Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoaccessthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives.
Toaccessthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercovertoaccessthesystemboardcomponents.See“Removingthecomputer
cover”onpage14.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage14.
4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtoaccessalltheinternaldrives,cables,andothercomponents.
Figure9.Pivotingthedrivebayassemblyupward
5.Tolowerthedrivebayassembly,pressthedrivebayassemblyclip1inwardandpivotthedrivebay
assemblydownwardasshown.
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