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IBM THINKCENTRE 8123 User Manual

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3.

Disconnect

the

signal

and

power

cables

from

the

rear

of

the

optical

drive.

4.

Release

the

optical

disk

drive

by

pressing

on

the

blue

retainer

lever

at

the

side

of

the

drive

and

removing

it

from

the

front

of

the

computer.

5.

Remove

the

retainer

bracket

from

the

failing

drive

and

install

it

on

the

new

drive.

6.

Slide

the

new

optical

drive

into

the

bay

from

the

front

until

it

snaps

into

position.

7.

Reconnect

the

signal

and

power

cables

to

the

drive.

8.

Reinstall

the

front

bezel.

See

“Removing

and

replacing

the

front

bezel”

on

page

8.

9.

To

complete

the

installation,

go

to

“Completing

the

installation”

on

page

33.

Chapter

2.

Replacing

hardware

29

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