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Accessing the system board components and drives
This section provides instructions on how to access the system board components
and drives.
To access the system board components and drives:
1. Open the computer cover. See “Opening the computer cover” on page 12.
2. On some models, you might need to pivot the optical drive bay assembly
upward and remove the hard disk drive to access the internal components. See
“Replacing the hard disk drive” on page 22.
Note:
Make sure you note the location of any cables that you disconnect from
the drives or the system board.
Attention: Make sure the hard disk drive assembly is in the latched down
position before closing the computer cover to prevent damage to the hard disk
drive.
Installing or replacing a memory module
Attention
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the
“Important safety information” in the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide that came with
your computer. To obtain a copy of the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
This section provides instructions on how to install or replace a memory module.
Your computer has four slots for installing or replacing DDR3 DIMMs (double data
rate 3 dual inline memory modules) that provide up to a maximum of 8 GB
system memory.
Figure 6. Pivoting the optical drive bay assembly
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