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Replacing the optical drive

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Replacing the optical drive Attention Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the "Important safety information" in the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide that came with your computer. To obtain a copy of the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide, go to: http://www.lenovo.com/support This section provides instructions on how to replace the optical drive. To replace the optical drive: 1. Open the computer cover. See "Opening the computer cover" on page 14. 2. Pivot the optical drive bay assembly upward to gain easy access to the optical drive. 3. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the rear of the optical drive. 4. Press the optical drive lock 1 and slide the optical drive out of the rear of the drive bay assembly. Figure 18. Removing the old optical drive 5. Remove the optical drive retainer from the drive being replaced and then install the retainer on the left side of the new drive to be installed. Figure 19. Installing the retainer Chapter 2. Installing options and replacing hardware 27

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Replacing the optical drive
Attention
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the
“Important safety information” in the
ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide
that came with
your computer. To obtain a copy of the
ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide
, go to:
This section provides instructions on how to replace the optical drive.
To replace the optical drive:
1.
Open the computer cover. See “Opening the computer cover” on page 14.
2.
Pivot the optical drive bay assembly upward to gain easy access to the optical
drive.
3.
Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the rear of the optical
drive.
4.
Press the optical drive lock
±1²
and slide the optical drive out of the rear of the
drive bay assembly.
5.
Remove the optical drive retainer from the drive being replaced and then
install the retainer on the left side of the new drive to be installed.
Figure 18. Removing the old optical drive
Figure 19. Installing the retainer
Chapter 2. Installing options and replacing hardware
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