User Guide

11.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.
12.Reinstallthepalmrest.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthepalmrest”onpage122.
13.Reinstallthekeyboard.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthekeyboard”onpage118.
14.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage116.
15.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.
InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
SomeThinkPadmodelshaveanmSATAsolidstatedrive.YoucanreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewitha
newonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentative.Toreplacethe
mSATAsolidstatedrive,readthefollowingprerequisites.
Notes:
•YoucanalsoreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewithaWirelessPCIExpressMiniCardforWirelessWAN.
•ReplacethemSATAsolidstatedriveonlyifyouneedtohaveitrepaired.
Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
WhenreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.
Attention:WhenyouarehandlinganmSATAsolidstatedrive:
•DonotdropthemSATAsolidstatedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.PutthemSATAsolidstatedrive
onamaterial,suchassoftcloththatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.
•DonotapplypressuretothecoverofthemSATAsolidstatedrive.
ThemSATAsolidstatedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossof
data.
BeforeremovingthemSATAsolidstatedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthen
turnthecomputeroff.
NeverremovethemSATAsolidstatedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orin
hibernationmode.
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