Replacing a hard disk drive, Replacing, Hard – Lenovo ThinkCentre A61e User Manual
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Replacing
a
hard
disk
drive
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.
To
obtain
a
copy
of
the
Safety
and
Warranty
Guide,
go
to
the
Support
Web
site
at
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
This
section
provides
instructions
on
how
to
replace
the
hard
disk
drive.
Important
When
you
receive
a
new
hard
disk
drive,
you
also
receive
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs.
The
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
will
enable
you
to
restore
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
to
the
same
state
as
when
your
computer
was
originally
shipped
from
the
factory.
For
more
information
on
recovering
factory-installed
software,
refer
to
“Recovering
software”
in
your
User
Guide.
To
replace
the
hard
disk
drive:
1.
Remove
the
computer
cover.
See
2.
Disconnect
the
power
cable
from
the
optical
drive.
3.
Place
your
finger
on
the
tab
located
on
the
front
of
the
hard
disk
drive
and
push
upward.
Then
press
inward
on
the
side
tabs
and
pivot
the
hard
disk
drive
upward
to
remove.
4.
Remove
the
failing
hard
disk
drive
from
the
chassis.
5.
Disconnect
the
signal
and
power
cables
from
the
hard
disk
drive.
6.
Remove
the
hard
disk
drive
from
the
plastic
bracket
by
flexing
the
sides
of
the
bracket
enough
to
slide
it
free
of
the
hard
disk
drive.
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