Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 Tiny 10AY0037US User Manual

Preloaded operating system
Some: Windows



 7 Professional 64

preinstalled through downgrade 

rights in Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

Some: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
Preloaded applications (only some listed)

 - Windows 7 models
● ThinkVantage



 Product Recovery

● ThinkVantage Communication Utility

● ThinkVantage Power Manager

● Lenovo



 AppShop

● Lenovo Message Center Plus

● Lenovo SimpleTap

● Adobe



 Reader



●  Windows Live Essentials

● Corel



 Burn.Now

 (DVD±RW)

● Corel DVD MovieFactory



 (DVD

±RW)  

 - Windows 8 models
● Lenovo Support

● Lenovo Companion

● Lenovo Cloud Storage

● Norton Studio

● AccuWeather

● Evernote



● Cyberlink Power2Go (DVD±RW)

● Cyberlink PowerProducer (DVD±RW)
 - All models
● ThinkVantage System Update

● Lenovo Solution Center

● View Management Utility

● Norton Internet Security 

 

 

  (30 days of virus definitions)

●  Microsoft



 Office preloaded;

  purchase a product key to activate

● Skype

Security 

● Security chip (see information on left) 

● One lock to secure both cover and

   entire system to fixed object:

   -Padlock loop (in rear for opt padlock)

   -Security slot (in rear for optional

    Kensington



 MicroSaver



 cable)

● Cable lock 

● Power-on password 

● Hard disk password  

● Boot sequence control 

● Boot without keyboard and mouse 

● Serial port I/O control 

● Individual USB port disablement

● Chassis intrusion switch on selected

   model(s)
EPEAT

 Gold rating

ENERGY STAR



 5.2-compliant

ULE Gold 

GREENGUARD



 certified

RoHS-compliant
Supports ThinkVantage Technologies
For compatible accessories, 

please go to O-M92 sheet; 

For Lenovo service upgrade options, 

please go to S-TC sheet

●Part of the Global Models Plus (GMP) program with limited onsite service 3-year limited warranty

Processor



 i5-3470 Processor (4 cores / 4 threads, 3.2GHz, 6MB cache), 

Turbo Boost 2.0 (3.6GHz), integrated Intel HD Graphics 2500, 

integrated 1600MHz dual-channel DDR3 memory controller, Virtualization Technology

Implementation

Processor in LGA1155 socket

Memory

32GB max, 

UDIMM, PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3, four 240-pin DIMM sockets

Graphics

Intel HD Graphics 2500 in processor, uses main memory, DirectX



 11, 

one VGA, one DisplayPort

, supports dual independent display;

Maximum resolution: 2560x1600 (DisplayPort, VGA)@60Hz

DP dongle

None

Disk

SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200 rpm

Optical

Super Multi-Burner DL DVD±RW SATA 1.5Gb/s Drive

SATA controller

Serial ATA, SATA 3.0Gb/s and SATA 6.0Gb/s, integrated in chipset, RAID 0/1 support

Onboard SATA 

Two SATA cables (each 1-drop to device), two SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors, 

one SATA 3.0Gb/s connector, and one eSATA connector

eSATA port

None

Media reader

None

Chipset

Front ports

Two USB 2.0, microphone (stereo, 3.5mm), headphone (stereo, 3.5mm)

Rear ports

Four USB 3.0, two USB 2.0, serial (9-pin), ethernet (RJ-45), VGA DB-15, DisplayPort

Rear audio ports Line-in (stereo, 3.5mm), line-out (stereo, 3.5mm), microphone-in (stereo, 3.5mm)

Internal connector Two USB 2.0 planar conn (1 used; one open for media reader or 2 rear USB ports),

one internal DisplayPort connector

Audio

High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek



 ALC662 codec

Speaker

Internal speaker for business audio

IEEE 1394

None

Ethernet

One gigabit ethernet port, Intel 82579, Wake on LAN



Intel AMT

Intel Active Management Technology 8.0 (Intel AMT 8.0)

Modem

None

Security chip

Trusted Platform Module (TPM1.2-compliant)

Keyboard

Preferred Pro USB Keyboard (USB connector), 104-key, black, Lenovo



 logo

Mouse

Enhanced Optical USB Mouse, black, Lenovo logo

Power supply

280 watts, autosensing, 85% PSU

Machine

● Business black color; metal case 

● 6.9" W X 17.4" D X 16.3" H 

● 175mm W X 442mm D X 414mm H 

● 24.2 lb (11.0 kg) in maximum configuration 

● Toolless cover removal 

● Toolless disk, optical drive removal 

● Toolless adapter retention

Bay

Bay 1: 5.25", 1.6" high, access, std optical

Bay 2: 5.25", 1.6" high, access, open 

Bay 3: 3.5", 1" high, access, opt reader

Bay 4: 3.5", 1" high, no access, std disk

Bay 5: 3.5", 1" high, no access, opt disk

Slot

Slot 1: half-length, full-height, PCI Express 2.0 x16 (75w max) 

Slot 2: half-length, full-height, PCIe 2.0 x1 

Slot 3: half-length, full-height, 32-bit PCI 2.3 

Slot 4: half-length, full-height, 32-bit PCI 2.3

Limited Warranty

3-years, limited onsite service, 8 am-5 pm, Mon - Fri coverage excluding holidays, 

next business day response time / service upgrades available

3228-A3U 4x5

i5-3470 4GBx1  500G 7200

Bay

DVD±RW

None HD 2500 None

None

ES52

vPro

G P Win8 Pro64 10/23/12

3228-A4U 4x5

i5-3470 4GBx1  500G 7200

Bay

DVD±RW

None HD 2500 None

None

ES52

vPro

G P Win7 Pro64 10/23/12

See footnotes for important warranty information 
US models announced October 23, 2012

Lenovo 

(MHTN1-32) October 2012

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