beautypg.com

Installing a diskette drive in bay 3, Connecting, Serial – Lenovo ThinkCentre A61 User Manual

Page 26: Drive, Retaining, Bracket, Installing, Diskette

background image

2.

Locate

the

available

SATA

connector

on

the

system

board.

See

“Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board”

on

page

7.

3.

Connect

one

end

of

the

signal

cable

to

the

drive

and

the

other

to

the

available

SATA

connector

on

the

system

board.

4.

Locate

one

of

the

extra

five-wire

power

connectors

and

connect

it

to

the

drive.

What

to

do

next:

v

To

work

with

another

option,

go

to

the

appropriate

section.

v

To

complete

the

installation,

go

to

Chapter

4,

“Completing

the

parts

replacement,”

on

page

31.

Installing

a

diskette

drive

in

bay

3

To

install

a

diskette

drive

in

bay

3,

do

the

following:

1.

Remove

the

computer

cover.

See

“Removing

the

cover”

on

page

9.

2.

Access

the

system

board.

See

“Accessing

system

board

components

and

drives”

on

page

10.

3.

Remove

the

metal

shield

from

the

diskette

drive

bay

by

using

a

flat-blade

screwdriver

to

gently

pry

it

loose.

4.

Remove

the

plastic

panel

in

the

bezel

by

squeezing

the

plastic

tabs

that

secure

the

panel

on

the

inside

of

the

bezel.

5.

Install

a

retainer

bracket

on

the

side

of

the

diskette

drive.

6.

Install

the

diskette

drive

into

the

bay

from

the

front

until

it

snaps

into

position.

Figure

17.

Connecting

a

serial

ATA

drive

Figure

18.

Retaining

bracket

Figure

19.

Installing

the

diskette

drive

18

Hardware

Installation

and

Replacement

Guide