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Installing, drive

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Installing a drive in bay 1 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 To install an optical drive or an additional hard disk drive in bay 1: 1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 14. 2. Access the system board. See "Accessing the system board components and drives" on page 15. 3. If you are installing a drive with accessible media, such as an optical drive, remove the plastic panel in the front bezel by squeezing the plastic tabs that secure the panel on the inside of the front bezel. 4. Remove the metal shield from the drive bay. 5. For a 5.25-inch drive, install a retaining bracket on the side of the drive. Note: If you are installing a 3.5-inch hard disk drive, you must use a Universal Adapter Bracket, 5.25 to 3.5-inch. You can obtain this bracket from a local computer retailer or by contacting the Customer Support Center. Figure 16. Retaining bracket 6. Align the drive bay assembly with the two slots and rails on the sides of the chassis, and install the drive into the drive bay until it snaps into position. Note: When installing the Universal Adapter Bracket, if the retaining bracket is not available, install the screws to secure the Universal Adapter Bracket into the drive bay. Figure 17. Installing the drive 7. Connect the new drive cable on the system board. See "Connecting a SATA drive" on page 25. 24 User Guide

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Installing
a
drive
in
bay
1
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:
To
install
an
optical
drive
or
an
additional
hard
disk
drive
in
bay
1:
1.
Remove
the
computer
cover.
See
“Removing
the
computer
cover”
on
page
14.
2.
Access
the
system
board.
See
“Accessing
the
system
board
components
and
drives”
on
page
15.
3.
If
you
are
installing
a
drive
with
accessible
media,
such
as
an
optical
drive,
remove
the
plastic
panel
in
the
front
bezel
by
squeezing
the
plastic
tabs
that
secure
the
panel
on
the
inside
of
the
front
bezel.
4.
Remove
the
metal
shield
from
the
drive
bay.
5.
For
a
5.25-inch
drive,
install
a
retaining
bracket
on
the
side
of
the
drive.
Note:
If
you
are
installing
a
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drive,
you
must
use
a
Universal
Adapter
Bracket,
5.25
to
3.5-inch.
You
can
obtain
this
bracket
from
a
local
computer
retailer
or
by
contacting
the
Customer
Support
Center.
6.
Align
the
drive
bay
assembly
with
the
two
slots
and
rails
on
the
sides
of
the
chassis,
and
install
the
drive
into
the
drive
bay
until
it
snaps
into
position.
Note:
When
installing
the
Universal
Adapter
Bracket,
if
the
retaining
bracket
is
not
available,
install
the
screws
to
secure
the
Universal
Adapter
Bracket
into
the
drive
bay.
7.
Connect
the
new
drive
cable
on
the
system
board.
See
“Connecting
a
SATA
drive”
on
page
25.
Figure
16.
Retaining
bracket
Figure
17.
Installing
the
drive
24
User
Guide