Lenovo ThinkCentre M710e Owner's manual

M710e User Guide and Hardware
Maintenance Manual
Energy Star Machine Types: 10UQ, 10UR, 10VB, and 10VC

Note: Before using this information and the roduct it su orts, be sure to read and understand the
Important Product Information Guide and A endix A “Notices” on age 45.
First Edition (February 2018)
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Contents
hapter 1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Machine ty e and model label . . . . . . . . . . 6
hapter 2. Specifications . . . . . . . . 7
hapter 3. omputer locks . . . . . . . 9
Locking the com uter cover . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Attaching a Kensington-style cable lock . . . . . 10
Attaching a cable lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
hapter 4. Replacing hardware . . . . 11
Before re lacing hardware . . . . . . . . . . 11
Locating CRUs and FRUs . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Re lacing the vertical stand . . . . . . . . . . 14
Re lacing the ower cord . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Removing the com uter cover . . . . . . . . . 16
Re lacing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Re lacing the o tical drive . . . . . . . . . . 18
Re lacing the storage drive . . . . . . . . . . 20
Re lacing the card reader . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Re lacing the internal s eaker . . . . . . . . . 25
Re lacing the illuminated red dot . . . . . . . . 26
Re lacing the ower su ly assembly . . . . . . 28
Re lacing the cover resence switch . . . . . . 29
Re lacing the M.2 storage drive . . . . . . . . 30
Re lacing the coin-cell battery . . . . . . . . . 32
Re lacing a memory module. . . . . . . . . . 34
Re lacing a PCI Ex ress card . . . . . . . . . 35
Re lacing the heat sink and fan assembly . . . . 37
Re lacing the micro rocessor . . . . . . . . . 39
Re lacing the system board . . . . . . . . . . 42
Com leting the arts re lacement . . . . . . . 43
Appendix A. Notices . . . . . . . . . . 45
Appendix B. Trademarks . . . . . . . 47
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hapter 1. Overview
This cha ter rovides basic information to hel you get familiar with your com uter.
Front view
Note: Your com uter model might look slightly different from the illustration.
Figure 1. Front view
1 O tical drive eject/close button 2 O tical drive status indicator
3 Internal s eaker (o tional) 4 Storage drive status indicator
5 Card reader slot (o tional) 6 Power indicator
7 Power button 8 Micro hone connector
9 Headset connector 10 USB 3.1 Gen 1 connectors (2)
11 Illuminated red dot
1 Optical drive eject/close button
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Used to eject the tray of the o tical drive. After you insert a disc into the tray, ress the eject/close button to
close the tray.
2 Optical drive status indicator
This indicator is on when the o tical drive is in use.
3 Internal speaker (optional)
Used to listen to the sounds from your com uter without using a headset or head hones.
4 Storage drive status indicator
This indicator is on when the storage drive is in use.
5 ard reader slot (optional)
Used to read data from a su orted memory card.
6 Power indicator
This indicator is on when the com uter is on.
7 Power button
Used to turn on your com uter. When you cannot shut down the com uter from the o erating system, ress
and hold the ower button for four or more seconds to turn off the com uter.
8 Microphone connector
Used to connect a micro hone to your com uter. You can use the micro hone to record sounds or interact
with the com uter using s eech-recognition software.
9 Headset connector
Used to connect head hones to your com uter.
10 USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector
Used to connect a USB-com atible device. For o timal data transfer, connect a USB 3.1 device to a USB
3.1 connector instead of a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 connector.
11 Illuminated red dot
This indicator is on when the com uter is on.
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Rear view
Note: Your com uter model might look slightly different from the illustration.
Figure 2. Rear view
1 Audio line-out connector 2 Dis layPort®-out connector
3 VGA-out connector 4 USB 2.0 connectors (2)
5 USB 3.1 Gen 1 connectors (2) 6 Power cord connector
7 Serial connector 8 Ethernet connector
9 Cable lock slots (2) 10 Padlock loo
11 Security-lock slot 12 Serial connector (o tional)
13 PCI-Ex ress card area
1 Audio line-out connector
Used to 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,
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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 connector or head hone connector for ear hones, head hones, or a headset. The
head hone connector does not su ort headset micro hones.
2 DisplayPort connector
Used to send audio and video signals from the com uter to another audio or video device, such as a high-
erformance monitor.
3 VGA-out connector
Used to send video signals from the com uter to another video device, such as a monitor.
4 USB 2.0 connector
Used to connect a device that requires a USB 2.0 connection.
5 USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector
Used to connect a USB-com atible device. For o timal data transfer, connect a USB 3.1 Gen 1 device to a
USB 3.1 or USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector instead of a USB 2.0 connector.
