User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important safety information
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Installing or replacing hardware
- Handling static-sensitive devices
- Installing or replacing hardware
- Installing external options
- Opening the computer cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Installing or replacing a memory module
- Replacing the hard disk drive
- Replacing the optical drive
- Replacing the battery
- Replacing the heat sink
- Replacing the internal speaker
- Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
- Replacing the ac power adapter
- Replacing the ac power adapter bracket
- Replacing the keyboard or mouse
- Completing the parts replacement
- Installing security features
- Chapter 3. Recovery information
- Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility program
- Chapter 5. Updating system programs
- Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service
- Appendix A. Notices
- Index
Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage12.
3.Removethefrontbezelbyreleasingthetwoplastictabsandpivotingthefrontbezeloutward.
Figure6.Removingthefrontbezel
4.Toreinstallthefrontbezel,aligntheplastictabsonthebottomofthebezelwiththecorrespondingholes
inthechassis,andthenpivotthefrontbezelinwarduntilitsnapsintoposition.
5.Goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage25.
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceamemorymodule.
YourcomputerhastwoslotsforinstallingorreplacingDDR3SODIMMs(smalloutlinedualinlinememory
modules)thatprovideuptoamaximumof8GBsystemmemory.Wheninstallingorreplacingamemory
module,use1GB,2GB,or4GBDDR3SODIMMsinanycombinationuptoamaximumof8GB.
Toinstallorreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage12.
3.Locatethememoryslots.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9.
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