Replacing An Optical Drive - Lenovo ThinkCentre 8700 Hardware Maintenance Manual

10. Press down on the metal latch 2 and pivot in the drive cage into place. Slide
11. Connect the power and signal cables to the hard disk drive.
12. Go to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 160.

Replacing an optical drive

To replace an optical drive
1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the cover" on page 129.
2. Disconnect the signal and power cables from the rear of the optical drive.
3. Press the release button and remove the optical drive out the front of the
4. Remove the retainer bracket from the drive being replaced and install it on the
5. Slide the new optical drive into the bay from the front until it snaps into
6. Connect the signal and power cables to the drive.
7. Go to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 160.
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it forward until it snaps into position.
Note: There are two arrows, one on the upper drive cage and one on the hard
disk drive cage, that are aligned when the hard disk drive is in the
proper position.
computer.
Note: Notice that there is a spare retainer bracket 1 attached to the upper
drive cage.
new drive.
position.