Removing And Replacing An Optical Disc Drive; Before You Begin; Removing An Optical Disc Drive - HP Pavilion Slimline s7200 - Desktop PC Manual

Removing and Replacing an Optical Disc Drive

Your PC includes an optical disc drive that you can replace or upgrade. See "Locating Components Inside the
PC" on page 4.

Before You Begin

Observe the following requirements before removing and
replacing the component:
Due to the small PC size, you can only
IMPORTANT:
install an optical disc drive of less than the approximate
length of 170-mm (6.7 inches).
Before installing a new optical disc drive,
IMPORTANT:
make sure that it is compatible with the Microsoft
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Windows XP operating system. Also, make sure you
have the correct software and drivers for the optical drive
to work with the operating system.
The optical disc drive may be either a PATA (Parallel advanced technology attachment) drive or SATA (Serial
advanced technology attachment) drive that uses a narrow data cable with an optional latch.
This procedure requires a Phillips screwdriver.

Removing an Optical Disc Drive

1 Prepare the PC and remove the PC cover. Complete the "Opening
the PC" procedures on page 2.
2 Remove the fan assembly:
Lift the fan assembly upward at the arrows shown (A).
a
Lift out the fan assembly (B).
b
Disconnect the fan power cable by grasping the connector and
c
pulling up (C).
Make a note of the fan power cable routing before
IMPORTANT:
removing the cable.
3 Make a note of each cable and plug orientation attached to the
back of the optical disc drive before removing the cables.
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Upgrading and Servicing Guide
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Optical Disc Drive