Personal Computer User's Guide

Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

Attention:Topreventpossibledamagetoyourcomputer,donotremovethecomputercoverandinstallor

replaceinternalpartsbyyourself.SeeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage75for

moreinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforLenovoproducts.

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Youcanexpand

thecapabilitiesofyourcomputerandmaintainyourcomputerbyinstallingorreplacinghardware.

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”

onpagev.

Notes:

1.UseonlycomputerpartsprovidedbyLenovo.

2.Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe

instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Installingexternaloptions

Youcanconnectexternaloptionstoyourcomputer,suchasexternalspeakers,aprinter,orascanner.For

someexternaloptions,youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection.

Wheninstallinganexternaloption,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour

computer”onpage8

and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage10toidentifythe

requiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnection

andinstallanysoftwareordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.

Removingandreinstallingthesystemstandhingecover

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”

onpagev.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthesystemstandhingecover.

CAUTION:

Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthe

systemstandhingecover.

Toremoveandreinstallthesystemstandhingecover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

3.Disconnectthepowercords,Input/Outputcables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothe

computer.See“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”onpage8

and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage10.