Figure32.ConnectingaSATAopticaldrive
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage40.
Replacingtheharddiskdrive
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethehar ddiskdrive.
Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatar econnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage14.
4.Notethelocationofthefourscrews1thatsecuretheharddiskdrive.Then,pivotthedrivebay
assemblyupward.
Figure33.Pivotingthedrivebayassembly
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