Figure36.Installingtheharddiskdrive
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage40.
Replacingthefrontfanassembly
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethefrontfanassembly.
Toreplacethefrontfanassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbe zel”onpage14.
4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtogainaccesstothefrontfanassembly.See“Accessingthe
systemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage16.
5.Removetheharddiskdriveforeasieraccesstothefrontfanassembly.See“Replacingthehard
diskdrive”onpage34.
6.Removetheheatsinkfanduct.See“Replacingthepowersupplyassembly”onpage27.
7.Notethecableroutinganddisconnectthefrontfanassemblycablefromthesystemfanconnectoron
thesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesyst emboard”onpage9.
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