Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage68.
Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheopticaldrive.
Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.T urnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage30.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage30.
4.Removetheharddiskdrive.See“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage49.
5.P resstheblueretainingcliptopivottheopticaldrivebayupward.
Figure33.Pivotingtheopticaldrivebay
6.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive.
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