Installing The Hard-Drive And Optical-Drive Bracket - Dell Precision 3460 Small Form Factor Service Manual

5. Remove the 3.5-inch hard-drive.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket and provide a visual representation of the
removal procedure.
Steps
1. Remove the hard-drive power and data cables that are routed via the locking mechanism.
2. Remove the cables from the routing points on the bracket.
3. Slide the lock towards the left to unlock the bracket and detach it from the chassis.
4. Hold the lock handle to lift the bracket.
5. Lift the bracket upwards and detach it from the mounting points on the top portion of the chassis and flip the bracket.
6. Disconnect the power and SATA cables from the optical drive and lift the bracket away from the computer.

Installing the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket

Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
24 Removing and installing components