Lenovo M58e Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 108

Replacing the primary 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 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. This section provides instructions on how to remove and replace the primary hard disk drive. 1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 85. Note: For this procedure, it helps to lay the computer on its side. 2. Disconnect the signal and power cables from the hard disk drive. 3. Press the release tab 1 down, slide the hard drive cage 2 back, and pivot the hard disk drive outward as shown. 4. Remove the hard disk drive cage from the chassis by simply sliding it outward. 5. Pull on the blue handle 3 to remove hard disk drive from the drive cage. 6. Remove the failing hard disk drive from the blue plastic bracket from by flexing the sides of the bracket enough to free it from the hard disk drive. 102 Hardware Maintenance Manual