
Chapter3.Installingoptionsandreplacinghardware
Thischapterisanintroductiontothefeaturesandoptionsthatareavailableforyourcomputer.Youcan
expandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputerbyaddingmemorymodules,adaptercards,ordrives.When
installinganoption,usetheseinstructionsalongwiththeinstructionsthatcomewiththeoption.
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety
information”intheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopyofthe
ThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://support.lenovo.com
Note:UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.
Installingexternaloptions
Externalspeakers,aprinter,orascannercanbeconnectedtoyourcomputer.Forsomeexternaloptions,
youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection.Whenaddinganexternal
option,see“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage5
and“Locatingcontrolsand
connectorsonthefrontofyourcomputer”onpage4toidentifytherequiredconnector,andthenusethe
instructionsthatareincludedwiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnectionandinstallanysoftware
ordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.
Installinginternaloptions
Important:Read“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage3beforeremovingthecomputercover.
Removingthecomputercover
CAUTION:
Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthe
computercover.
Toremovethecomputercover:
1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandshutdownyouroperatingsystem.Turnoffallattacheddevices.
Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
3.Disconnectthecablesattachedtothecomputer.Thisincludespowercords,input/output(I/O)cables,
andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.See“Locatingcontrolsandconnectorsonthe
frontofyourcomputer”onpage4and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage5.
4.Removeanylockingdevices,suchasacablelockorpadlockthatsecuresthecomputercover.Open
thekeylockifitisinthelockedposition.SeeChapter5“Securityfeatures”onpage49.
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