Microsoft Xbox Repair Manual page 26

Step 4 - Drive removal, there are 3 screws total holding in both drives. First remove the one for
the hard drive; it is located under the IDE cable.
Two others are on either side of the front of the DVD drive. Once the screws are removed unplug
the IDE cable to the Hard Drive and loosen the power cord from the track it sits in on the drive
tray if you miss this step you won't be able to remove the drive. The power cord can be left
plugged in on the hard drive, the cord is long enough to allow you to position as desired. The hard
drive needs to be lifted straight up for removal and there is no really good way to grab it, I find
sticking a finger in the hole in the front right of the carrier and grasping the rear of the carrier with
the other hand works to get it loose, moved up about an inch or so and then lifting it with both
hands from the sides to remove it.
Step 5 - With the Hard drive out of the way we get a good shot of the mounting screws for the
power supply and DVD drive. Get those two screws at the front of the DVD drive after removing
the IDE cable and Yellow cord from the motherboard. You may have a little difficulty removing
the DVD drive, it does not slip out easily but as long as you have the two screws in the front and
the two cables in the rear removed it can come out, again the trick is to go straight up.
Now with the drives gone it is starting to look like a normal PC.
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