HP Pavilion DV7-1020 Maintenance And Service Manual page 63

3. Insert a thin tool, such as a paper clip (2), into the disc tray release access hole. (The optical drive
disc tray is partially ejected from the optical drive.)
4. Use the disc tray frame to slide the optical drive (3) out of the computer.
5. Remove the optical drive.
6. If it is necessary to replace the optical drive bracket, position the optical drive with the optical drive
bracket toward you.
7. Remove the two Phillips PM2.0×4.0 screws (1) that secure the optical drive bracket to the
optical drive.
8. Remove the optical drive bracket (2).
Reverse this procedure to reassemble and install the optical drive.
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