Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacetheopticaldrive.
Note:Theopticaldriveisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
Toreplaceanopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage109.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage110.
4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”on
page111
5.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheopticaldrive.
6.Holdtheopticaldriveandremovethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheopticaldrive.
Figure53.Removingtheopticaldrive
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