Step 3. mounting the drive in the bay, Step, Mounting – Lenovo ThinkCentre 41N5624 User Manual

Page 18: Drive, Attaching, Cables, Main, Board

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2.

Remove

the

drive

from

the

bag.

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.

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

procedures

for

installing

storage

devices.

For

more

information

on

storage

devices,

refer

to

the

documentation

that

comes

with

your

computer.

2.

Align

the

drive-bay

screw

holes

with

the

threaded

holes

in

the

drive

housing

or

mounting

bracket.

3.

Thread

the

screws

in

loosely

to

check

their

position.

Two

screws

are

usually

used

on

each

side.

Verify

that

the

alignment

is

correct;

then

tighten

the

screws

to

secure

the

drive.

Do

not

over

tighten.

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

drive.

2.

Attach

a

15-pin

power

cable

connector 2 to

the

power

connector

on

the

drive.

3.

Attaching

the

cables

to

the

main

board.

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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ThinkCentre

and

Lenovo

CD-RW/DVD-ROM

Combination

Drive

(Serial

ATA)

User’s

Guide

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