Lenovo IdeaCentre D400 User manual

Version 1.0 2009.7
User Guide
Lenovo
IdeaCentre D400 Series
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Important Safety Information
Before using this manual, it is important that you read and understand all of the
related safety information for this product. Refer to the Safety and Warranty Guide
that you received with this product for the latest safety information. Reading and
understanding this safety information reduces the risk of personal injury or damage
to your product.
Danger: Be aware of extremely hazardous or lethal situations.
Attention: Be aware of possible damage to programs, devices, or data.
Note: Pay attention to this important information.
© Copyright Lenovo 2009.
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Contents
Important Safety Information
Introduction................................................................................. 1
Chapter 1 Instruction for using Home Server hardware ....... 4
Front view......................................................................................4
Front panel LED indicators.............................................................5
Using the one-touch USB backup feature......................................8
Rear view.......................................................................................9
LAN related LEDs on the rear side ...............................................10
Connect the power cord..............................................................11
Connect to the home network .....................................................11
Lenovo Home Server Recovery DVD ...........................................11
Client Software Installer CD..........................................................12
Computer Restore CD .................................................................12
Chapter 2 Installing the software .......................................... 13
Install the Windows Home Server Connector on the client
computer...............................................................................13
Install the Lenovo Home Server EasyAccess utility .......................24
Install the LightsOut client utility ...................................................30
Chapter 3 Restoring a home computer ................................ 34
Chapter 4 Server Recovery.................................................... 35
Chapter 5 Windows Home Server Console.......................... 40
The Windows Home Server Console window ..............................41
Computers and Backup...............................................................41
User Accounts.............................................................................42
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Shared Folders ............................................................................42
Server Storage.............................................................................43
LightsOut.....................................................................................43
Network Health............................................................................44
Chapter 6 Settings .................................................................. 45
Remote Access ...........................................................................45
Chapter 7 Configuring the hard disk drive ........................... 47
Adding a hard disk drive ..............................................................47
Replacing the hard disk drive.......................................................52
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting .................................................... 57
Post error code for the system state LED indicator ......................58
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Introduction
Home Server is a data storage and digital media content server for families and
SOHO Small Businesses with multiple computers and multimedia devices on a
home network who want to enjoy their digital experiences when and where they
want.
Home Server enables you to access easily and more securely your files and
computers from inside and outside your family or SOHO Small Business. You can
use it to store your important photos, videos, music and files in a central location
for access anytime and anywhere.
Specifications for Home Server
• Processor
Intel®Atom™ 230
• Drive storage
Up to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard disk drive (HDD)
SATA 2 or above edition as primary drive.
• Memory
Up to 2 GB DDR2 MHz unbuffered SDRAM
• Ethernet
High performance (10/100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet port
• I/O ports
USB 2.0 ports (1 front and 4 rear), Gigabit Ethernet port, eSATA port, recovery/
reset button
• Power
100-127/200-240V, 3.5V, 50/60 Hz
• Server operating system (OS) support
Windows Home Server
• Client computer OS support
Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit Edition
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Windows XP 32-bit and 64-bit Edition
Client computer installation
• Up to 10 home computers can install and use the Windows Home Server
Connector software which enables automatic backup and access to shared
folders on the home server.
Do not support Wireless
• You must use an Ethernet cable to connect your Home Server to your
broadband router or home computer. Wireless connecting your Home Server
to your broadband router or home computer is not supported.
• Can not setup a shared network printer with your Home Server.
Recommended environment for client computer
For best results, your computer should meet the following hardware and software
requirements:
• Processor
1 GHz Pentium 3, Pentium 4, AMD x64, or newer processor
• System memory
512 MB or above
• Supported operating systems for home computers
The following operating systems for home computers support Windows Home
Server:
• Windows Vista Home Basic
• Windows Vista Home N (EU only)
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Windows Vista Business
• Windows Vista Business N (EU only)
• Windows Vista Enterprise
• Windows Vista Ultimate
• Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• Windows XP Professional with SP2
• Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with SP2 and Rollup 2
• Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004/2005 with SP2
• Windows XP Tablet Edition with SP2
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• Internet connection
• 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet connection
• Broadband connection (DSL only)
• Broadband router (DHCP enabled)
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Chapter
Instruction for using Home Server
hardware
Attention: Do not open the rear cover of your Home Server chassis at
any time. If you are unable to resolve a problem on your own, contact the
Lenovo Customer Service.
Front view
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Power button Individual HDD status indicator
Network indicator System hard drive
Hard disk drive (HDD) status indicator USB connector
System status indicator USB backup button
USB backup indicator Hot-swappable HDDs (3)
Front panel LED indicators
The LED indicators mounted on the front panel provide information about the
status of the system, its hard drives, and its network connection.
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LED indicator Color status Description
Power button
LED
(Single color)
Blue ON The system is connected to the power
supply and is turned on and ready for
use.
Blue blink The system is booting.
The system is in S3 sleep mode
(suspend to memory).
OFF Power OFF
Network LED
(Single color)
Blue ON The network is connected.
