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CD-ROM drive installation
1.
Remove the top cover (see "Top cover removal" on page 168).
1
Cable connector
2
Cable connector
3
Thumbscrew
4
Tab
5
Metal tabs
6
Screws
Disconnect the drive's data and power cables ( 1 and 2 ) from the drive cable
2.
adapter PCB at the rear of the drive.
Loosen the thumbscrew ( 3 ) found at the rear of the drive carrier assembly.
3.
4.
Slide the drive carrier assembly towards the rear of the chassis so that the front
part of the drive clears the opening in the chassis and remove.
Depress the tab ( 4 ) and remove the drive carrier assembly from the drive by
5.
using slight movements to unseat the carrier 's metal tabs from the sides of the
drive ( 5 ). The drive carrier assembly consists of two halves that are joined by a
small plastic pin. You might want to remove the plastic pin in order to remove the
drive from the carrier assembly.
Use a small Phillips screwdriver and remove the two screws ( 6 ) holding the
6.
drive cable adapter PCB.
7.
Disengage the drive cable adapter PCB from the drive.
8.
Place the drive in an antistatic protective wrapper if you are not reinstalling the
same drive.
Statement 3
FRU information (service only)
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