Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E220s - Chapter 6. Replacing Devices; Static Electricity Prevention; Before Replacing Crus

Chapter6.Replacingdevices
Youcanincreasethecapacityofthememoryortheharddiskdrivebyreplacingtheoriginal,built-in
devicewithanoptionalone.Or,ifyouneedto,youcanreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardbyfollowing
theproceduresinthissection.
•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage77
•“BeforereplacingCRUs”onpage77
•“Replacingthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive”onpage78
•“Replacingmemory”onpage80
•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage81
•“InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive”onpage85
•“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage88
•“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage90
•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage93
Staticelectricityprevention
Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.
Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoption
orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou
toinstallit.
WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuildup
aroundyou.
•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.
•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe
edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.
•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.
•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthe
parttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwo
seconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityinthepackageandyourbody.
•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackagingandinstallthepart
withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackagingonasmooth,
levelsurfaceandplacethepartonit.
•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.
BeforereplacingCRUs
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,besuretodothefollowingbeforereplacinganyCRU:
1.Turnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Turnonyourcomputer.PressF1toenterThinkPadSetupwhentheThinkPadlogoappears.
3.SelectCong➙Power.Asubmenuwillbedisplayed.
4.SelectDisableBuilt-inBatterymenu.
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