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Replacing the diskette drive, Replacing the keyboard, Replacing – IBM THINKCENTRE 8123 User Manual

Page 38: Diskette, Drive, Keyboard

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Replacing

the

diskette

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.

1.

Remove

the

computer

cover.

See

“Removing

the

computer

cover”

on

page

5.

2.

Remove

the

front

bezel.

See

“Removing

and

replacing

the

front

bezel”

on

page

8.

Note:

For

this

procedure,

it

helps

to

lay

the

computer

on

its

side.

3.

Disconnect

the

signal

and

power

cables

from

the

rear

of

the

diskette

drive.

4.

Release

the

diskette

drive

by

pressing

on

the

blue

retainer

lever

at

the

side

of

the

drive

bay

and

slide

it

out

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

diskette

drive

into

the

lower

drive

cage

until

it

snaps

into

position.

7.

Reconnect

the

signal

and

power

cables

to

the

drive.

8.

To

install

the

bezel,

align

the

tabs

on

the

bottom

of

the

bezel

with

the

corresponding

holes

in

the

chassis.

Pivot

the

bezel

until

it

snaps

into

position

at

the

bottom

and

top

of

the

chassis.

9.

Go

to

“Completing

the

installation”

on

page

33.

Replacing

the

keyboard

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.

30

Hardware

Replacement

Guide

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