Microsoft Xbox Repair Manual page 51

This is a view of the bottom of the drive and you can see the grommet on the right has been
removed from its "C" shaped holder. The grommet on the left still needs to come out!
With the laser loose I find this is a good time to remove the circuit board to gain easy access to
the ribbon cables. The cables are attached to their socket with some tape. There are no wedges to
hold them in place like on other drives. These could also be removed before the laser is removed,
that would probably make things a bit easier.
PCB removal, you will find two black clips on the bottom of the board that hold the PCB in place,
push on these in the proper direction, apply a little pressure to the circuit board, and it pops right
off.
You should now have a pile of parts.
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