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Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeenremoved

fromthecomputerandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,can

seriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandparts.

Whenyouhandlepartsandothercomputercomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricity

damage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlepartsandothercomputercomponentscarefully.HandlePCIcards,memorymodules,

systemboards,andmicroprocessorsbytheedges.Nevertouchanyexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingthepartsandothercomputercomponents.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingtheparttoametal

expansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwoseconds.This

reducesstaticelectricityfromthepackageandyourbody.

•Whenpossible,removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackage,andinstallitdirectlyinthe

computerwithoutsettingthepartdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackage

thatthepartcameinonasmooth,levelsurfaceandplacethepartonthepackage.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Youcanexpand

thecapabilitiesofyourcomputerandmaintainyourcomputerbyinstallingorreplacinghardware.

Attention:

Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”

onpageiii.

Notes:

•UseonlycomputerpartsprovidedbyLenovo.

•Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe

instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Installingexternaloptions

Youcanconnectexternaloptionstoyourcomputer,suchasexternalspeakers,aprinter,orascanner.For

someexternaloptions,youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection.

Wheninstallinganexternaloption,see“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour

computer”onpage4

and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage5toidentifythe

requiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnection

andinstallanysoftwareordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.

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