Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z - Replacing the Optical Drive; Removing the Optical Drive

9.Goto“CompletingtheFRUinstallation”onpage108.
Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety
information”intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopy
oftheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheopticaldrive.
Removingtheopticaldrive
Toremovetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Disconnectallcables,powercords,andexternaloptionsfromyourcomputer.See“Rearconnectors”
onpage65
.
3.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylay
itdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
4.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage70.
5.Locatetheopticaldrive.See“FRUlocations”onpage66.
6.Removethescrew1thatsecurestheopticaldrivetothemainbracketandslidetheopticaldriveout
oftherail.
7.Removetheretentionclipfromtheopticaldrivebyremovingthetwoscrewsasshowninthefollowing
illustration.Savetheretentioncliptousewhenyouinstallthereplacementopticaldrive.
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