Lenovo ThinkCentre 7098 Manual

ThinkCentre
Hardware Installation and Replacement
Guide

Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read and understand the Safety and Warranty Guide for
this product and “Notices,” on page 45.
First Edition (February 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 adapter cards .........14
Installing internal drives .........15
Erasing alost or forgotten password (clearing
CMOS) ................20
Replacing the battery ...........22
Replacing the power supply assembly .....23
Replacing the heat sink ..........25
Replacing ahard disk drive .........27
Replacing an optical drive .........29
Replacing the diskette drive .........31
Installing or replacing amemory module ....32
Replacing aadapter card ..........34
Replacing the fan assembly .........35
Replacing the keyboard ..........37
Replacing the mouse ...........37
Chapter 4. Completing the parts
replacement ............39
Updating (flashing) BIOS from adiskette or
CD-ROM ...............41
Recovering from aPOST/BIOS update failure ...41
Obtaining device drivers ..........42
Chapter 5. Security features .....43
Integrated cable lock ...........43
Password protection ...........44
Appendix. Notices ..........45
Television output notice ..........46
Trademarks ..............46
Index ...............47
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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. Pivoting the cover ..........12
6. Pivoting the drive bay .........13
7. Installing the adapter card .......14
8. Drive bay locations ..........16
9. Pivoting the drive bay .........17
10. Locking the optical drive ........18
11. Connecting the five-wire power connector to
the drive .............19
12. Removing the front bezel ........19
13. Installing anew drive .........20
14. Battery removal ...........22
15. Battery installation ..........22
16. Power-supply-retaining screws ......23
17. Accessing the system board .......23
18. System-board connectors ........24
19. Removing the power supply .......24
20. Accessing the heat sink ........25
21. Removing the heat sink ........26
22. Accessing the hard drive ........27
23. Removing the hard disk drive ......28
24. Removing the hard disk drive and
disconnecting the cables ........29
25. Accessing the optical drive .......30
26. Removing the optical drive .......30
27. Accessing the diskette drive .......31
28. Removing the diskette drive .......32
29. Removing the memory module ......33
30. Installing the memory module ......34
31. Opening the adapter card retainer and
removing the adapter card .......35
32. Accessing the fan assembly .......36
33. Keyboard connectors, standard and USB 37
34. Replacing amouse ..........38
35. Cable routing ............39
36. Integrated cable lock .........43
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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 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 damage to your product.
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