Replacing The Optical Drive - Lenovo ThinkCentre 3026 User Manual

10. Insert the two retaining clips
and then pivot the hard disk drive and bracket downwards until the hard disk drive bracket snaps into
position.
Figure 17. Installing the hard disk drive
11. Go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 32.

Replacing the optical 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
This section provides instructions on how to replace the optical drive.
To replace the optical drive, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets.
2. Open the computer cover. See "Opening the computer cover" on page 12.
3. Pivot the optical drive bay assembly upward to gain easy access to the optical drive. See "Accessing the
system board components and drives" on page 12.
4. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the rear of the optical drive.
5. Press the optical drive lock
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1 of the hard disk drive bracket into the corresponding holes in the chassis,
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and slide the optical drive out of the rear of the drive bay assembly.