6 Power cord connector
Used to connect the ower cord to your com uter for ower su ly.
7 Serial connector
Used to connect an external modem, a serial rinter, or other devices that use a serial connector.
8 Ethernet connector
Used to connect an Ethernet cable for network access.
9 able lock slots
Used to secure a cable lock.
10 Padlock loop
Used to secure a adlock.
11 Security-lock slot
Used to secure a Kensington-style cable lock.
12 Serial connector (optional)
Used to connect an external modem, a serial rinter, or other devices that use a serial connector.
13 P I-Express card area
To im rove the o erating erformance of the com uter, you can connect PCI-Ex ress cards into this area.
De ending on the com uter model, the connectors in this area vary.
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System board
Note: See “Front view” on age 1 and “Rear view” on age 3 for additional com onent descri tions.
Figure 3. System board
1 Micro rocessor socket 2 Micro rocessor fan connector
3 Memory slot (DIMM1) 4 Memory slot (DIMM2)
5 Coin-cell battery 6 6- in ower connector
7 Internal s eaker connector 8 Illuminated red dot connector
9 SATA 3.0 connector 10 M.2 storage drive slot
11 Parallel connector 12 Serial (COM2) connector
13 SATA ower connector 14 SATA 3.0 connector
15 Card reader connector 16 PCI Ex ress x16 gra hics card slot
17 Cover resence switch connector (Intrusion switch
connector)
18 PCI Ex ress x1 card slot
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Machine type and model label
The machine ty e and model label identifies the com uter. When you contact Lenovo for hel , the machine
ty e and model information hel s su ort technicians to identify the com uter and rovide faster service.
The machine ty e and model label is attached on the to of the com uter as shown.
Figure 4. achine type and model label
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hapter 2. Specifications
Power supply
• 180-watt automatic voltage-sensing ower su ly
Storage drives
• 3.5-inch storage drive
• 2.5-inch storage drive
Video features
• The integrated gra hics card su orts the following:
– DP-out connector
– VGA-out connector
• The o tional discrete gra hics card rovides an enhanced audio ex erience and extended ca abilities.
Audio features
• The integrated audio card su orts the following:
– Audio line-out connector
– Headset connector
– Internal s eaker (o tional)
– Micro hone connector
• The o tional discrete audio card rovides an enhanced audio ex erience and extended ca abilities.
Input/Output (I/O) features
• Audio connectors (audio line-out, headset, and micro hone)
• Card reader slot (o tional)
• Dis lay connectors (VGA-out)
• Ethernet connector
• Serial connectors
• USB connectors
Expansion
• Card reader slot
• Memory slots
• O tical drive
• PCI Ex ress x1 card slot
• PCI Ex ress x16 gra hics card slot
• Storage drive bay
Network features
• Ethernet LAN
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Physical dimensions
• Width: 100.0 mm (3.9 inches)
• Height: 273.5 mm (10.8 inches)
• De th: 303.5 mm (11.9 inches)
Weight (without the package)
Maximum configuration as shi ed: 4.2 kg (11.3 lb)
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hapter 3. omputer locks
This cha ter rovides instructions on how to lock your com uter with the locking devices to kee your
com uter safe.
Locking the computer cover
Locking the com uter cover hel s revent unauthorized access to the inside of your com uter. Your
com uter features a adlock loo so that the com uter cover cannot be removed when a adlock is
installed.
Figure 5. Locking the computer cover
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Attaching a Kensington-style cable lock
You can use a Kensington-style cable lock to secure your com uter to a desk, table, or other non ermanent
fixture. The cable lock connects to the security-lock slot at the rear of your com uter. De ending on the ty e
selected, the cable lock can be o erated with a key or combination. The cable lock also locks the buttons
used to o en the com uter cover. This is the same ty e of lock used with many notebook com uters. You
can order such a cable lock directly from Lenovo by searching for Kensington at:
htt ://www.lenovo.com/su ort
Figure 6. Attaching a Kensington-style cable lock
Attaching a cable lock
A cable lock can be used to secure devices, such as the keyboard and the mouse, by locking the device
cables to the com uter. The cable lock connects to the cable-lock slots on the rear of the com uter. To
install a cable lock, do the following:
1. Insert the cli 1 into the cable-lock slot 4.
2. Pull the cables you want to lock through the dents in the cable lock.
3. Press the cli 2 into the cable-lock slot 3 until it sna s into osition.
Figure 7. Attaching a cable lock
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hapter 4. Replacing hardware
This cha ter rovides instructions on how to re lace hardware for your com uter.
Before replacing hardware
Attention: Do not o en your com uter or attem t any re airs before reading this section and the Important
Product Information Guide.