Blue blink The network is active.
OFF The network is disconnected.
HDD access LED
(Single color)
Blue blink Disk access
OFF No access
System status LED
(Dual color)
Purple ON The system stays on initial mode.
Blue blink The operating system is in the process
of booting or in the process of shutting
down.
Blue ON The operating system has booted
(running/normal operation).
Red blink Boot from internal Windows PE for
system recovery/reset
Blue and purple
blink
Boot from USB (Reserved for BIOS
update while boot block is active.)
Red ON When the system is booting:
System failure: See POST error code
System status Red ON with HDD LEDs.
When the system is running:
Go to Health dialogue box to check what
events are triggered or happened.
Red blink When the system has booted:
HDD LED 0~3 Red blinking
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USB backup LED
(Single color)
Blue ON The USB is connected.
The backup is complete.
Blue blink The system is backing up files from a
USB storage device.
OFF The USB storage device is not mounted.
Individual HDD
status LED
(Two colors + one
mixed color)
Purple ON A disk was mounted and has not been
manually added into the Windows Home
Server HDD volume.
Or, a disk was mounted and has been
manually removed from the Windows
Home Server HDD volume.
Purple blink A disk was mounted and is in the
process of being manually added/
removed into the Windows Home Server
HDD volume.
Blue ON The disk was mounted and the disk has
been manually added into the Windows
Home Server HDD volume.
Red blink A disk was failure with system status
LED RED ON.
OFF The disk was un-mounted.
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Using the one-touch USB backup feature
The USB backup button on the front panel allows you to back up the data from a USB
storage device to the Home Server. Windows Home Server first copies all files into
the Public shared folder, and then classifies the files according to their media type into
the corresponding shared folders, namely Music, Videos and Photos. When Windows
Home Server cannot determine the file type, the file is automatically stored in the Other
folder.
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Attention:
• Only the front USB port supports the backup feature.
• The data backup feature supports only standard USB flash disks, USB
hard disks and USB card readers free of internal Hub.
(Note: “standard” refers to media that do not require specific drivers
and can be recognized directly by Microsoft Windows Home Server.)
1. Plug the USB device into the front USB connector .
2. Press the USB backup button . The USB backup indicator blinks blue.
3. All files on the USB storage device are copied into the Public shared folder.
Note: During the copy process, Windows Home Server checks the file
properties including time, size and file name to verify whether the same
file or a file of the same name already exists in the folder. If there is a
conflicting file name, the data will be copied and the file name will be
assigned a serial number. If the file of exactly the same properties already
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exists in the Public shared folder, the file will be filtered out of the copy
process.
4. Afterwards, Windows Home Server automatically copies and classifies the
newly copied files according to their file type.
5. You can find files of different types in their corresponding shared folders (Music,
Videos and Photos). Files other than music, videos and photos are found in the
Other folder.
6. When the backup process is complete, the USB backup indicator turns solid
blue.
Rear view
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Ethernet connector
Recovery/reset button
eSATA connector
USB connector
Power connector
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LAN related LEDs on the rear side
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LED indicator Color status Description
LAN SPEED-LED
(Rear side, RJ45)
(Dual color)
Amber ON 1000 Mbit/s
Green ON 100 Mbit/s
OFF 10 Mbit/s or Disconnected
LAN ACTIVE-LED
(Rear side, RJ45)
(Single color)
Green blink Access
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Connect the power cord
Plug the power cord into the power connector and the other end of the power
cord into an electrical outlet.
Connect to the home network
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the Home Server and the other end to
an available Ethernet port on your router.
Lenovo Home Server Recovery DVD
The Lenovo Home Server Recovery DVD will lead you through the steps to recover
your Windows Home Server system. You can also restore your Windows Home
Server to the original factory configuration.
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Client Software Installer CD
The Client Software Installer CD will lead you through the steps to install the
Windows Home Server Connector on the computers you want to connect to your
home server. It will also install the LightsOut client utility.
Computer Restore CD
The Computer Restore CD will lead you through the steps to recover your home
computer system from a backup that is located on your home server. You need
to back up the data from your home computer before recovering the computer
system.
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Installing the software
Chapter
Install the Windows Home Server Connector on the
client computer
After setting up your Home Server, you must install the Windows Home Server
Connector on your computer.
Note:
• Before installing the Windows Home Server Connector on the client
computer, make sure the HDD indicator on the front panel lights is blue.
• Prior to installing the Windows Home Server Connector, make sure you
have administrator privileges. Refer to Windows Help for more details on
changing your user account settings.
1. Place the Windows Home Server Connector Client Software Installer
CD in the optical drive of the home computer. Single-click on the
Run SWINstaller.exe file to begin installation.
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2. The End User License Agreement window appears. Select the “I accept terms
in End User license Agreement” option button, and then click Next.
3. Select the “Install Windows Home Server Connector SW” option button if you
want to install SW for the Connector.
4. Click Install to begin the installation process.
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5. The Windows Home Server Connector installation starts to find and connect to
your Home Server.
6. Once the server is found, the Welcome window appears.
7. Click Next.
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