
Lenovo Customer Support Center . . . . . . 31
Purchase additional services. . . . . . . . . . 32
Appendix A. Noti es and
trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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About this do umentation
• his guide applies to the Lenovo product models listed below. Illustrations in this guide may look slightly
different from your product model.
Model name Ma hine type (MT)
IdeaCentre 3 07IAB7 90SM
IdeaCentre 3 07ACH7 90U9
• For further compliance information, refer to the Generic Safety and Compliance Notices at https://
pcsupport.lenovo.com/docs/generic_notices.
• Depending on the model, some optional accessories, features, and software programs might not be
available on your computer.
• Depending on the version of the operating systems and programs, some user interface instructions might
not be applicable to your computer.
• Documentation content is subject to change without notice. Lenovo makes constant improvements to the
documentation of your computer, including this User Guide. o get the latest documentation, go to https://
pcsupport.lenovo.com.
• Microsoft® makes periodic feature changes to the Windows® operating system through Windows Update.
As a result, some information in this documentation might become outdated. Refer to Microsoft resources
for the latest information.
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Chapter 1. Meet your omputer
Front
1. Power button 2. Card reader slot*
3. Microphone connector 4. Headset connector
5. USB-C® (3.2 Gen 1) connector* 6. USB 3.2 connectors Gen 1(2)
7. Optical drive eject button* 8. Optical drive activity indicator*
9. Optical drive*
* for selected models
Power indi ator
Show the system status of your computer.
•Blinking for three times: he computer is initially connected to power.
•On: he computer is on.
•Off: he computer is off or in hibernation mode.
•Blinking rapidly: he computer is entering sleep or hibernation mode.
•Blinking slowly: he computer is in sleep mode.
Related topi s
• “Use a media card (for selected models)” on page 12.
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• “USB specifications” on page 5.
• “Use the optical drive (for selected models)” on page 12.
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Rear
1. Padlock loop 2. Security-lock
3. PCI Express card area 4. Power cord connector
5. USB 3.2 connector Gen 16. USB 3.2 connector Gen 1 (with smart power on)
7. USB 2.0 connectors(2) 8. Ethernet connector
9. VGA-out connector 10. HDMI M out connector
11. Audio line-out connector
Related topi s
• “USB specifications” on page 5.
• “Connect an external display” on page 8.
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*
* for selected models

Features and spe ifi ations
For detailed specifications of your computer, go to https://psref.lenovo.com.
Hardware o view the hardware information of your computer, type device manager in the
Windows search box and then press Enter.
Power supply • 180-watt automatic voltage-sensing power supply
• 260-watt automatic voltage-sensing power supply*
Adaptability for power supply
• Mainland China: 220 V ± 22 V, 50 Hz ± 1 Hz
• Adaptive voltage positioning: 90 V to 264 V, 50/60 Hz
• With voltage selection switch: 90 V to 264 V, 50 Hz ± 1 Hz
Mi ropro essor o view the microprocessor information of your computer, type system
information in the Windows search box and then press Enter.
Memory
• For IdeaCentre 3 07IAB7: Double data rate 4 (DDR4) unbuffered dual in-line
memory module (UDIMM)
• For IdeaCentre 3 07ACH7: Double data rate 4 (DDR4) small outline dual in-line
memory module (SO-DIMM)
Storage devi e
• Hard disk drive
• Solid-state drive
o view the storage drive capacity of your computer, type disk management in the
Windows search box and then press Enter.
Note: he storage drive capacity indicated by the system is less than the nominal
capacity.
Expansion
• For IdeaCentre 3 07IAB7 and IdeaCentre 3 07ACH7:
– Card reader slot*
– 2 M.2 PCIe slots (1 for Wi-Fi; 1 for solid-state drive)
• For IdeaCentre 3 07IAB7:
– 2 DDR4 UDIMM slots
– PCIe Gen 4 x16 slot
– 3.5–inch hard disk drive bay
• For IdeaCentre 3 07ACH7:
– 2 DDR4 SO-DIMM slots
– 2.5–inch hard disk drive bay*
– 3.5–inch hard disk drive bay*
– PCIe Gen 3 x 16 slot
– PCIe Gen 3 x 1 slot
Network features
• Bluetooth
• Ethernet LAN
• Wireless LAN
* for selected models
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