Lenovo ThinkCentre M90p - Replacing the Optical Drive

Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety
information”intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopy
oftheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheopticaldrive.
Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage68.
3.Pivottheopticaldrivebayassemblyupwardtogaineasyaccesstotheopticaldrive.
4.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive.
5.Presstheopticaldrivelock1andslidetheopticaldriveoutoftherearofthedrivebayassembly.
Figure24.Removingtheoldopticaldrive
6.Installtheopticaldriveretaineronthesideofthenewopticaldrive.
Figure25.Installingtheopticaldriveretainer
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