15.
Go
to
“Completing
the
FRU
replacement”
on
page
140.
Replacing
the
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
hard
disk
drive.
Important
When
a
new
hard
disk
drive
is
installed,
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
might
be
required.
The
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
enable
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
to
be
restored
to
the
same
state
as
when
the
computer
was
originally
shipped
from
the
factory.
For
more
information
on
recovering
factory-installed
software,
refer
to
″
Recovering
Software
″
in
the
User
Guide
.
To
replace
the
hard
disk
drive:
1.
Remove
the
cover.
See
“Removing
the
computer
cover”
on
page
117.
2.
Remove
the
drive
bay
assembly.
See
“Accessing
the
system
board
components
and
drives”
on
page
119.
3.
Use
the
blue
handle
to
pivot
the
hard
disk
drive
and
bracket
upward,
slide
the
hard
drive
to
the
left
until
it
is
free
of
the
retaining
clips
in
the
bottom
of
the
chassis,
and
then
completely
remove
it
from
the
chassis.
4.
Disconnect
the
signal
and
power
cables
from
the
rear
of
the
hard
disk
drive.
5.
Remove
the
blue
bracket
from
the
failing
hard
disk
drive
by
flexing
the
bracket.
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