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Chapter7.RemovingandreplacingaFRU
ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.
CRUstatementforcustomers:
Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU”.SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For
optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,
LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanndalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.Followtheon-screeninstructionstondthemanualforyourproduct.
YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaid
shippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedfor
thereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptof
thereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
Generalguidelines
ThischapterpresentsdirectionsanddrawingsforuseinremovingandreplacingaFRU.Besuretoobserve
thefollowinggeneralrules:
1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.
2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter6“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage41.
3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.SuchFRUsare
listedineachFRUreplacementsection.Removethemintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.
4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingaFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythenumbers
insquarecallouts.
5.Whenturningascrew,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.
6.WhenremovingaFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.
7.ToputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.
8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrew(s)asshownintheprocedures.
DANGER
BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,
removethebatterypack,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.
Attention:AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhavemadesurethatallscrews,
springs,andothersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshaking
thecomputergentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalakescancauseelectrical
shortcircuits.
Attention:Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge.Before
touchingit,establishpersonalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusingan
electrostaticdischarge(ESD)strap(P/N6405959).
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