Lenovo ThinkCentre A57e - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
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Chapter 1. Important safety information 1
Chapter 2. Overview . . . . . . . . . 3
Additional information resources . . . . . . . 3
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . 4
Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Locating controls and connectors on the front of
your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 6
Locating components . . . . . . . . . . 8
Identifying parts on the system board . . . . . 9
Chapter 3. Installing options and
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing external options . . . . . . . . . 11
Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Removing and installing the front bezel . . . . . 13
Installing internal options . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing an adapter card . . . . . . . . 14
Installing internal drives . . . . . . . . . 16
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Replacing the power supply . . . . . . . . . 21
Replacing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . . 23
Replacing an optical drive . . . . . . . . . 26
Replacing the diskette drive . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing the memory module . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing an adapter card . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacing the system fan assembly . . . . . . 32
Replacing the front audio and USB assembly . . . 34
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 4. Completing the parts
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Obtaining device drivers . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 5. Security features . . . . . 39
Integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Padlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Password protection . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Appendix. Notices . . . . . . . . . . 43
Television output notice . . . . . . . . . . 44
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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