Lenovo 8820ANU Hardware Maintenance Manual page 91

1. Open the computer cover. See "Opening the computer cover" on page 71.
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.
Figure 23. Removing the hard disk drive
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.
7. To install the new hard disk drive into the plastic bracket, flex the bracket and align pin
3 4
, and pin on the bracket with the holes in the hard disk drive. Do not touch the circuit board
on the bottom of the hard disk drive.
1 , pin 2 , pin
5
.
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