Toshiba Qosmio X500 Maintenance Manual

Replacement Procedures
4.5 Optical disk drive
NOTE: Do not apply excessive force to the top of an optical disk drive.
Do not touch the shaded portion of the figure below, when the drive is removed
or installed.
Removing an optical disk drive
The following describes the procedure for removing an optical disk drive (See Figure 4-5-
1and 4-5-2).
1. Remove MAIN HDD Slot cover and next remove the following screws securing an
optical disk drive.
 M2.53.0B FLAT BIND screw x1
2. Disconnect an optical disk drive toward the arrow direction from the connector
CN26 on the system board.
Figure 4-5-1 Remove an optical disk drive
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Toshiba Qosmio X500 Specifications

General

Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Display Size	18.4 inches
Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Storage	500GB HDD
Operating System	Windows 7 Home Premium
LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
USB Ports	4 x USB 2.0
HDMI	Yes
Processor	Intel Core i7
Optical Drive	Blu-ray Disc drive
Wireless	Wi-Fi 802.11n
Battery	Lithium-ion battery (various capacities)
Weight	10.1 lbs
RAM	Up to 8GB DDR3