Lenovo 3246A2U, User Manual

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What to do next:
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To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
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To complete the installation or replacement, go to “Completing the parts
replacement” on page 43.
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.
To replace the primary hard disk drive, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets.
2.
Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 14.
3. Locate the primary hard disk drive. See “Locating internal drives” on page 11.
4. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the hard disk drive.
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