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10.Reconnectthepowercabletotheopticaldrive.
Whattodonext:
Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage25.
Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheopticaldrive.
Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercoveronpage12.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage12.
4.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive.
5.Pressthebluereleasebuttonandslidetheopticaldriveoutthefrontofthecomputer.
Figure11.Removingtheopticaldrive
6.Installtheopticaldriveretainer1onthesideofthenewopticaldrive.
Figure12.Installingtheretainerontheopticaldrive
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