7.Connectoneendofthesignalcabletotherearofthenewharddiskdriveandtheotherendtoan
availableSATAconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage77.
Then,locateanavailableve-wirepowerconnectorandconnectittotherearofthenewharddiskdrive.
Figure19.ConnectingaSATAharddiskdrive
8.Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage104.
Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Important
safetyinformation”onpage1
.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacetheopticaldrive.
Note:Theopticaldriveisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
Toreplaceanopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage79.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage80.
4.Removethethreescrewsthatsecuretheopticaldrive.Then,slidetheopticaldriveoutofthefront
ofthecomputer.
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