Lenovo ThinkCentre A63 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 95

Connecting a SATA drive, Replacing the card reader, instructions on how to replace the card reader.

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8. Reinstall the front bezel. See "Removing and reinstalling the front bezel" on page 71. 9. To complete the replacement, go to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 97. Connecting a SATA drive You can connect a SATA optical drive or a SATA hard disk drive to an available SATA connector on the system board. To connect a SATA drive, do the following: 1. Connect one end of the signal cable to the SATA drive and the other end to an available SATA connector on the system board. See "Locating parts on the system board" on page 70. 2. Locate an available five-wire power connector and connect it to the SATA drive. Figure 26. Connecting a SATA optical drive Figure 27. Connecting a SATA hard disk drive Replacing the 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 Depending on your model type, your computer might have a card reader installed. This section provides instructions on how to replace the card reader. To replace the card reader, do the following: 1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 68. 2. Remove the front bezel. See "Removing and reinstalling the front bezel" on page 71. Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs 89

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8. Reinstall the front bezel. See “Removing and reinstalling the front bezel” on page 71.
9. To complete the replacement, go to “Completing the FRU replacement” on page 97.
Connecting a SATA drive
You can connect a SATA optical drive or a SATA hard disk drive to an available SATA connector on the
system board.
To connect a SATA drive, do the following:
1. Connect one end of the signal cable to the SATA drive and the other end to an available SATA connector
on the system board. See “Locating parts on the system board” on page 70.
2. Locate an available five-wire power connector and connect it to the SATA drive.
Figure26. Connecting a SATA optical drive
Figure27. Connecting a SATA hard disk drive
Replacing the 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:
Depending on your model type, your computer might have a card reader installed. This section provides
instructions on how to replace the card reader.
To replace the card reader, do the following:
1. Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 68.
2. Remove the front bezel. See “Removing and reinstalling the front bezel” on page 71.
Chapter 8
.
Replacing FRUs
89