Desktop Computer Hardware Maintenance Manual

5. Ensure the adapter card is fully seated into the adapter card slot.
6. At the rear of the computer, pivot the adapter latch to the closed position to
secure the adapter card.
7. Go to “Completing the FRU replacement” on page 122.
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
This section provides instructions on how to replace the primary hard disk drive if
your computer has one. For computer models that do not have an internal hard
disk drive and use a remote hard disk drive accessed through the SMC - Storage
Array, contact your network or storage administrator.
Important
When you receive a new hard disk drive, you also receive a set of Product
Recovery discs. The set of Product Recovery discs enables you to restore the
contents of the hard disk drive to the factory-installed state. For more
information on recovering factory-installed software, refer to “Recovering
software” in your ThinkCentre User Guide.
To replace the primary hard disk drive:
1. Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 86.
2. Locate the primary hard disk drive.
3. Disconnect the signal and power cables from the hard disk drive.
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