Removing a 5.25-Inch Device
1. Power off the system and remove the side panel as
described earlier in this chapter.
2. Remove the front panel as described earlier in this
chapter.
3.Disconnect the power cable (Figure 4-17, A) and
ribbon data cable (B).
Figure 4-17. Removing a Device
C
4. Squeeze the protruding plastic snap-in rails (Figure
4-17, C) towards each other and carefully slide the
device forward (D).
5. Each plastic, snap-in slide rail is attached to the
device with two screws. An EMI/ESD grounding clip
is installed under each of the screw heads.
6. Remove and save the four screws, four ground clips,
and two snap-in slide rails from the device.
7. Install an EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) shield
over the bay from which you removed the peripheral
device.
8. Install the appropriate filler panel into the front
panel.
A
C
D
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B