Hard Disk Drive In The Front-Access Storage Enclosure - Lenovo ThinkStation P320 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Figure 31. Installing the optical drive
7. Connect any required cables. For the optical drive, connect the power cable and the signal cable to the
rear of the optical drive.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 139.

Hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure

Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the Chapter
1 "Read this first: Important safety information" on page 1.
You can install or replace a hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure. The hard disk drive also
can be hot-swappable, which means that you can install or replace the drive without even turning off your
computer.
The hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure is hot-swappable only when the following
requirements are met:
• The SATA cable of the front-access storage enclosure is connected to the eSATA connector on the
system board. To verify the cable connection, see "Preparing your computer and removing the computer
cover" on page 69 and "Parts on the system board" on page 11 for more information.
• The operating system of your computer does not reside on the hard disk drive installed in the front-access
storage enclosure.
Attention: If any of the above requirements are not met, do not install or replace the hard disk drive when
the computer is turned on. Otherwise, data on the hard disk drive might get damaged.
3.5-inch storage drive
To remove or install a 3.5-inch storage drive, do the following:
1. Before removing an old 3.5-inch storage drive, safely eject the old storage drive from the operating
system first. For more information, see the Windows help system.
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