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)

©Copyright Lenovo 2005, 2008.

Portions ©Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2005.

LENOVO products, data, computer software, and services have been developed exclusively at private expense and

are sold to governmental entities as commercial items as defined by 48 C.F.R. 2.101 with limited and restricted

rights to use, reproduction and disclosure.

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set forth in Contract No. GS-35F-05925.

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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