Lenovo ThinkCentre E73 - Replacing the Optical Drive

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Figure23.Installingtheharddiskdrive
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage78.
Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacetheopticaldrive.
Note:Theopticaldriveisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
Toreplaceanopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage38.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage38.
4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”
onpage40
5.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheopticaldrive.
6.Holdtheopticaldriveandremovethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheopticaldrive.
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