Computer Setup

Whats inside the box

Monitor

Comes in 3 pieces, connecting them well takes a solid thwak to the bottom.

There are 2 vga ports, use the one the lower port that is on the card, not the one that is onboard near the top of the tower.

software

When you see "Please insert Operatying system recovery disk 1 into drive Y:, insert

Installing Windows 8

1. Insert the disk labeleled "Windows 8 Recovery media for Windows 8 products (1) disk 1 of 2"
2. Press F12 while the machine is booting to bring up the boot menu
3. Select "Legacy: MATSHITA DVD-RAM SW830"

The following is the disk order for the recovery process:

1. Windows 8 Recovery media for Windows 8 products (1) disk 1 of 2
2. Operating System Recovery Disc Windows 8 Pro (OEM Activation 3.0 Required) (2) disk 1 of 2
3. Operating System Recovery Disc Windows 8 Pro (OEM Activation 3.0 Required) (2) disk 2 of 2
4. Windows 8 Recovery media for Windows 8 products (2) disk 1 of 2

Updates

You'll need to run Windows update through several 'update and restart' cycles to get to a point where you can install windows 8.1

1. Log into the machine. If you're not at the start screen, press the start key on the keyboard.
2. Type 'control panel' and press enter.
3. Search the control panel (upper right of the window) for 'windows update'
4. On the left hand column, click 'check for updates'
5. Sometimes there will be an 'install updates' button, other times you'll need to click on the number of updates found.
6. Repeat as many times as needed to finish out all updates
7. In the start screen, go to 'store' and click the large banner offering a free upgrade to windows 8.1

Fixing the ICMPv6 Spam

When these machines sleep, they begin to spam the network with ICMPv6 packets. It seems that when 2 or more go to sleep, there is enough spam to disable wifi.

This fix is to install version 19 or later of the Intel Network Driver, available at \\fizzle\san\Intelnetworkdriver\ProW.exe (HEFTODO: get the correct link)

Problem Report Oct 01 2014

The lenovo ThinkCenter in the electronics area the Windows Network Diagnostics reports:

"Ethernet" doesn't have a valid IP Configuration.

The Blue cable seem too be plugged in. The light looks orange to me.