User Manual

Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Youcanincreasethecapacityofthememoryortheharddiskdrivebyreplacingtheoriginal,built-in

devicewithanoptionalone.Or,ifyouneedto,youcanreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardbyfollowing

theproceduresinthissection.

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage75

•“BeforereplacingCRU”onpage75

•“Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage76

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage78

•“Replacingthememorymodule”onpage81

•“ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage83

•“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage85

•“InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive”onpage87

•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage90

•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage89

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.

Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoption

orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou

toinstallit.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions

toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe

edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthe

parttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwo

seconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityinthepackageandyourbody.

•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackagingandinstallthepart

withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackagingonasmooth,

levelsurfaceandplacethepartonit.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

BeforereplacingCRU

Toprotectyoufromtheelectricitydanger,beforereplacinganyCRU,ensureyoureadthissectionand

doasfollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Turnonyourcomputer.PressF1toenterThinkPadSetupwhentheThinkPadlogoappears.

3.SelectCong➙Power.Thesubmenuwillbedisplayed.