Lenovo 3231 Personal Computer User Manual


 
This section provides instructions on how to replace the secondary hard disk drive.
Important
When you receive a new hard disk drive, you also receive a set of Product
Recovery discs. The set of Product Recovery discs enables you to restore the
contents of the hard disk drive to the factory-installed state. For more
information on recovering factory-installed software, refer to Chapter 3,
“Recovery information,” on page 51.
To replace the secondary hard disk drive:
1. Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 14.
2. Locate the secondary hard disk drive. See “Drive specifications” on page 21.
3. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the hard disk drive.
4. Press the blue release button to release the hard disk drive cage from the
chassis.
5. Remove the hard disk drive cage from the chassis by simply sliding it
outward.
6. Pull on the blue handle to release and remove the hard disk drive from the
hard disk drive cage.
7. Remove the hard disk drive from the blue plastic bracket by flexing the sides
of the bracket enough to slide it free from the hard disk drive.
Figure 24. Removing the secondary hard disk drive
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