Connecting A Sata Drive - Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 Hardware Maintenance Manual

5. Install the optical drive retainer 1 on the side of the new optical drive. Then,
slide the new optical drive into the optical drive bay from the front until it
snaps into position.
Figure 29. Installing the optical drive
6. Connect the signal cable and the power cable to the rear of the new optical
drive. See "Connecting a SATA drive."
7. Reinstall the front bezel. See "Removing and reinstalling the front bezel" on
page 92.
What to do next:
v To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
v To complete the replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on
page 118.

Connecting a SATA drive

A SATA optical drive or a SATA hard disk drive can be connected to any available
SATA connector.
To connect a SATA drive, do the following:
1. Locate the signal cable that comes with the new SATA drive.
2. Locate an available SATA connector on the system board. See "Locating parts
on the system board" on page 90.
3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the SATA drive and the other end to an
available SATA connector on the system board.
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