Replacing the hard disk drive, Replacing, Hard – IBM THINKCENTRE 8123 User Manual
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Replacing
the
hard
disk
drive
Attention:
Do
not
remove
the
computer
cover
or
attempt
any
repair
before
reading
the
“Important
safety
information”
in
the
Quick
Reference
that
was
included
with
your
computer
or
in
the
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
(HMM)
for
the
computer.
To
obtain
copies
of
the
Quick
Reference
or
HMM,
go
to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.
Important
When
you
receive
a
new
hard
disk
drive,
you
will
also
receive
a
Product
Recovery
CD.
The
Product
Recovery
CD
will
enable
you
to
restore
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
to
the
same
state
as
when
your
computer
was
originally
shipped
from
the
factory.
For
more
information
on
recovering
factory-installed
software,
refer
to
″Recovering
Software
″
in
the
Quick
Reference.
1.
Remove
the
computer
cover.
See
Note:
For
this
procedure,
it
helps
to
lay
the
computer
on
its
side.
2.
Remove
the
lower
drive
cage
by
removing
the
thumb-screw
and
sliding
the
lower
drive
cage
toward
the
rear
of
the
computer.
3.
Disconnect
the
signal
and
power
cables
from
the
hard
disk
drive.
4.
Remove
the
hard
disk
drive
from
the
lower
drive
cage
by
pulling
the
blue
handle.
5.
Remove
the
defective
hard
disk
drive
from
the
blue
bracket
by
flexing
the
bracket.
Chapter
2.
Replacing
hardware
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