Optical Drive And Optical Drive Bracket - Lenovo ThinkCentre M70a Gen 3 Hardware Maintenance Manual

• "System board shield" on page 61.
• "VESA mount bracket" on page 62.
Removal steps
Notes:
• Carefully remove the screws from the system board to avoid any possible damage to the system board.
The screws cannot be removed from the heat sink.
• You might have to gently twist the heat sink to free it from the microprocessor.
• Do not touch the thermal grease while handling the heat sink.

Optical drive and optical drive bracket

Prerequisite
Before you start, read Generic Safety and Compliance Notices, and print the following instructions.
Before you open the back bump cover, turn off the computer and wait several minutes until the computer is
cool.
For access, do the following:
1. Remove the computer stand. See "Computer stand" on page 57.
2. Remove the back bump cover. See "Back bump cover" on page 60.
3. Remove the system board shield. See "System board shield" on page 61.
4. Remove the VESA mount bracket. See "VESA mount bracket" on page 62.
5. Disconnect the optical drive cable from the system board.
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