Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71 - Replacing the Optical Drive

6.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheharddiskdrivetocompletelyremovethehard
diskdrivefromthechassis.
7.Connectoneendofthesignalcabletotherearofthenewharddiskdriveandtheotherendtoan
availableSATAconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage107.
Then,locateanavailableve-wirepowerconnectorandconnectittotherearofthenewharddiskdrive.
Figure51.ConnectingaSATAharddiskdrive
8.Positionthenewharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebayandalignthescrewholesinthenewhard
diskdrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthedrivebay.Then,installthefourscrewstosecurethe
newharddiskdriveinplace.
Figure52.Installingtheharddiskdrive
9.Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage139.
Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreUserGuide.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentreUserGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkCentreUserGuides
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