Replacing An Optical Drive - Dell XPS 430 Service Manual

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1. Remove the drive panel (see
2. Turn the drive panel around to find and hold both outer edges of the
drive- panel insert tab. Pull the drive-panel insert tabs inwards to ease it out of the latches that hold it in place.
3. Set the drive-panel insert aside in a secure location.
4. To replace the drive-panel insert:
a. Align the notches on the drive-panel insert to the corresponding slots on the drive panel and snap into place.
b. Ensure that the drive-panel insert is correctly seated in the drive panel.

Replacing an Optical Drive

1. Follow the procedures in
2. Remove the computer cover (see
3. Remove the drive panel (see
4. Disconnect the power cable and the optical drive data cable from the back of the drive.
NOTE: If you are uninstalling the only optical drive in your computer and will not replace it at this time,
disconnect the data cable from the system board and set it aside.
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Replacing the Drive
Before You Begin.
Removing the Computer
Replacing the Drive
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