Lenovo ThinkCentre A61 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 138

15. Go to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 140. Replacing the hard disk 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 hard disk drive. Important When a new hard disk drive is installed, a set of Product Recovery discs might be required. The set of Product Recovery discs enable the contents of the hard disk to be restored to the same state as when the computer was originally shipped from the factory. For more information on recovering factory-installed software, refer to ″Recovering Software″ in the User Guide. To replace the hard disk drive: 1. Remove the cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 117. 2. Remove the drive bay assembly. See "Accessing the system board components and drives" on page 119. 3. Use the blue handle to pivot the hard disk drive and bracket upward, slide the hard drive to the left until it is free of the retaining clips in the bottom of the chassis, and then completely remove it from the chassis. 4. Disconnect the signal and power cables from the rear of the hard disk drive. 5. Remove the blue bracket from the failing hard disk drive by flexing the bracket. 132 Hardware Maintenance Manual