Lenovo Legion Tower 5 User manual

User Guide
Lenovo Legion Tower 5 (28L, 05) and Lenovo Legion R5 (28L, 05)

Read this first
Before using this documentation and the roduct it su orts, ensure that you read and understand the
following:
• A endix A “Im ortant safety information” on age 73
• Safety and Warranty Guide
• Setup Guide
First Edition (January 2020)
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Contents
About this do umentation . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your omputer . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features and s ecifications . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2. Get started with your
omputer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Get started with Windows 10 . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows user interface . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect to networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connect to the wired Ethernet . . . . . . . 11
Connect to Wi-Fi networks. . . . . . . . . 11
Use Lenovo Vantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Use multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Use audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3. Explore your omputer . . 13
Manage ower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Set ower button behaviors . . . . . . . . 13
Set the ower lan . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Transfer data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device. . . . 13
Lock the com uter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Purchase accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting,
diagnosti s, and re overy . . . . . . . 15
Basic rocedure for resolving com uter
roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Startu roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Audio roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Network roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Performance roblems . . . . . . . . . . 20
Storage drive roblems . . . . . . . . . . 21
Software roblems. . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Restore system files and settings to an earlier
oint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Restore your files from a backu . . . . . . 21
Reset your com uter . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use advanced o tions . . . . . . . . . . 22
Windows automatic recovery. . . . . . . . 22
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 22
U date the device driver . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 5. CRU repla ement . . . . . 25
What are CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Re lace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Left side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Right side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Back cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.5-inch storage drive . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.5-inch storage drive . . . . . . . . . . 38
Storage drive rubber . . . . . . . . . . . 42
M.2 solid-state drive . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Micro rocessor heatsink and fan assembly . . 48
Water cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . 52
PCI-Ex ress card . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
PCI-Ex ress card su er holder . . . . . . . 60
Coin-cell battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power su ly assembly . . . . . . . . . . 64
Chapter 6. Help and support . . . . . 69
Self-hel resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Call Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . 70
Lenovo Customer Su ort Center . . . . . . 71
Purchase additional services. . . . . . . . . . 71
Appendix A. Important safety
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Appendix B. A essibility and
ergonomi information . . . . . . . . 87
Appendix C. Complian e
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Appendix D. Noti es and
trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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About this do umentation
• This guide a lies to the Lenovo roduct models listed below. Illustrations in this guide may look slightly
different from your roduct model.
Model Name Ma hine Type (MT) Ma hine Type (MT) for Energy Star
Lenovo Legion T5 28IMB05 90NC, 90NK 90NC
Lenovo Legion R5 28IMB05 90NE, 90NJ 90NE
• De ending on the model, some o tional accessories, features, and software rograms might not be
available on your com uter.
• De ending on the version of the o erating systems and rograms, some user interface instructions might
not be a licable to your com uter.
• Documentation content is subject to change without notice. Lenovo makes constant im rovements to the
documentation of your com uter, including this User Guide. To get the latest documentation, go to:
htt s:// csu ort.lenovo.com
• Microsoft® makes eriodic feature changes to the Windows® o erating system through Windows U date.
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 computer
Front
Figure 1. Lenovo Legion Tower 5 (28L, 05)
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Figure 2. Lenovo Legion R5 (28L, 05)
1. Lenovo Legion logo LED indicator
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Top
Figure 3. Lenovo Legion Tower 5 (28L, 05)
Chapter 1.Meet your computer 3

Figure 4. Lenovo Legion R5 (28L, 05)
1. Power button Press the power button to turn on the computer.
2. Headset connector Connect a headset or headphones to your computer.
3. USB 3.2 connectors Gen 1 (2) Connect USB-compatible devices, such as a USB keyboard, USB
mouse, USB storage device, or USB printer.
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Rear
1. USB-CTM connector Connect USB-compatible devices, such as a USB
keyboard, USB mouse, USB storage device, or USB
printer.
Note: An appropriate adapter may be needed for
connecting external devices.
2. USB 3.2 connectors Gen 1 (2)
Connect USB-compatible devices, such as a USB
keyboard, USB mouse, USB storage device, or USB
printer.
3. USB 2.0 connectors (2)
Connect USB-compatible devices, such as a USB
keyboard, USB mouse, USB storage device, or USB
printer.
4. Ethernet connector
Connect to a local area network (LAN). When the green
indicator is on, the computer is connected to a LAN. When
the yellow indicator blinks, data is being transmitted.
