Replacing The Primary Hard Disk Drive - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e 7268 User Manual

4. Locate one of the extra five-wire power connectors and connect it to the drive.
Figure 16. Installing a SATA drive
What to do next
v To work with another option, go to the appropriate section.
v To complete the installation, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on
page 44.

Replacing the primary hard disk drive

Attention
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the
"Important safety information" in the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide that was
included with your computer. To obtain a copy of the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty
Guide, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
This section provides instructions on how to replace the primary 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 enables you to
restore the contents of the hard disk drive to the factory-installed state.
For more information on recovering factory-installed software, refer to
Chapter 3, "Recovery information," on page 49.
To replace the primary hard disk drive:
1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 14.
2. Locate the primary hard disk drive. See "Drive specifications" on page 22.
3. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the hard disk drive.
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