Chapter7.FRUreplacementnotices
Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore
replacinganyFRU.
CRUstatementforcustomers:
Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For
optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,
LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanfindalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.Followtheon-screeninstructionstofindthemanualforyourproduct.
YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaid
shippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedfor
thereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptof
thereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
ImportantnoticeforreplacingFRUs
EnsurethatthecomputerhasthelatestBIOSversionanddevicedriversinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs.
Afteryoureplaceasystemboard,ensurethatyouinstallthelatestBIOSversiononthenewsystemboard.
Note:BIOSanddevicedriversarecustomer-installable.TheBIOSanddevicedriversareavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
TodownloadthelatestBIOS,devicedrivers,andothersoftwareprograms,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickDownloadDrivers&Software.TheWebsiteoffersthreeoptionstobeginyoursearch:
•Searchbyproductnumber
•Searchthroughtheproductauto-detectfunction
•Searchbyproductcategory
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.
4.Restartthecomputer.
Notes:YoualsocanimprovethecomputerperformancebyupdatingtheBIOSutilitytothelatestversion
fromtheLenovoSupportWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
•Beforeinstallingthelatestutility,makesurethatthebatteryisfullychargedandanacpoweradapteris
connected.
•DonottrytoupdatetheBIOSsettingsforanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertified.An
untrainedpersonrunstheriskofdamagingthecomputer.
•Donotturnofforputyourcomputerintosleeporhibernationuntiltheupdatehasbeencompleted.
Otherwise,thesystemboardmightbedamaged.
WhenyouarereplacingandservicingFRUs,refertothefollowinginstructionstoavoidunnecessaryexpense:
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