Chapter 6. Fru Removals; Hard Disk Drive; Removing The Center Beam - IBM 6290 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 6. FRU Removals

These removals are to be done by trained service technicians only.
Important: Before you install or remove any option, read "Safety information" on
page 89. These precautions and guidelines will help you work safely.

Hard disk drive

To remove the hard disk drive, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and peripheral devices and disconnect all external cables
2. Remove the CD/diskette drive tray. See "Accessing system board components"
3. Remove the 3 screws holding the hard disk tray and remove.
4. Disconnect all hard disk drive wires.
5. Remove the 4 screws attaching the hard disk to the hard disk tray.

Removing the center beam

To remove the center beam, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and peripheral devices and disconnect all external cables
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and power cords; then, remove the cover. See "Removing the cover" on
page 20.
on page 21.
Note: When replacing the hard disk drive, make sure you obtain the proper
Recovery CD to install after you install the new hard drive.
and power cords; then, remove the cover. See "Removing the cover" on
page 20.
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