Lenovo 2697 manual Replacing the secondary hard disk drive, Removing the secondary hard disk drive

Replacing the secondary hard disk drive

Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the “Important safety information” on page v.

Note: Your computer comes with a secondary hard disk drive bay for installing or replacing a secondary 3.5-inch hard disk drive or a 2.5-inch solid state drive. To install the solid state drive, see “Installing the solid state drive” on page 54.

This section provides instructions on how to replace the secondary hard disk drive.

To replace the secondary hard disk drive, do the following:

1.Turn off the computer and disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets.

2.Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 34.

3.Locate the secondary hard disk drive. See “Locating internal drives” on page 15.

4.Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the hard disk drive.

5.Pull the blue handle to release and remove the hard disk drive from the hard disk drive cage.

Figure 51. Removing the secondary hard disk drive

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

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