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Accessing the system board components and drives, Installing or replacing a memory module, Notes

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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 14. 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 24. Notes: a. Make sure you note the locations of any cables that you disconnect from the drives or the system board. b. 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. Figure 6. Pivoting the optical drive bay assembly 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 16 User Guide 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. When installing or replacing a memory module, use 1 GB or 2 GB DDR3 DIMMs in any combination up to a maximum of 8 GB.

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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 14.
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 24.
Notes:
a.
Make sure you note the locations of any cables that you disconnect from the
drives or the system board.
b.
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:
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. When installing or replacing a memory module, use 1 GB or 2 GB
DDR3 DIMMs in any combination up to a maximum of 8 GB.
Figure 6. Pivoting the optical drive bay assembly
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