Replacing The Solid-State Drive - Lenovo ThinkCentre M79 Hardware Maintenance Manual
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7. Connect one end of the signal cable to the rear of the new hard disk drive and the other end to an
available SATA connector on the system board. See "Locating parts on the system board" on page 34.
Then, locate an available four-wire power connector and connect it to the rear of the new hard disk drive.
Figure 24. Connecting a SATA hard disk drive
8. Position the new hard disk drive into the hard disk drive bay and align the screw holes in the new hard
disk drive with the corresponding holes in the drive bay. Then, install the four screws to secure the
new hard disk drive in place.
Figure 25. Installing the hard disk drive
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 147.
Replacing the solid-state drive
Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the Chapter
1 "Read this first: Important safety information" on page 1.
The solid-state drive is only available on some models. It might be installed in the hard disk drive bay or
on the bottom of the optical drive bay.
• To replace the solid-state drive in the hard disk drive bay, see "Replacing the solid-state drive in the hard
disk drive bay" on page 113.
• To replace the solid-state drive on the bottom of the optical drive bay, see "Replacing the solid-state drive
on the bottom of the optical drive bay" on page 114.
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