Hard Disk Drive; Removing The Center Beam - Lenovo NetVista M42 Hardware Maintenance Manual

3. Disconnect all wires and cables from the paddle card and lift out.

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:
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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.