Lenovo 10A2 - Accessing the System Board Components and Drives; Installing or Replacing a PCI Card

Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev
.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoaccessthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives.
Toaccessthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage36.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage36.
4.Removetheheatsinkfanduct.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage65.
5.Presstheretainingclip1inthedirectionasshownandpivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardatthe
sametime.
Figure15.Pivotingthedrivebayassemblyupward
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard.YourcomputerhasvariousPCI
cardslots.Formoreinformation,see“Features”onpage1.
ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage36.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage36.
4.RotatethePCIcardretainertotheopenposition.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacing
aPCIcard,dooneofthefollowing:
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