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Connecting a serial ata drive, Installing, Retainer – Lenovo ThinkCentre A57e User Manual

Page 27: Bracket, Drive, Connecting, Serial

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6.

For

a

5.25-inch

drive,

install

a

retainer

bracket

on

the

side

of

the

drive.

7.

For

a

3.5-inch

drive,

you

must

use

a

Universal

Adapter

Bracket,

5.25

to

3.5-inch.

You

can

obtain

a

Universal

Adapter

Bracket,

5.25

to

3.5-inch

from

a

local

computer

retailer

or

by

contacting

the

Customer

Support

Center.

Install

a

retainer

bracket

on

the

side

of

the

Universal

adapter

bracket.

8.

Install

the

5.25-inch

drive

or

the

adapter

bracket

and

3.5-inch

drive

into

the

bay.

9.

To

reinstall

the

bezel,

align

the

plastic

tabs

on

the

right

side

of

the

bezel

with

the

corresponding

holes

in

the

chassis,

then

pivot

it

inward

until

it

snaps

into

position

on

the

left

side.

10.

Continue

at

“Connecting

a

serial

ATA

drive.”

Connecting

a

serial

ATA

drive

A

serial

optical

drive

or

an

additional

hard

disk

drive

can

be

connected

to

any

available

SATA

connector

on

the

system

board.

1.

Locate

the

signal

cable

that

comes

with

the

new

drive.

2.

Locate

an

available

SATA

connector

on

the

system

board.

See

“Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board”

on

page

9.

3.

Connect

one

end

of

the

signal

cable

to

the

drive

and

the

other

to

an

available

SATA

connector

on

the

system

board.

Figure

11.

Installing

a

retainer

bracket

Figure

12.

Installing

a

new

drive

Chapter

3.

Installing

options

and

replacing

hardware

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