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Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly, Replacing, Heat – Lenovo ThinkCentre A61 User Manual

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6.

Install

the

new

optical

drive

into

the

bay

until

it

snaps

into

position.

7.

Align

the

drive

bay

assembly

with

the

two

slots

and

rails

on

the

sides

of

the

chassis,

reconnect

the

drive

cables

on

the

system

board,

and

then

slide

the

drive

bay

assembly

towards

the

rear

of

the

chassis

until

it

snaps

into

position.

8.

Reinstall

the

front

bezel.

9.

Go

to

Chapter

4,

“Completing

the

parts

replacement,”

on

page

31.

Replacing

the

heat

sink

and

fan

assembly

Attention

Do

not

open

your

computer

or

attempt

any

repair

before

reading

the

“Important

safety

information”

in

the

Safety

and

Warranty

Guide

that

was

included

with

your

computer

for

the

computer.

To

obtain

copies

of

the

Safety

and

Warranty

Guide,

go

to

http://www.lenovo.com/support.

This

section

provides

instructions

on

how

to

replace

the

heat

sink

and

fan

assembly.

1.

Remove

the

computer

cover.

See

“Removing

the

cover”

on

page

9.

2.

Disconnect

the

microprocessor

fan

cable

from

the

system

board.

See

“Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board”

on

page

7.

3.

Remove

the

fan

plenum

from

the

heat

sink

and

fan

assembly.

See

“Locating

components”

on

page

6.

4.

Pivot

the

handle

1

to

release

the

heat

sink

clamp

and

then

disengage

the

clamp

from

the

plastic

retention

bracket.

Figure

28.

Retaining

bracket

for

optical

drive

Figure

29.

Installing

the

new

optical

drive

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and

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