Lenovo ThinkCentre A61e - 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
Installing internal options . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Replacing the heat sink . . . . . . . . . . 14
Replacing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . 16
Replacing an optical drive . . . . . . . . . 17
Replacing a memory module . . . . . . . . 19
Replacing the AC power adapter . . . . . . . 20
Replacing the modem . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Replacing the system fan assembly . . . . . . 23
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 25
Replacing the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 4. Completing the parts
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Obtaining device drivers . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 5. Security features . . . . . 29
Integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Password protection . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Appendix. Notices . . . . . . . . . . 31
Television output notice . . . . . . . . . . 32
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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