Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer
Thischapterprovidesinformationoninstallingdevicesandtakingadvantageofyourcomputer's
high-technologyfeatures.
•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage97
•“UsingtheSerialUltrabaySlimbay”onpage97
•“ThinkPaddockingstationsandportreplicators”onpage100

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand
upgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememory,storage,networkingadapters,dockingstationsand
portreplicators,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.
YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.
ToshopatLenovogoto:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

UsingtheSerialUltrabaySlimbay

YoucanexpandyourcomputercapabilitiesbyinstallingaSerialUltrabaySlimdeviceintotheSerialUltrabay
Slimbay.Forexample,youcaninstallaMultiBurnerdrive,aCD-RW/DVDdrive,oraharddiskdriveintothe
bay.Ifyourcomputerdoesnotcomewithsuchadeviceinthebay,youcanpurchaseonefromLenovoat:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories
Note:TheSerialUltrabaySlimbaysupportsonly9.5-mm-thickSerialUltrabaySlimdevices.

Performingahotswapoperation

Hot-swappingistoreplaceadevicewhilethecomputerisoperating.
Notes:
•Hot-swappingisnotsupportedwhenyourcomputerisdockedorwhentheextendedlifebatteryis
installed.
•Ifaharddiskpasswordisset,youcannothot-swaptheharddiskdrive.Youneedtoremovetheharddisk
passwordrst,andthenperformthehotswapoperation.
Tohot-swapaSerialUltrabaySlimdevice,dothefollowing:
1.Clickthetriangularicononthetaskbartoshowhiddenicons,thenclicktheSafelyRemoveHardware
andEjectMediaicon,andthenstopthedevice.
2.Replacethedevicefollowinginstructionsin“ReplacingtheSerialUltrabaySlimdevice”onpage92.

Performingawarm-swapoperation

Warm-swappingistoreplaceadevicewhilethecomputerisinsleepmode.
Towarm-swapaSerialUltrabaySlimdevice,dothefollowing:
1.P ressFn+F4toputthecomputerintosleepmode.
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