Removing A Drive - IBM THINKCENTER 8128 Hardware Maintenance Manual

The following list describes some of the drives that you can install in each bay and
their height requirements:
Bay 1 and Bay 3 - Maximum height: 25.8 mm (1.0 in.)
Bay 2 - Maximum height: 43.0 mm (1.7 in.)

Removing a drive

1. Remove the cover. See "Removing the cover" on page 30.
2. Pivot the drive-bay latch handle toward the front of the computer and then
3. Disconnect the signal cable and power supply cable from the drive being
4. For the hard disk drive and the CD drive, you can lift the tray out of the
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pivot the drive-bay cages upward, as shown, until latched in the upright
position.
replaced.
Note: Take note of the location of any cables you disconnect. You might have
to disconnect cables to other drives to gain access to the drive you are
removing.
computer.