Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheopticaldrive.
Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage14.
4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”
onpage16.
5.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheopticaldrive.
6.Holdtheopticaldriveandremovethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheopticaldrive.
Figure27.Removingtheopticaldrivescrews
7.Pressthedrivebayassemblyclip1inwardandpivotthedrivebayassemblydownwardasshown.
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