Connecting A Serial Ata Hard Disk Drive; Connecting A Parallel Ata Hard Disk Drive; Removing And Replacing Memory - Lenovo ThinkCentre A51p Hardware Removal And Replacement Manual
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5. Note the orientation of the hard disk drive in the plastic bracket.
6. Remove the drive by flexing the plastic enough to slide the drive out.
7. Install the hard disk drive into the plastic bracket by flexing the plastic enough
8. Install the hard disk drive and bracket into the bay until it snaps into position.
9. Depending on the type of drive you are installing, go to "Connecting a serial
Connecting a serial ATA hard disk drive
A serial hard disk drive can be connected to any available SATA connector.
1. Locate the signal cable that comes with the new drive.
2. Locate an available SATA connector on the system board. See Figure 1 on page
3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to an available
4. Connect a power connector to the drive.
5. To complete the installation, go to "Completing the CRU replacement" on page
Connecting a parallel ATA hard disk drive
1. Locate the PATA IDE connector on the system board and the three-connector
2. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the PATA IDE
3. Connect a power connector to the drive.
4. To complete the installation, go to "Completing the CRU replacement" on page
Removing and replacing memory
This section provides instructions on how to remove and replace memory.
1. Remove the cover. See "Removing the cover" on page 1.
to slide the drive in.
ATA hard disk drive" or "Connecting a parallel ATA hard disk drive."
5.
SATA connector on the system board.
16.
signal cable.
connector on the system board. See Figure 1 on page 5.
16.
Attention
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading the
"Important safety information" in the Quick Reference that was included with
your computer. If you no longer have this copy of the Quick Reference, you
can obtain one online from the IBM Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.
Replacing customer replaceable units (CRUs)
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