Lenovo ThinkCentre A50 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 48

Replacing, diskette, drive, Connecting

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Replacing the diskette drive 1. Open the cover. See "Opening the cover" on page 25. 2. Slide the blue plastic drive lock to the unlocked position. 3. Slide the drive towards the rear of the computer far enough to gain access to the flat cable connector on the drive. 4. Disconnect the flat cable from the drive. 5. Rotate the drive bay upward and remove the diskette drive. To install a new diskette drive: 1. Slide the new drive partially into the bay from the rear. 2. Connect the flat cable to the new drive. 3. Slide the new drive completely into the bay and slide the blue plastic drive lock into the locked position. 4. Go to "Closing the cover and connecting the cables" on page 46. Connecting an IDE hard disk or CD drive 1. Locate the three-connector signal cable that came with the computer. One end of the cable is connected to the system board IDE connector. The other two connectors allow you to connect two drives. 2. Make sure one end of the signal cable is connected to the PATA Primary IDE connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 28. 3. Connect an unused signal cable connector to the drive being installed. Note: When connecting a hard disk drive make sure you connect it to the connector on the end of the cable. Use the other connector for the optical drive. 4. Connect a power connector to the drive. 5. If you have a CD-ROM drive audio cable (not included with computer), connect it to the drive and the system board. For the location of the CD audio connector, see "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 28. 42 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Replacing
the
diskette
drive
1.
Open
the
cover.
See
“Opening
the
cover”
on
page
25.
2.
Slide
the
blue
plastic
drive
lock
to
the
unlocked
position.
3.
Slide
the
drive
towards
the
rear
of
the
computer
far
enough
to
gain
access
to
the
flat
cable
connector
on
the
drive.
4.
Disconnect
the
flat
cable
from
the
drive.
5.
Rotate
the
drive
bay
upward
and
remove
the
diskette
drive.
To
install
a
new
diskette
drive:
1.
Slide
the
new
drive
partially
into
the
bay
from
the
rear.
2.
Connect
the
flat
cable
to
the
new
drive.
3.
Slide
the
new
drive
completely
into
the
bay
and
slide
the
blue
plastic
drive
lock
into
the
locked
position.
4.
Go
to
“Closing
the
cover
and
connecting
the
cables”
on
page
46.
Connecting
an
IDE
hard
disk
or
CD
drive
1.
Locate
the
three-connector
signal
cable
that
came
with
the
computer.
One
end
of
the
cable
is
connected
to
the
system
board
IDE
connector.
The
other
two
connectors
allow
you
to
connect
two
drives.
2.
Make
sure
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
is
connected
to
the
PATA
Primary
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
28.
3.
Connect
an
unused
signal
cable
connector
to
the
drive
being
installed.
Note:
When
connecting
a
hard
disk
drive
make
sure
you
connect
it
to
the
connector
on
the
end
of
the
cable.
Use
the
other
connector
for
the
optical
drive.
4.
Connect
a
power
connector
to
the
drive.
5.
If
you
have
a
CD-ROM
drive
audio
cable
(not
included
with
computer),
connect
it
to
the
drive
and
the
system
board.
For
the
location
of
the
CD
audio
connector,
see
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
28.
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Hardware
Maintenance
Manual