Replacing an optical drive, Replacing, Optical – Lenovo ThinkCentre M55e User Manual

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Replacing

an

optical

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

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

optical

drive.

1.

Remove

the

computer

cover.

See

2.

Remove

the

front

bezel

by

releasing

the

three

tabs

and

pivoting

the

bezel

forward

to

remove

completely.

3.

Slide

the

drive

bay

assembly

forward

until

the

drive

bay

assembly

is

aligned

with

the

two

slots

on

the

sides

of

the

chassis

and

remove

the

drive

cables

from

the

system

board.

Then

pull

upward

on

the

handle

1

on

the

drive

bay

assembly

to

remove

it

completely

from

the

computer.

4.

Release

the

optical

drive

by

pressing

inward

on

the

blue

retainer

at

the

side

of

the

drive.

Chapter

2.

Replacing

hardware

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