User Manual
Table Of Contents
- About this manual
- Chapter 1. Safety information
- Chapter 2. General information
- Chapter 3. General checkout
- Chapter 4. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility program
- Starting the Setup Utility program
- Viewing and changing settings
- Using passwords
- Enabling or disabling a device
- Selecting a startup device
- Enabling ErP LPS compliance mode
- ICE performance mode
- ICE thermal alert
- Changing the BIOS settings before installing a new operating system
- Exiting the Setup Utility program
- Chapter 6. Symptom-to-FRU Index
- Chapter 7. Locations
- Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs (machine types: 10A0, 10A1, 10A6, 10A7, 10AG, 10AK, 10AL, and 10BE)
- Removing the computer cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Installing or replacing a PCI card
- Installing or replacing a memory module
- Replacing the optical drive
- Installing or replacing the card reader
- Installing or replacing the front USB assembly
- Replacing the battery
- Replacing the power supply assembly
- Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
- Replacing the microprocessor
- Replacing the system board
- Installing or replacing the mSATA solid-state drive
- Replacing the primary hard disk drive
- Replacing the secondary hard disk drive
- Installing the solid-state drive
- Replacing the front fan assembly
- Replacing the rear fan assembly
- Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
- Replacing the internal speaker
- Replacing the thermal sensor
- Replacing the cover presence switch
- Replacing the Wi-Fi units
- Installing or removing the rear Wi-Fi antenna
- Installing or removing the front Wi-Fi antenna
- Replacing the keyboard or mouse
- Completing the parts replacement
- Chapter 9. Replacing FRUs (machine types: 10A2, 10A3, 10A8, 10A9, 10AH, 10AJ, 10AM, and 10AN)
- Installing external options
- Removing the computer cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Accessing the system board components and drives
- Installing or replacing a PCI card
- Installing or replacing a memory module
- Replacing the optical drive
- Installing or replacing the card reader assembly
- Installing or replacing the front USB assembly
- Replacing the battery
- Installing or replacing the mSATA solid-state drive
- Replacing the power supply assembly
- Replacing the power switch unit
- Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
- Replacing the microprocessor
- Replacing the system board
- Replacing the cover presence switch
- Replacing the primary hard disk drive
- Installing or replacing the secondary hard disk drive
- Installing the solid-state drive
- Replacing the front fan assembly
- Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
- Replacing the internal speaker
- Replacing the thermal sensor
- Replacing the Wi-Fi units
- Installing or removing the rear Wi-Fi antenna
- Installing or removing the front Wi-Fi antenna
- Replacing the keyboard or mouse
- Completing the parts replacement
- Chapter 10. Replacing FRUs (machine types: 10A4, 10A5, 10AA, 10AB, 10DF, 10DG, 10DH, 10DJ, 10E8, 10E9, 10EA, and 10EB)
- Removing the computer cover
- Installing external options
- Installing or removing the ac power adapter
- Installing or removing the vertical stand
- Installing or removing the VESA mount bracket
- Installing or removing the ac power adapter bracket
- Replacing the optical drive
- Installing or removing the hard disk drive assembly
- Replacing the secondary hard disk drive
- Installing or removing the I/O box
- Installing or replacing a memory module
- Replacing the battery
- Replacing the power switch board
- Replacing the Wi-Fi card module
- Installing or removing the front Wi-Fi antenna
- Installing or removing the rear Wi-Fi antenna
- Replacing the internal speaker
- Replacing the cover presence switch
- Replacing the system fan
- Replacing the thermal module
- Replacing the microprocessor
- Replacing the system board
- Replacing the keyboard or mouse
- Completing the parts replacement
- Chapter 11. Additional service information
- Appendix A. Notices
- Index
microprocessor
replacing 186, 266
mouse connector 70, 79
mouse, replacing 149, 223, 271
mSATA solid-state drive, installing 118, 172
mSATA solid-state drive, replacing 119, 174
N
notice, television output 280
notices 279
O
optical drive, replacing 98, 160, 235
optical mouse
cleaning 42
Optional port 87
Optional-service CRUs 70, 79, 87
P
part numbers v, 67, 72, 81, 89, 153, 227
parts replacement, completing 150, 224, 272
password
administrator 56
considerations 56
power-on password 56
setting, changing, deleting 56
passwords
erasing 56
lost or forgotten 56
passwords, using 55
PCI card 93, 156
installing, replacing 93, 156
slots 93, 156
physical specifications 27
power supply assembly, replacing 177
power supply, replacing 109
power switch board, replacing 252
power switch unit, replacing 181
power-on, password 56
primary hard disk drive, replacing 122
R
rear connectors 67, 76, 86
rear fan assembly, replacing 129
rear Wi-Fi antenna, installing or removing 257
rear Wi-Fi antenna, installing, removing 145, 217
recovering
from a POST/BIOS update failure 276
recovery
boot-block 276
removing computer cover 91, 153, 227
replacing
battery 108, 171, 251
card reader 100, 103
card reader assembly 164
cover presence switch 261
front USB assembly 107, 169
hard disk drive 194
hard disk drive assembly 241
heat sink and fan assembly 183
heat sink assembly 111
microprocessor 186, 266
mSATA solid-state drive 119, 174
power supply 109
power switch board 252
primary hard disk drive 122
secondary hard disk drive 200
system board 115, 188, 268
thermal module 264
S
secondary hard disk drive, installing or replacing 196
secondary hard disk drive, replacing 200, 243
security
enabling or disabling 57
selecting
startup device 57
temporary startup device 57
Self-service CRUs 70, 79, 87
serial port 70, 79
setting
password 56
settings
changing 55
viewing 55
Setup Utility 55
Setup Utility program, starting 55
Setup Utility, exiting 60
solid-state drive, installing 126, 202
starting the Setup Utility program 55
startup device 57
sequence, changing 58
temporary, selecting 57
support web site
support 32
support, web site 32
system board
connectors 73–74, 82–83, 90
locating parts 73, 81, 89
locations 73–74, 81, 83, 89
memory module 158, 250
replacing 115, 188, 268
system board components and drives
accessing 155
system fan, replacing 263
T
television output notice 280
temporary startup device 57
thermal module, replacing 264
thermal sensor, replacing 135, 210
trademarks 280
troubleshooting, basic 35
troubleshooting, diagnostics 35
U
USB 3.0 connector 87
USB connector 70, 79
using
passwords 55
Setup Utility 55
V
vertical stand
installing or removing 230
VESA mount bracket, installing or removing 232
VGA monitor connector 70, 79, 87
viewing and changing settings 55
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