Adding Or Replacing A Diskette, Cd, Or Dvd Drive - Gateway Tower User Manual

Chapter 13: Upgrading Your Computer
Adding or replacing a diskette, CD, or DVD
drive
Use these instructions to replace 5.25-inch drives such as CD or DVD drives,
and 3.5-inch drives, such as diskette drives.
To add or replace a CD, DVD, or diskette drive:
1
Identify the computer case style. For more information, see "Identifying
the computer case style" on page 222.
2
Open the case using the instructions in "Opening the case" on page 223.
3
If you are adding a drive, locate an empty drive bay.
-OR-
If you are replacing a drive, disconnect the drive cables, noting their
locations and orientation. (You will reconnect the cables after you install
the new drive.) See the drive documentation for further instructions.
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Power cable
Data ribbon cable
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