Lenovo ThinkCentre E73 - Replacing the Solid-State Drive

Figure28.Installingtheopticaldrive
11.Connectoneendofthesignalcabletotherearofthenewopticaldriveandtheotherendtoanavailable
SATAconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage13.Then,
locateanavailableve-wirepowerconnectorandconnectittotherearofthenewopticaldrive.
Figure29.Connectingtheopticaldrive
12.Lowerthedrivebayassembly.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage78.
Replacingthesolid-statedrive
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev
.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethesolid-statedrive.
Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware51