Dell OptiPlex GX110 - Page 58

To remove the drive shelf from the chassis, perform the following steps:
1. Disconnect the power and interface cables from the diskette drive and CD-ROM drive.
2. Press inward on the two drive shelf release tabs, and pull the shelf forward and out of the chassis (see Figure 9).
Hard-Disk Drive
Figure 10. Hard-Disk Drive/Bracket Removal
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To remove the hard-disk drive and its bracket from the chassis, perform the following steps:
1. If you are replacing a hard-disk drive that contains data you want to keep, make a backup copy of your files before you continue this
procedure.
2. Remove the computer cover if not already removed.
3. Remove the drive shelf.
4. Squeeze the tabs on each side of the hard-disk drive/bracket, and pull the hard-disk drive/bracket forward about one inch (see Figure 10).
5. Disconnect the power and interface cables from the back of the drive.
6. Lift the hard-disk drive/bracket away from the chassis.
7. Lay the hard-disk drive/bracket on an antistatic surface with its bracket facing up.
8. Remove the four screws securing the hard-diskdrivetothebottomofthebracket(seeFigure11).
Figure 11. Drive Bracket Removal
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Drive shelf
2
Release tabs (2)
1
Drive bracket
2
Release tabs (2)
CAUTION: To avoid the possibility of electric shock, turn off the computer and any peripherals, disconnect them from
electrical outlets, and then wait at least 5 seconds before you remove the computer cover. Also, before you remove a drive,
see the other precautions in "Precautionary Measures."
NOTE: This procedure assumes that you have removed the drive shelf from the chassis.