Replacing The Primary Hard Disk Drive - Lenovo M57e - ThinkCentre - 9481 Hardware Maintenance Manual

4. Ensure the adapter is fully seated into the adapter connector.
5. At the rear of the computer, pivot the adapter latch to the closed position to secure the adapter.
6. Go to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 117.

Replacing the primary hard disk drive

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 procedure describes how to remove and replace the primary hard disk drive.
1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the cover" on page 93.
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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Chapter 9 Replacing FRUs (Types 7064, 7094, 9349, 9356, 9357, 9439, 9488, 9702, 9708, 9709, 9789, 9851, 9948)
1 down, slide the hard drive cage 2 back, and pivot the hard disk drive outward
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