Notes before replacing hardware
• Use com uter com onents rovided only by Lenovo.
• When installing or re lacing an o tion, use the a ro riate instructions ex lained in this manual along with
the instructions that come with the o tion.
• In most areas of the world, Lenovo requires the return of defective CRUs. Information about this will come
with the CRU or will come a few days after the CRU arrives.
Handling static-sensitive devices
Do not o en the static- rotective ackage containing the new art until the defective art has been removed
and you are ready to install the new art. Static electricity, although harmless to you, can seriously damage
com uter com onents and o tions.
When you handle o tions and other com uter com onents, take these recautions to avoid static-electricity
damage:
• Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build u around you.
• Always handle o tions and other com uter com onents carefully. Handle PCI/PCIe cards, memory
modules, system boards, and micro rocessors by the edges. Never touch any ex osed circuitry.
• Prevent others from touching the o tions and other com uter com onents.
• Touch the static- rotective ackage containing the art to a metal ex ansion-slot cover or other
un ainted metal surface on the com uter for at least two seconds. This reduces static electricity from the
ackage and your body before you install or re lace a new art.
• When ossible, remove the new art from the static- rotective ackage, and install it directly in the
com uter without setting the art down. When this is not ossible, lace the static- rotective ackage on
a smooth, level surface and lace the art on the ackage.
• Do not lace the art on the com uter cover or other metal surface.
Locating RUs and FRUs
Customer Re laceable Units (CRUs) are com uter arts that a user can u grade or re lace. There are two
ty es of CRUs: self-service and o tional-service.
• Self-service CRUs: You can install self-service CRUs easily. These CRUs might be stand-alone, latched,
or secured by u to two screws. Exam les of self-service CRUs include the keyboard, mouse, any USB
device. You are res onsible for re lacing all self-service CRUs.
• O tional-service CRUs: Handling o tional-service CRUs requires some technical skills and sim le tools
(such as a screwdriver). These CRUs are isolated arts within the com uter. They are usually concealed
by an access anel that is secured by more than two screws. You must remove the screws and anel to
access the s ecific CRU. O tional-service CRUs can be removed and installed by users or, during the
warranty eriod, by a Lenovo service technician.
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Field Re laceable Units (FRUs) are com uter arts that a trained technician can u grade or re lace. For
detailed FRU information, such as the FRU art numbers and su orted com uter models, go to:
htt ://www.lenovo.com/service arts-looku
Notes:
• 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 , 13 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 21 and 26 are o tional-service CRUs. 4 and 20 are self-
service CRUs. Other arts are Field Re laceable Units.
• Some of the following com onents are o tional.
• To re lace a com onent that is not in the list below, contact a Lenovo service technician. For a list of
Lenovo Su ort hone numbers, go to:
htt ://www.lenovo.com/su ort/ hone
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Figure 8. Locating CRUs and FRUs
1 Com uter cover 2 System board
3 Micro rocessor 4 Coin-cell battery
5 Memory module 6 M.2 storage drive
7 Srotage drive bracket 8 3.5-inch storage drive
9 2.5-inch storage drive 10 Storage drive cable
11 O tical drive cable 12 O tical drive bracket
13 O tical drive 14 Card reader
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15 Internal s eaker 16 Front bezel
17 Keyboard 18 Mouse
19 Power cord 20 Power su ly assembly
21 PCI Ex ress card 22 Chassis
23 Cover resence switch 24 Heat sink and fan assembly
25 Fan duct 26 Vertical stand
Replacing the vertical stand
Attention: Do not o en your com uter or attem t any re airs before reading the Important Product
Information Guide.
1. Remove any media from the drives and turn off all connected devices and the com uter.
2. Disconnect all ower cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables from the com uter.
3. Re lace the vertical stand.
Figure 9. Removing the vertical stand
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Figure 10. Installing the vertical stand
4. Com lete the re lacement. See “Com leting the arts re lacement” on age 43.
Replacing the power cord
Attention: Do not o en your com uter or attem t any re airs before reading the Important Product
Information Guide.
1. Remove any media from the drives and turn off all connected devices and the com uter.
2. Disconnect all ower cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables from the com uter.
3. Re lace the ower cord.
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Figure 11. Removing the power cord
Figure 12. Installing the power cord
Removing the computer cover
Attention: Do not o en your com uter or attem t any re airs before reading the Important Product
Information Guide.
AUTION:
Before you open the computer cover, turn off the computer and wait several minutes until the
computer is cool.
1. Remove any media from the drives and turn off all connected devices and the com uter.
2. Disconnect all ower cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables from the com uter.
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