Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 - Installing or Replacing a PCI Express Card

8.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Makesurethatthenotch1onthememory
modulealignscorrectlywiththeslotkey2onthesystemboard.Pushthememorymodulestraight
downintotheslotuntiltheretainingclipsclose.
Figure16.Installingamemorymodule
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage77.
InstallingorreplacingaPCIExpresscard
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIExpresscard.Yourcomputerhastwo
PCIExpressx1cardslotsandonePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot.
ToinstallorreplaceaPCIExpresscard,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage36.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage36.
4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”
onpage38.
5.DependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingaPCIExpresscard,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouarereplacinganoldPCIExpresscard,removethescrewthatsecurestheoldPCIExpresscard
andreleasetheoldPCIExpresscardfromthePCIExpresscardslot.
Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware41