Lenovo ThinkCentre E51 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 119
Replacing an optical drive
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Replacing an optical drive 1. Remove the left-side and right-side covers. See "Removing the covers" on page 85. 2. Disconnect the power cable and signal cable from the optical drive. 3. Remove the two screws that secure the drive on each side. 4. Slide the drive being replaced out the front of the computer. 5. If the drive you are replacing has jumpers on the rear, make sure the jumpers on the new drive are in the same exact position as on the drive being replaced. 6. Slide the new drive into the bay until the screws holes on each side are aligned and install two screws in each side of the drive. 7. Reconnect the power cable and signal cable to the new optical drive. 8. Go to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 116. Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs (Tower computers) 113
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