Removing And Installing An Optical Drive - Acer PREDATOR G7710 SERIES User Manual

Removing and installing an optical
drive
The system supports a variety of storage devices for additional storage capacity
and scalability.
To remove an optical drive:
1 Perform the preinstallation instructions described on page 48.
2 Remove the front bazel.
3 Disconnect the power and data cables from rear of the old drive.
4 Move the release slider of the selected drive to the unlock position.
5 Pull the drive out of the device bay.
6 Observe the post-installation instructions described on page 49.
To install a new optical drive:
1 Perform steps 1 through 5 of the previous section.
2 Remove the new optical drive from its protective packaging.
3 Slide the new optical drive into the empty drive bay.
4 Move the release slider into the lock position.
5 Connect the power and data cables to the rear of the new drive.
6 Observe the post-installation instructions described on page 49.
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