Lenovo IdeaCentre D400 User manual

Version 1.0 2009.7

User Guide

Lenovo

IdeaCentre D400 Series

31038690B

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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.

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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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2Contents

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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User Guide

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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2User Guide

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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4User Guide

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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User Guide

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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