Replacing the hard disk drive
Attention
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading the “Important safety information” in the Safety and Warranty Guide that was included with your computer. To obtain copies of the Safety and Warranty Guide, go to http://www.lenovo.com/support.
This section provides instructions on how to replace the hard disk drive.
Important
When you receive a new hard disk drive, you also receive a set of Product Recovery discs. The set of Product Recovery discs will enable you to restore the contents of the hard disk to the same state as when your computer was originally shipped from the factory. For more information on recovering
To replace the hard disk drive, do the following:
1.Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the cover” on page 9.
2.Remove the drive bay assembly. See “Accessing system board components and drives” on page 10.
3.Use the blue handle to pivot the hard disk drive and bracket upward, slide the hard drive to the left until it is free of the retaining clips in the bottom of the chassis, and then completely remove it from the chassis.
Figure 22. Removing the hard disk drive
4.Disconnect the signal and power cables from the rear of the hard disk drive.
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