Lenovo ThinkCentre A58e Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 87

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, do the following: 1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 67. 2. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the rear of the optical drive. 3. Remove the two screws that secure the optical drive. Then, slide the optical drive out of the front of the computer. Figure 13. Removing the optical drive 4. Slide the new optical drive into the drive bay from the front and align the screw holes on the new optical drive with the corresponding holes on the drive bay. Then, install the two screws to secure the new optical drive in place. Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs (Type 0841) 81

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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, do the following:
1.
Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 67.
2.
Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the rear of the optical drive.
3.
Remove the two screws that secure the optical drive. Then, slide the optical drive out of the front of the
computer.
Figure 13. Removing the optical drive
4.
Slide the new optical drive into the drive bay from the front and align the screw holes on the new optical
drive with the corresponding holes on the drive bay. Then, install the two screws to secure the new
optical drive in place.
Chapter 8
.
Replacing FRUs (Type 0841)
81