Replacing A Hard Disk Drive - Lenovo ThinkCentre 6416 Maintenance Manual

Replacing a hard disk drive

This section provides instructions on how to replace the hard disk drive.
To replace the hard disk drive:
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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.
1. Open the computer cover. See "Opening the cover" on page 84.
2. Disconnect the power cable from the optical drive.
3. Place your finger on the tab located on the front of the hard disk drive and
push upward. Then press inward on the side tabs and pivot the hard disk
drive upward to remove.
4. Remove the failing hard disk drive from the chassis.
5. Disconnect the signal and power cables from the hard disk drive.
6. Remove the hard disk drive from the plastic bracket by flexing the sides of the
bracket enough to slide it free of the hard disk drive.