Figure 7-6. Removing The 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive/Bracket Assembly; Figure 7-7. Removing The 5.25-Inch Drive Bracket; Figure 7-8. Installing A Drive In The 5.25-Inch Drive Bracket - Dell OptiPlex Gs Reference And Installation Manual

3. Remove the 3.5-inch diskette drive/bracket
assembly.
Disconnect the DC power cable and interface cable
from the back of the drive. Press outward on the two
tabs on the left side of the drive bay to disengage the
bracket from the chassis (see Figure 7-6). Then
rotate the bracket upward and remove the assembly
from the chassis.
tabs
Figure 7-6. Removing the 3.5-Inch Diskette
Drive/Bracket Assembly
4. Lift the 5.25-inch drive bracket straight up and
out of the chassis (see Figure 7-7).
If a drive is already installed in the bay and you are
replacing it, be sure to disconnect the DC power
cable and interface cable from the back of the drive
before removing the drive/bracket assembly. To
remove the old drive from the bracket, turn over the
drive/bracket assembly and unscrew the four
screws securing the drive to the bracket (shown in
Figure 7-7).
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Figure 7-7. Removing the 5.25-Inch Drive
Bracket
5. Attach the bracket to the new drive.
Turn the drive upside down and locate the four screw
holes around its perimeter. Fit the bracket over the
drive so the notched end of the bracket is toward the
front of the drive. Align the screw holes on the drive
notches
with the score marks on the drive bracket (see
Figure 7-8).
Figure 7-8. Installing a Drive in the 5.25-Inch
Drive Bracket
score mark
notches