Dell P32E - Removing the optical drive

Removing the optical drive
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• Procedure
Procedure
1. Remove the screw that secures the optical-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Using a plastic scribe, push the optical drive through the slot to release the optical-drive assembly out of the optical-drive
bay.
3. Slide the optical-drive assembly out of the optical-drive bay.
1.
optical-drive assembly 2. palm rest and keyboard assembly
3. M2x4 screw 4. plastic scribe
4. Remove the screws that secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive.
5. Remove the optical-drive bracket.
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