User guide

Locatingcomponents
Figure3“Componentlocations”onpage12showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyour
computer.Toremovethecomputercover,see“Removingthecomputercover”onpage38.
Figure3.Componentlocations
1Heatsinkandfanassembly
8Harddiskdrive(orsolid-statedrive)
2Microprocessor
9PCIExpresscard
3Memorymodules
10Systemboard
4Frontbezel
11Coverpresenceswitch(Intrusionswitch)(availableinsome
models)
5Opticaldrive
12Rearfanassembly
6Slimcardreader
13Powersupplyassembly
7FrontaudioandUSBassembly
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard
Yourcomputercomeswitheitherofthefollowingtypesofsystemboard.
12ThinkCentreM73UserGuide