4.Locatetheharddiskdrivethatyouwanttoreplace.
5.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheharddiskdrive.Pressthetwo
tabsoftheharddiskdrivebrackettowardeachother,andthenpullthebracketoutwardtoremovethe
harddiskdrivewiththebracketfromthechassis.
Figure23.Removingtheharddiskdrive
6.Removethefailingharddiskdrivefromthebracketbyexingthebracket.
7.Toinstallanewharddiskdrive,goto“Installinganewharddiskdrive”onpage84.
8.Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage110.
Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafety
information”intheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.Toobtainacopy
oftheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheopticaldrive.
Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage74.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage75.
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