Accessing The System Board Components And Drives - Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 7099 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Accessing the system board components and drives

This section provides instructions on how to access the system board components
and drives.
To access the system board components and drives, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the
2. Remove the computer cover to access the system board components. See
3. Remove the front bezel. See "Removing and reinstalling the front bezel" on
4. Pivot the drive bay assembly upward to access all the internal drives, cables,
Figure 42. Pivoting the drive bay assembly upward
Attention
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the
"Important safety information" in the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide that came with
your computer. To obtain a copy of the ThinkCentre Safety and Warranty Guide, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
computer. Then, disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets and
disconnect all cables that are connected to the computer.
"Removing the computer cover" on page 122.
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and other components.
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