Replacing a hard disk drive

Attention

Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading the “Important safety information” in the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide that came with your computer. To obtain a copy of the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide, go to: http://www.lenovo.com/support

This section provides instructions on how to replace the hard disk drive.

Important

When you receive a new hard disk drive, you also receive a set of Product Recovery discs. The set of Product Recovery discs will enable you to restore the contents of the hard disk to the same state as when your computer was originally shipped from the factory. For more information on recovering factory-installed software, refer to “Recovering software” in your ThinkCentre User Guide.

To replace the hard disk drive:

1.Open the computer cover. See “Opening the cover” on page 11.

2.Disconnect the power cable from the optical drive.

3.Place your finger on the tab located on the front of the hard disk drive and push upward. Then press inward on the side tabs and pivot the hard disk drive upward to remove.

Figure 18. Removing the hard disk drive

4.Remove the failing hard disk drive from the chassis.

5.Disconnect the signal and power cables from the hard disk drive.

6.Remove the hard disk drive from the plastic bracket by flexing the sides of the bracket enough to slide it free of the hard disk drive.

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8336 specifications

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