Replacing The Primary Hard Disk Drive - Lenovo 7269D7U - Topseller M58e Sff E7500 2.93G 3Gb 320Gb Dvdrw W7p/Xpp Hardware Maintenance Manual

6. To complete the installation, go to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 95.

Replacing the primary hard disk drive

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
Important
When a new hard disk drive is installed, a set of Product Recovery discs might be required. The set of
Product Recovery discs enable the contents of the hard disk to be restored to the same state as when the
computer was originally shipped from the factory. For more information on recovering factory-installed
software, refer to "Recovering Software" in the User Guide.
This section provides instructions on how to remove and replace the primary hard disk drive.
1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 69.
Note: For this procedure, it helps to lay the computer on its side.
2. Disconnect the signal and power cables from the hard disk drive.
3. Press the release tab
as shown.
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1 down, slide the hard drive cage 2 back, and pivot the hard disk drive outward