Floppy Drive; Removing A Floppy Drive - Dell XPS DC01L Owner's Manual

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1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 99.
2 Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on
page 101).
3 Disconnect the power and hard-drive cables from the back of the drive.
4 Pull the sliding plate down and hold in place.
5 Slide the hard drive out of the FlexBay.
NOTICE:
Ensure the FlexBay knob is turned in the anticlockwise direction. Failure
to heed can result in the knob being broken.
6 Turn the FlexBay knob to its default position. Refer to the illustration on
"Installing a Hard Drive in the FlexBay" on page 134 to note the default
FlexBay knob position.

Floppy Drive

CAUTION:
Before you perform any of the procedures in this section, follow the
safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
CAUTION:
To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from
the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
NOTE:
If you are adding a floppy drive, see "Installing a Floppy Drive" on page 138.

Removing a Floppy Drive

1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 99.
2 Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on
page 101).
3 Remove the drive panel (see "Removing the Drive Panel" on page 124).
4 Disconnect the power and floppy-drive cables from the back of the floppy
drive.
5 Unhook floppy-drive cable from the clips on the processor airflow shroud.
Disconnect the other end of the floppy-drive cable from the system board.
Remove the floppy-drive cable from the computer.
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