Removing The Front Panel - Sony VAIO PCV-R553DS Reference Manual

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Removing the Front Panel

You must remove the front panel to install, remove, or replace internal
components such as a hard drive, optical drive, or diskette drive.
1
Remove the cover (see
2
Insert a straightened paper clip into the CD-RW optical drive
emergency-eject hole (1 in diagram) and gently push out the tray.
If the tray does not push out, an alternate method is to connect the power cable to the
unit, press the power-on button on the front, then press the eject button on the CD-RW
drive. Then disconnect the power cable from the unit.
3
Remove the front plate (2 in diagram) from the tray by pressing up on
the plate with your fingers while pressing down on the tray (near the
plate end) with your thumbs. The front plate snaps off.
4
Adjust the tray such that it extends out about two inches.
If you mistakenly pushed the tray back in all the way, repeat step 2 until the tray extends
out about two inches.
"Removing the Cover" on page 22).
1
Emergency-eject hole
2
Front plate
Tray
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