7.Positionthenewharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebayandalignthescrewholesinthenewhard
diskdrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthedrivebay.Then,installthefourscrewstosecurethe
newharddiskdriveinplace.
Figure36.Installingtheharddiskdrive
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage40.
Replacingthefrontfanassembly
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety
information”intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopyofthe
ThinkCentreSafetyandW arrantyGuide,goto:
http://support.lenovo.com
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethefrontfanassembly.
Toreplacethefrontfanassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage12.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage13.
4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtogainaccesstothefrontfanassembly.See“Accessingthe
systemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage14.
5.Removetheharddiskdriveforeasieraccesstothefrontfanassembly.See“Replacingthehard
diskdrive”onpage34.
6.Removetheheatsinkfanduct.SeeFigure18“Removingtheheatsinkfanduct”onpage22.
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