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5. Audio connectors
Send audio signals from the com uter to external devices,
such as owered stereo s eakers, head hones, or
multimedia keyboards. To connect a stereo system or other
external recording device, connect a cable between the
audio line-in connector of the device and the audio line-out
connector of the com uter.
Note: If your com uter has both an audio line-out
connector and a headset or head hone connector, always
use the headset or head hone connector for ear hones,
head hones, or a headset. The head hone connector does
not su ort headset micro hones.
Receive audio signals from an external audio device, such
as a stereo system. To connect an external audio device,
connect a cable between the audio line-out connector of
the device and the audio line-in connector of the com uter.
6. PCI-Ex ress card area
Install PCI-Ex ress cards into this area to im rove the
o erating erformance of the com uter. De ending on the
com uter model, the connectors in this area vary.
7. Security-lock slot Lock your com uter to a desk, table, or other fixtures using
a Kensington-style cable lock.
8. Power cord connector Connect the ower cord to your com uter for ower
su ly.
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Features and spe ifi ations
Hardware onfiguration
1. Right-click the Start button to o en the Start context menu.
2. Click Devi e Manager. Ty e the administrator assword or rovide
confirmation if rom ted.
Power supply
• 350-watt voltage-sensing ower su ly
• 400-watt voltage-sensing ower su ly
• 650–watt voltage-sensing ower su ly
Mi ropro essor To view the micro rocessor information of your com uter, right-click the Start
button and then click System.
Memory Double data rate 4 (DDR4) umbuffered dual in-line memory module (UDIMM).
Storage devi e
To view the storage drive ca acity of your com uter, right-click the Start button
to o en the Start context menu and then click Disk Management.
Note: The storage drive ca acity indicated by the system is less than the nominal
ca acity.
Expansion
Network features
• Bluetooth
• Gigabit Ethernet LAN
• Wireless LAN
Statement on USB transfer rate
De ending on many factors such as the rocessing ca ability of the host and eri heral devices, file
attributes, and other factors related to system configuration and o erating environments, the actual transfer
rate using the various USB connectors on this device will vary and will be slower than the data rate listed
below for each corres onding device.
USB devi e Data rate (Gbit/s)
3.1 Gen 1/3.2 Gen 1 5
3.1 Gen 2/3.2 Gen 2 10
3.2 Gen 2 × 2 20
Cha ter 1.Meet your com uter 7
• 4 SATA3 Port
• 4 DDR4 UDIMM slots
• PCI-Ex ress slots: PCIEx16 (1), PCIEx4 (1), PCIEx1 (2)
• 3 M.2 solid-state drive slot (1 for WIFI w/CNVi, 2 for PCIEx4 SSD )
• 2 Storage drive bays (3.5’, hot-swa )

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Chapter 2. Get started with your omputer
Get started with Windows 10
Learn the basics of Windows 10 and start working with it right away. For more information about Windows
10, see the Windows hel information.
Windows a ount
A user account is required to use the Windows o erating system. It can either be a Windows user account or
a Microsoft account.
Windows user a ount
When you start Windows for the first time, you are rom ted to create a Windows user account. This first
account you created is of the “Administrator” ty e. With an Administrator account, you can create additional
user accounts or change account ty es by doing the following:
1. O en the Start menu and select Settings ➙ A ounts ➙ Family & other users.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Mi rosoft a ount
You can also log in to the Windows o erating system with a Microsoft account.
To create a Microsoft account, go to the Microsoft sign-u age at htt s://signu .live.com and follow the on-
screen instructions.
With a Microsoft account, you can:
• Enjoy one-time signing in if you are using other Microsoft services, such as OneDrive, Sky e, and Outlook.
com.
• Sync ersonalized settings across other Windows-based devices.
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Windows user interfa e
1. A ount Change account settings, lock the com uter, or sign out from the current account.
2. Do uments O en the Do uments folder, a default folder to save your received files.
3. Pi tures O en the Pi tures folder, a default folder to save your received ictures.
4. Settings Launch Settings.
5. Power Shut down, restart, or ut the com uter into slee mode.
6. Start button O en the Start menu.
7. Windows Sear h Ty e what you are looking for in the search box and get search results from your
com uter and the Web.
8. Task View Dis lay all o ened a s and switch among them.
9. Windows notifi ation area Dis lay notifications and status of some features.
10. Battery status i on Dis lay ower status and change battery or ower settings. When your com uter
is not connected to ac ower, the icon changes to .
11. Network i on Connect to an available wireless network and dis lay the network status. When
connected to a wired network, the icon changes to .
12. A tion enter Dis lay the latest notifications from a s and rovide quick access to some
features.
Open the Start menu
• Click the Start button.
• Press the Windows logo key on the keyboard.
