Step6.Liftouttheharddiskdriveandbracketasshown.Pushthelockpinsoutwardtoreleasethehard
diskdrivefromthebracket.
Step7.Toinstallthenewharddiskdrive:
a.Lineupthenewharddiskdrivewiththebracketandsecureitwiththepins.
b.Connectthedataandpowercablestothenewharddiskdrive.
c.Slidetheharddiskdriveandbracketbackintoposition.
Step8.Reattachthefootcoverandstandbase.
Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention:Turnoffthecomputerandwait3to5minutestoletitcooldownbeforeremovingthecover.
Note:Itmaybehelpfultoplacethecomputerface-downonasoftflatsurfaceforthisprocedure.Lenovo
recommendsthatyouuseablanket,towel,orothersoftclothtoprotectthetouchscreenfromscratches
orotherdamage.
Step1.Removeanymedia(disks,CDs,ormemorycards)fromthedrives,shutdowntheoperating
system,andturnoffthecomputerandallattacheddevices.
Step2.Unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
Step3.Disconnectallcablesattachedtothecomputer.Thisincludespowercords,input/output(I/O)
cables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.Referto“Leftandrightviews”
and“Rearview”forhelpwithlocatingthevariousconnectors.
Step4.Removethestandbase.Referto“Removingthestandbase”.
Step5.Removethefootcover.Referto“Removingthefootcover”.
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