Personal Computer User Manual

Attention:Itmaybehelpfultoplacethecomputerface-downonasoftatsurfaceforthisprocedure.
Lenovorecommendsthatyouuseablanket,towel,orothersoftclothtoprotectthecomputerscreen
fromscratchesorotherdamage.
Toreplaceamemorymodule
Step1.Removeanymedia(disks,CDs,DVDs,ormemorycards)fromthedrives,shutdowntheoperating
system,andturnoffthecomputerandallattacheddevices.
Step2.Unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
Step3.Disconnectallcablesattachedtothecomputer.Thisincludespowercords,input/output(I/O)
cables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.Referto“Leftandrightview”
and“Rearview”forhelpwithlocatingthevariousconnectors.
Step4.Removetherearcover.Referto“Removingtherearcover”.
Step5.Pushoutthelatchesonbothsidesofthememorysockettoreleasethememorymodule.Gently
pullthememorymoduleupwardtoremoveitfromitssocket.
Step6.Alignthenewmemorymodulewiththememorysocket,theninsertitandpushdownonthetop
edge.Makesurethelatcheslockthememorymoduleinplace.
Step7.Reattachtherearcover.
Replacingtheharddiskdrive
Attention:Turnoffthecomputerandwait3to5minutestoletitcooldownbeforeremovingthecover.
Attention:Itmaybehelpfultoplacethecomputerface-downonasoftatsurfaceforthisprocedure.
Lenovorecommendsthatyouuseablanket,towel,orothersoftclothtoprotectthecomputerscreen
fromscratchesorotherdamage.
Toreplacetheharddiskdrive
Step1.Removeanymedia(disks,CDs,DVDsormemorycards)fromthedrives,shutdowntheoperating
system,andturnoffthecomputerandallattacheddevices.
Step2.Unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
Step3.Disconnectallcablesattachedtothecomputer.Thisincludespowercords,input/output(I/O)
cables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.Referto“Leftandrightview”
and“Rearview”forhelpwithlocatingthevariousconnectors.
Step4.Removetherearcover.Referto“Removingtherearcover”.
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