4Memory-upgradeslot
Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthe
memory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.
5Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive
Yourcomputermighthavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivethat
canmeetavarietyofstoragedemands.
Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourhard
diskdriveorsolid-statedrive.
RearviewFigure7.ThinkPadEdgeE431andE531rearview
1Fanlouvers(rear)
1Fanlouvers(r ear)
Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.
Note:T oavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
StatusindicatorsYourcomputerhasseveralstatusindicatorsshowingthestatusofyourcomputer.
Note:Y ourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.
10UserGuide