Connecting drives, Retaining, Bracket – Lenovo ThinkCentre A61 User Manual
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Note:
When
installing
the
Universal
Adapter
Bracket,
if
the
retaining
bracket
is
not
available,
install
the
screws
to
secure
the
adapter
bracket
into
the
drive
bay.
6.
Install
the
drive
into
the
drive
bay
until
it
snaps
into
position.
7.
Align
the
drive
bay
assembly
with
the
two
slots
and
rails
on
the
sides
of
the
chassis
and
connect
the
new
drive
cable
on
the
system
board.
See
Connecting
drives
The
steps
to
connect
a
drive
are
different
depending
on
the
type
of
drive
that
you
are
connecting.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
for
your
drive
connection.
Connecting
an
optical
drive
or
a
parallel
ATA
hard
disk
drive:
1.
Locate
the
two-connector
signal
cable
that
comes
with
your
computer
or
with
the
new
drive.
2.
Locate
the
IDE
connector
1
on
the
system
board.
See
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
the
IDE
connector
1
on
the
system
board.
4.
Locate
the
extra
four-wire
power
connector
labelled
P4
and
connect
it
to
the
drive.
Connecting
an
additional
serial
ATA
hard
disk
drive:
A
serial
hard
disk
drive
can
be
connected
to
any
available
SATA
connector.
1.
Locate
the
signal
cable
that
comes
with
the
new
drive.
Figure
14.
Retaining
bracket
Figure
15.
Installing
the
drive
Figure
16.
Connecting
a
parallel
ATA
hard
disk
drive
Chapter
3.
Installing
options
and
replacing
hardware
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