Lenovo ThinkCentre M90p - Replacing the Hard Disk Drive

Note:Ifyoursystemboardhastwomicroprocessorsockets,besuretoinstallasocketcoverforeach
microprocessorsocket.
Replacingtheharddiskdrive
Attention
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety
information”intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopy
oftheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheharddiskdriveifyourcomputerhasone.For
computermodelsthatdonothaveaninternalharddiskdriveandusearemoteharddiskdriveaccessed
throughtheSMC-StorageArray,contactyournetworkorstorageadministrator.
Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage68.
3.Youmightneedtopivottheopticaldrivebayassemblyupwardtogaineasieraccesstothehard
diskdrive.
4.Locatetheharddiskdrive.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage69.
5.Pushthereleasebutton1oftheharddiskdrivebracketasshownandthenlifttheharddiskdrive
bracketupfromtheheatsink.
Figure21.Removingtheharddiskdrive
6.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheharddiskdrivetocompletelyremovethehard
diskdrivefromthechassis.
7.Flexthesidesofthebrackettoremovetheharddiskdrivefromthebracket.
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