Optical Drive Board - Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50a 24 Gen 3 Hardware Maintenance Manual

• Remove the M.2 solid-state drive and thermal pad. See "M.2 solid-state drive and thermal pad" on page
54.
• Remove the Wi-Fi card. See "Wi-Fi card" on page 55.
• Remove the memory module and thermal pad. See "Memory module and shielding" on page 57.
• Remove the heat sink and gaskets. See "Heat sink and gaskets" on page 58.
• Remove the system board. See "System board" on page 62.
• Remove the optical drive housing. See "Optical drive housing" on page 64.
Removal steps

Optical drive board

Prerequisite
Before you start, read Generic Safety and Compliance Notices, and print the following instructions.
Before you open the computer cover, turn off the computer and wait several minutes until the computer is
cool.
For access, remove the following parts in order:
• Remove the computer stand. See "Computer stand" on page 49.
• Remove the rear cover. See "Rear cover " on page 50.
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