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2. Remove the drive from the bag.
Step 3. Mounting the drive in the bay
Attention: Be sure to use the mounting screws in the option package when you
are driving screws directly into the drive. Using screws that are too long might
damage the drive.
You can mount the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive horizontally or
vertically in the computer. If you mount the drive vertically, you must secure any
discs that you place into the drive before the drive tray is closed, or the
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive will not be able to read the disc properly.
1. Slide the drive into the bay. Your computer might have specific required
2. Align the drive-bay screw holes with the threaded holes in the drive housing or
3. Thread the screws in loosely to check their position. Two screws are usually
Step 4. Attaching the cables to the drive and main board
The following diagram shows where to connect the cables to the drive.
1. Attach a 7-pin Serial ATA data cable connector 1 to the Serial connector on the
2. Attach a 15-pin power cable connector 2 to the power connector on the drive.
3. Attaching the cables to the main board.
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ThinkCentre and Lenovo CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive (Serial ATA) User's Guide
If you must put the drive down, place the antistatic bag on a flat, padded
surface, such as a magazine, and place the drive on the antistatic bag.
procedures for installing storage devices. For more information on storage
devices, refer to the documentation that comes with your computer.
mounting bracket.
used on each side. Verify that the alignment is correct; then tighten the screws
to secure the drive. Do not over tighten.
drive.
If your computer has more than two Serial ATA connectors, use the second or
third connector to connect the drive.
Please refer to your system documentation for detail hardware installation
operation.
Be sure that the cables will not be pinched or crowded by the computer cover
and that all other cable and power connections are secure.
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