Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheopticaldrive.
Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage42.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage42.
4.Locatetheopticaldrivebay.See“Locatinginternaldrives”onpage16.
5.Presstheretainingclip1inthedirectionasshownandpivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardatthe
sametime.
Figure22.Pivotingthedrivebayassemblyupward
6.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive.
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