Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware
Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage15
•“Obtainingdevicedrivers”onpage53
•“Basicsecurityfeatures”onpage53

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer .Youcanmaintain
yourcomputerorexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputerbyinstallingorreplacinghardware.
Notes:
1.UseonlycomputerpartsprovidedbyLenovo.
2.Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe
instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Installingexternaloptions

Youcaninstallexternaloptionstoyourcomputer,suchasexternalspeakers,aprinter,orascanner .For
someexternaloptions,youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection.
Whenyouinstallanexternaloption,see“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andparts”onpage7to
identifytherequiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumakethe
connectionandinstallanysoftwareordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.

Installingacomputerwallmount

CAUTION:
Ifyouwishtoperformaselfinstallationofawallmountingunitforthisproduct,Lenovorecommends
thatyouselectawallmountproductthatiscertiedbyUnderwritersLaboratories(UL),Intertek(ETL),
theCanadianStandardsAssociation(CSANRTL),TUVRheinlandofNorthAmerica(TUVUS),orany
othersafetytestlaboratorythatisrecognizedbytheUnitedStatesOccupationalSafetyandHealth
Administration(OSHA).Toavoidtheriskofpersonalinjuryordamagetoequipment,selfinstallers
shouldensurethattheweightbearingcapacityofthewallmountproductisratedabove12kg(26.5
lbs),sothatitcansupportthemachineforlongtimeoperationsafely.
YourcomputersupportsVESAstandard100mm×100mm(3.94inches×3.94inches)wallmounts.For
propermounting,usefourscrewsofthefollowingspecications:
Diameter×Pitch×Length:4mm×0.7mm×10mm(0.16inch×0.03inch×0.39inch)
Note:Wheninstallingacomputerwallmount,makesurethatyouleaveatleasta60mm(2.36inches)space
betweenthewallandyourcomputerforeasyaccesstotheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.

Removingthecomputercover

Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
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