Installing The New Optical Drive; Optical Drive Connector - HP dc7900 - Convertible Minitower PC Service & Reference Manual

Installing the New Optical Drive

NOTE: If you are installing an optical drive in a bay that did not previously have a drive in it, you must
remove the access panel and the bezel blank covering the opening of the bay before proceeding. Follow
the procedures in
1. Attach the release latch to the new optical drive. Refer to
on page
2. With the back of the optical drive facing the computer and the release latch on the inner side of the
drive, align the drive with the opening in the front bezel.
3. Slide the optical drive through the front bezel all the way into the bay so that it locks in place (1),
then connect the cable to the rear of the drive (2).
Figure 9-18

Optical Drive Connector

1. Prepare the computer for disassembly
2. Remove the computer access panel
3. Remove the optical drive
4. Push the top of the connector down through the opening of the hard drive cage until the connector
is on the opposite side of the hard drive cage opening.
Computer Access Panel on page 183
192.
Installing the Optical Drive
(Removing the Existing Optical Drive on page
and Bezel Blank on page
Preparing the New Optical Drive
(Preparation for Disassembly on page
(Computer Access Panel on page
185.
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Optical Drive Connector 193