Lenovo 9935B3U User Manual - Page 37

Replacing, diskette, drive, reader

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7. Install the new optical drive into the bay until it snaps into position. Figure 25. Installing the new optical drive 8. Reconnect the signal and power cables to the new optical drive. 9. Go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 37. Replacing the diskette drive or card reader 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 diskette drive or card reader. Depending on your model type, your computer might have a diskette drive or a card reader installed. The artwork in this section shows how to replace the diskette drive. To replace the card reader, the procedure is almost the same as replacing the diskette drive. To replace the diskette drive or card reader: 1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 14. 2. Remove the front bezel and drive bay assembly. See "Accessing the system board components and drives" on page 15. 3. Disconnect the signal and power cables from the rear of the diskette drive or card reader. 4. Release the diskette drive or card reader by pressing inward on the blue retainer at the side of the drive. 5. Remove the failing diskette drive or card reader by sliding it out the front of the drive bay assembly. Figure 26. Removing the diskette drive or card reader Chapter 2. Installing options and replacing hardware 29

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7.
Install
the
new
optical
drive
into
the
bay
until
it
snaps
into
position.
8.
Reconnect
the
signal
and
power
cables
to
the
new
optical
drive.
9.
Go
to
“Completing
the
parts
replacement”
on
page
37.
Replacing
the
diskette
drive
or
card
reader
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
diskette
drive
or
card
reader.
Depending
on
your
model
type,
your
computer
might
have
a
diskette
drive
or
a
card
reader
installed.
The
artwork
in
this
section
shows
how
to
replace
the
diskette
drive.
To
replace
the
card
reader,
the
procedure
is
almost
the
same
as
replacing
the
diskette
drive.
To
replace
the
diskette
drive
or
card
reader:
1.
Remove
the
computer
cover.
See
“Removing
the
computer
cover”
on
page
14.
2.
Remove
the
front
bezel
and
drive
bay
assembly.
See
“Accessing
the
system
board
components
and
drives”
on
page
15.
3.
Disconnect
the
signal
and
power
cables
from
the
rear
of
the
diskette
drive
or
card
reader.
4.
Release
the
diskette
drive
or
card
reader
by
pressing
inward
on
the
blue
retainer
at
the
side
of
the
drive.
5.
Remove
the
failing
diskette
drive
or
card
reader
by
sliding
it
out
the
front
of
the
drive
bay
assembly.
Figure
25.
Installing
the
new
optical
drive
Figure
26.
Removing
the
diskette
drive
or
card
reader
Chapter
2.
Installing
options
and
replacing
hardware
29