IBM THINKCENTRE 8123 - Manual (Page 35)

Replacing the hard disk drive
Attention:
Do not remove the computer cover or attempt any repair before reading the “Important
safety information” in the Quick Reference that was included with your computer or in the
Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) for the computer. To obtain copies of the Quick
Reference or HMM, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.
Important
When you receive a new hard disk drive, you will also receive a Product
Recovery CD. The Product Recovery CD will enable you to restore the contents
of the hard disk to the same state as when your computer was originally
shipped from the factory. For more information on recovering
factory-installed software, refer to
″Recovering
Software
″
in the Quick
Reference.
1. Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 5.
Note: For this procedure, it helps to lay the computer on its side.
2. Remove the lower drive cage by removing the thumb-screw and sliding the
lower drive cage toward the rear of the computer.
3. Disconnect the signal and power cables from the hard disk drive.
4. Remove the hard disk drive from the lower drive cage by pulling the blue
handle.
5. Remove the defective hard disk drive from the blue bracket by flexing the
bracket.
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