Lenovo ThinkPad S430 - Chapter 6. Replacing Devices; Static Electricity Prevention; Disabling the Built-In Battery

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage67

•“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage67

•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage68

•“Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage69

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage71

•“Replacingtheopticaldrive”onpage75

•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage77

•“ReplacingaMiniPCIExpressCardforwirelessLANconnection”onpage79

•“ReplacingaMiniPCIExpressCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage81

•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage86

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.

Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoptionor

aCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou

toinstallit.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions

toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•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.

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery

BeforereplacinganyCRU,ensurethatyouhavedisabledthebuilt-inbatterybydoingthefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Turnonyourcomputer.PressF1toenterThinkPadSetupwhentheThinkPadlogoappears.

3.SelectCong➙Power.ThePowersubmenuisdisplayed.

4.SelectDisableBuilt-inBattery.

5.ClickYesintheSetupWarningwindow,thenthecomputerwillbeturnedoffautomatically.Waitthreeto

veminutestoletthecomputercool.

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