4 Replacement Procedures  4.13 Optical disk drive 
4.13.2 Ejecting the optical disk 
CAUTION: The following procedure is emergency cope only when the optical disk inside 
ODD can not be ejected because of some failure. 
Disassembling the ODD assembly 
The following describes the procedure for ejecting the optical disk from the optical disk drive 
(See Figure 4-22). 
1.  Remove the following screws securing the ODD cover. 
 M1.8x2.0C  S-THIN FLAT BIND screw        x4 
2.  Remove the ODD cover from the ODD base assembly by opening it toward the 
arrow pointed. 
3.  Hold the optical disk and lift it out. 
 
 
M1.8x2.0C S-THIN FLAT BIND 
ODD cover  Hook 
Slot 
M1.8x2.0C S-THIN FLAT BIND 
Optical disk 
ODD base assembly 
 
Figure 4-22 Ejecting the optical disk 
 
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