Lenovo ThinkCentre 6137 Parts list manual

ThinkCentre
Hardware Installation and Replacement Guide
Machine Types 6137, 6234, 6258, 6303, 7174, 7220, 7346, 7354, 7357,
7360, 7483, 7627, 7630, 7638, 8910, 9964

ThinkCentre
Hardware Installation and Replacement
Guide

Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read and understand the ThinkCentre Safety and
Warranty Guide for this product and “Notices,” on page 39.
First Edition (November 2008)
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Contents
Figures ...............v
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
Installing internal options .........12
Opening the cover ...........12
Accessing system board components and drives 13
Installing amemory module........13
Installing an adapter card ........15
Installing internal drives .........16
Replacing the battery ...........20
Replacing the power supply .........21
Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly ....23
Replacing ahard disk drive .........25
Replacing an optical drive .........26
Replacing amemory module ........28
Replacing an adapter card .........30
Replacing the card reader..........31
Replacing the keyboard ..........33
Replacing the mouse ...........33
Chapter 4. Completing the parts
replacement ............35
Obtaining device drivers ..........36
Chapter 5. Security features .....37
Integrated cable lock ...........37
Password protection ...........38
Erasing alost or forgotten password (clearing
CMOS) ................38
Appendix. Notices ..........39
Television output notice ..........40
Trademarks ..............40
Index ...............41
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Figures
1. Controls and connectors.........5
2. Connector locations ..........6
3. Component locations..........8
4. System board parts locations .......9
5. Opening the cover ..........12
6. Pivoting the drive bay .........13
7. Retaining clips ...........14
8. Positioning the memory module .....14
9. Installing the adapter card .......15
10. Drive bay locations ..........17
11. Installing adrive in bay 2........18
12. Connecting the five-wire power cable and
signal cable to the drive ........19
13. Removing the old battery ........20
14. Installing anew battery ........20
15. Power-supply-retaining screws ......21
16. Power connectors on the system board 22
17. Removing the power supply .......22
18. Accessing the heat sink ........23
19. Removing the heat sink and fan assembly 24
20. Removing the hard disk drive ......25
21. Removing the hard disk drive from the bracket 26
22. Accessing the optical drive .......27
23. Removing the optical drive .......27
24. Installing the optical drive .......28
25. Accessing the system board .......29
26. Removing the memory module ......29
27. Installing the memory module ......30
28. Installing an adapter card ........31
29. Removing the card reader........32
30. Keyboard connectors .........33
31. Mouse connectors ..........34
32. Cable routing ............35
33. Integrated cable lock .........37
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Chapter 1. Important safety information
CAUTION:
Before using this manual, it is important that you read and understand all the
related safety information for this product. Refer to the ThinkCentre Safety and
Warranty Guide that you received with this product for the latest safety
information. Reading and understanding the safety information reduces the risk
of personal injury and or damage to your product.
If you no longer have acopy of the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide,you can
obtain one online from the Lenovo®Support Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
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