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Accessing system board components and drives, Accessing, System – Lenovo THINKSTATION S10 User Manual

Page 23: Board, Components, Drives

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Accessing

system

board

components

and

drives

To

access

system

board

components:

1.

Open

the

computer

cover.

See

“Opening

the

cover”

on

page

12.

2.

Unlatch

and

open

the

adapter

card

retainer.

3.

Remove

the

hard

disk

drive

fan

and

bracket

(some

models).

4.

Take

note

of

the

location

of

all

cable

connections

on

the

adapter

cards.

It

will

be

necessary

to

reconnect

them

properly

when

replacing

the

cards.

5.

Disconnect

all

cables

connected

to

the

adapter

cards.

See

“Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board”

on

page

9.

6.

Remove

the

card

retaining

screw,

if

one

is

used.

7.

Release

the

card

support

retaining

latches.

Grasp

the

adapter

card

and

pull

the

card

out

of

the

slot.

See

“Replacing

an

adapter

card”

on

page

28

for

more

information.

Note:

The

card

is

a

tight

fit,

so

it

might

be

necessary

to

remove

each

side

a

little

at

a

time

until

the

card

is

removed

from

the

card

slot.

Chapter

3.

Installing

options

and

replacing

hardware

15