Open the Start ontext menu
Right-click the Start button.
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A ess Control Panel
• O en the Start menu and click Windows System ➙ Control Panel.
• Use Windows Search.
Laun h an app
• O en the Start menu and select the a you want to launch.
• Use Windows Search.
Conne t to networks
Your com uter hel s you connect to the world through a wired or wireless network.
Conne t to the wired Ethernet
Connect your com uter to a local network through the Ethernet connector on your com uter with an
Ethernet cable.
Conne t to Wi-Fi networks
1. Click the network icon in the Windows notification area. A list of available wireless networks is dis layed.
2. Select a network available for connection. Provide required information, if needed.
Use Lenovo Vantage
The reinstalled Lenovo Vantage is a customized one-sto solution to hel you maintain your com uter with
automated u dates and fixes, configure hardware settings, and get ersonalized su ort.
A ess Lenovo Vantage
O en the Start menu and click Lenovo Vantage. You also can ty e Lenovo Vantage in the search box.
To download the latest version of Lenovo Vantage, go to Microsoft Store and search by the a name.
Key features
Lenovo Vantage enables you to:
• Know the device status easily and customize device settings.
• Download and install UEFI BIOS, firmware and driver u dates to kee your com uter u -to-date.
• Monitor your com uter health, and secure your com uter against outside threats.
• Look u warranty status (online).
• Access User Guide and hel ful articles.
Notes:
• The available features vary de ending on the com uter model.
• Lenovo Vantage makes eriodic u dates of the features to kee im roving your ex erience with your
com uter. The descri tion of features might be different from that on your actual user interface.
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Use multimedia
Use your com uter for business or entertainment with connected devices (such as a camera, a monitor, or
s eakers).
Use audio
To enhance the audio ex erience, connect s eakers, head hones, or a headset to the audio connector.
Adjust the volume
1. Click the volume icon in the Windows notification area on the taskbar.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to adjust the volume. Click the s eaker icon to mute the audio.
Change the sound settings
1. Go to Control Panel and view by category.
2. Click Hardware and Sound ➙ Sound.
3. Change the settings as you refer.
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Chapter 3. Explore your omputer
Manage power
Use the information in this section to achieve the best balance between erformance and ower efficiency.
Set power button behaviors
You can define what the ower button does according to your reference. For exam le, by ressing the
ower button, you can turn off the com uter or ut the com uter to slee or hibernation mode.
To change what the ower button does:
1. Go to Control Panel and view by large icons or small icons.
2. Click Power Options ➙ Choose what the power buttons do.
3. Change the settings as you refer.
Set the power plan
For ENERGY STAR® com liant com uters, the following ower lan takes effect when your com uters have
been idle for a s ecified duration:
Table 1. Default power plan (when plugged into ac power)
• Turn off the dis lay: After 10 minutes
• Put the com uter to slee : After 25 minutes
To awaken the com uter from Slee mode, ress any key on your keyboard.
To reset the ower lan to achieve the best balance between erformance and ower saving:
1. Go to Control Panel and view by large icons or small icons.
2. Click Power Options, and then choose or customize a ower lan of your reference.
Transfer data
Quickly share your files using the built-in Bluetooth technology among devices with the same features. You
also can install a disc or media card to transfer data.
Conne t to a Bluetooth-enabled devi e
You can connect all ty es of Bluetooth-enabled devices to your com uter, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a
smart hone, or s eakers. To ensure that the connection is successful, lace the devices 10 meters (33 feet),
at most, from the com uter.
1. Turn on Bluetooth on the com uter.
a. O en the Start menu, and then click Settings ➙ Devi es ➙ Bluetooth & other devi es.
b. Turn on the Bluetooth switch.
2. Click Add Bluetooth or other devi e ➙ Bluetooth.
3. Select a Bluetooth device, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
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Your Bluetooth device and computer will automatically connect the next time if the two devices are in range
of each other with Bluetooth turned on. You can use Bluetooth for data transfer or remote control and
communication.
Lock the computer
Note: You are responsible for evaluating, selecting, and implementing the locking device and security
feature. Lenovo makes no comments, judgments, or warranties about the function, quality, or performance
of the locking device and security feature. You can purchase computer locks from Lenovo.
Kensington-style cable lock
Lock your computer to a desk, table, or other fixtures through a Kensington-style cable lock.
Purchase accessories
Lenovo has a number of hardware accessories and upgrades to help expand the capabilities of your
computer. Options include memory modules, storage devices, network cards, power adapters, keyboards,
mice, and more.
To shop at Lenovo, go to https://www.lenovo.com/accessories.
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