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Chapter9.Replacingdevices
Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.
Staticelectricityprevention
Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.
Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoptionora
CustomerReplaceableUnit(CRU),donotopenthestatic-protectivepackageuntiltheinstructionsdirect
youtoinstallthepart.
WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:
Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.
Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe
edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.
Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.
Beforeyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,doeitherofthefollowingtoreducestaticelectricityin
thepackageandyourbody:
Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheparttoametalexpansion-slotcoverforat
leasttwoseconds.
Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheparttootherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthe
computerforatleasttwoseconds.
Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackageandinstallthepart
withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackageonasmooth,
levelsurfaceandplacethepartonthepackage.
Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.
Disablingthebuilt-inbattery
BeforereplacinganyFieldReplaceableUnit(FRU),ensurethatyoudisableFastStartupfirstandthen
disablethebuilt-inbattery.
TodisableFastStartup,dothefollowing:
1.Fromthedesktop,typepoweroptioninthesearchboxonthetaskbar,andselectPowerOptions.
2.ClickChoosewhatthepowerbuttonsdoontheleftpane.
3.ClickChangesettingsthatarecurrentlyunavailableatthetop.
4.IfpromptedbyUserAccountControl(UAC),clickY es.
5.CleartheTurnonfaststartupcheckbox,andthenclickSavechanges.
Todisablethebuilt-inbattery,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Turnonyourcomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1toenterThinkPad
Setup.
3.SelectConfigPower.ThePowersubmenuisdisplayed.
4.SelectDisablebuilt-inbatteryandpressEnter.
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