Lenovo 1105, 1098, 1100, 1106 manual Removing the primary hard disk drive

5.Press the blue release tab 1 downward, slide the hard disk drive cage 2 to the rear of the server, and then pivot it outward to completely remove the drive cage from the chassis. Then, pull on the blue handle 3 to remove the hard disk drive from the drive cage.

Figure 19. Removing the primary hard disk drive

6.Flex the sides of the blue bracket to remove the hard disk drive from the bracket.

7.To install a new hard disk drive into the blue bracket, flex the sides of the bracket and align pin 1 , pin 2 , pin 3 , and pin 4 on the bracket with the corresponding holes in the hard disk drive. Do not touch the circuit board 5 on the bottom of the hard disk drive.

Note: If you are installing a 2.5-inch hard disk drive, install the hard disk drive into a 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch hard disk drive tray first and then install the tray into the blue bracket.

Figure 20. Installing the hard disk drive into the bracket

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