Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 72 - Replacing the System Board

Replacingthesystemboard
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreUserGuide.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentreUserGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkCentreUserGuides
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethesystemboard.
CAUTION:
Theheatsinkandmicroprocessormightbeveryhot.Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetove
minutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeopeningthecomputercover.
Toreplacethesystemboard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage116.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage117.
4.Pivottheopticaldrivebayassemblyupwardtogainaccesstothesystemboard.See“Accessingthe
systemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage118.
5.RemoveallmemorymodulesandPCIcardsthatarecurrentlyinstalled.See“Installingorreplacinga
memorymodule”onpage121and“InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard”onpage119.
6.Removetheheatsinkandfanassemblyfromthefailingsystemboard.See“Replacingtheheatsinkand
fanassembly”onpage133
.
7.Carefullytakenoteofthelocationofallcableconnectionsonthesystemboardanddisconnectallthe
cables.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage79
.
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