Installing A New Hard Disk Drive - Lenovo ThinkStation Hardware Maintenance Manual

Figure 17. Installing a new PCI card
7. Reinstall the PCI card holder into the chassis. See "Removing and reinstalling the PCI card holder"
on page 76.
8. To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 110.

Installing a new hard disk drive

Attention
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the "Important safety
information" in the ThinkStation Safety and Warranty Guide that came with your computer. To obtain a copy
of the ThinkStation Safety and Warranty Guide, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
This section provides instructions on how to install a new hard disk drive into your computer.
To install a new hard disk drive, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer. Then, disconnect
all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 74.
3. Remove the front bezel. See "Removing and reinstalling the front bezel" on page 75.
4. Remove the PCI card holder. See "Removing and reinstalling the PCI card holder" on page 76.
5. Pull the handle of a spare hard disk drive bracket out to remove the bracket from the hard disk drive bay.
6. To install a new hard disk drive into the bracket, flex the sides of the bracket properly and align pin
pin 2 , pin 3 , and pin
touch the circuit board
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4 on the bracket with the corresponding holes in the hard disk drive. Do not
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on the hard disk drive.
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