Lenovo ThinkCentre A61, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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4. Using the blue handle
1
, lift and slide the drive bay assembly forward until
the locating studs in the drive bay assembly are aligned with the slots on the
sides of the chassis. Pull upward on the handle to remove the drive bay
assembly completely from the chassis. Depending on what component of the
computer you want to remove, you can either disconnect the cables from the
rear of the drives or leave them connected.
5. Reverse this procedure to reinstall the drive bay assembly.
Replacing a memory module
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 a memory module.
To replace a memory module:
1. Remove the cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 117.
2.
You might have to remove the drive bay assembly to access the memory
connectors. See “Accessing the system board components and drives” on page
119.
Figure 3. Removing the drive bay assembly
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