Lenovo ThinkCentre M71e, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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7. Connect one end of the signal cable to the rear of the new hard disk drive and the other end to an
available SATA connector on the system board. See “Locating parts on the system board” on page 78.
Then, locate an available five-wire power connector and connect it to the rear of the new hard disk drive.
Figure 54. Connecting a SATA hard disk drive
8. Position the new hard disk drive into the hard disk drive bay and align the screw holes in the new hard
disk drive with the corresponding holes in the drive bay. Then, install the four screws to secure the
new hard disk drive in place.
Figure 55. Installing the hard disk drive
9. To complete the installation or replacement, go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 141.
Installing or replacing the optical drive
Attention:
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the “Important safety information”
in the
ThinkCentre User Guide . To obtain a copy of the ThinkCentre User Guide , go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkCentreUserGuides
This section provides instructions on how to replace the optical drive.
Chapter 9
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Replacing FRUs (Machine Types: 3132, 3134, 3140, 3143, 3147, 3154, 3157, 3167,
3171, 3176, 5033, 5039, and 7339.)
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