IdeaCentre A520 All-In-One PC Hardware Maintenance Manual

Step5.Removethe2screwsthatsecurethesolidstatedisktothemotherboard.
Step6.Pullthesolidstatediskupwardtoremoveitfromthecardport.
Step7.Toinstallthenewsolidstatedisk:
a.Insertthenotchedendofthenewsolidstatediskintothecardportonthemotherboard.
b.Securethenewsolidstatedisktothemotherboardusingthe2screws.
Step8.Reattachthebasecoverandsecureitwiththescrews.
Replacingthemotherboard
Note:Turnoffthecomputerandwait3to5minutestoletitcooldownbeforeremovingthebasecover.
Toreplacethemotherboard:
Step1.Removeanymedia(disks,CDs,DVDs,ormemorycards)fromthedrives,shutdowntheoperating
system,andturnoffthecomputerandallattacheddevices.
Step2.Unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
Step3.Disconnectallcablesattachedtothecomputer.Thisincludespowercords,input/output(I/O)
cables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.Referto“Leftandrightview”
and“Rearview”forhelpwithlocatingthevariousconnectors.
Step4.Removethebasecover.Referto“Removingthebasecover”.
Step5.Removetheharddiskdrive.Referto“Replacingtheharddiskdrive” .
Step6.Removeallmemorymodules.Referto“Replacingamemorymodule” .
Step7.Removetheopticaldrive.Referto“Replacingtheopticaldrive” .
Step8.Removethesystemfan.Referto“Replacingthesystemfan” .
Step9.Removetheheat-sink.Referto“Replacingtheheat-sink” .
Step10.RemovetheCPU.Referto“ReplacingtheCPU” .
Step11.Removethesolidstatedisk.Referto“Replacingthesolidstatedisk” .
Step12.Removeallthecablesconnectedtothemotherboard.
Step13.Removethe4screwsthatsecurethespeakers,thendetachthemfromthechassisandputthem
aside.
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