Chapter6.Replacingdevices
Youcanincreasethecapacityofthememoryortheharddiskdrivebyreplacingtheoriginal,built-in
devicewithanoptionalone.Or,ifyouneedto,youcanreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardbyfollowing
theproceduresinthissection.
•Staticelectricityprevention
•BeforereplacingCRU
•Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive
•Replacingthekeyboard
•Replacingmemory
•ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection
•InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection
•InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive
•ReplacingtheSIMcard

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.
Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoption
orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou
toinstallit.
WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingpr ecautions
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.

BeforereplacingCRU

Toprotectyoufromtheelectricitydanger,beforereplacinganyCRU,ensureyoureadthissectionand
doasfollowing:
1.T urnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.T urnonyourcomputer .PressF1toenterThinkPadSetupwhentheThinkPadlogoappears.
3.SelectCong➙Power.Thesubmenuwillbedisplayed.
4.SelectDisableBuilt-inBattery.
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