Gateway E-420 Maintaining & Troubleshooting page 55

44 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your E-4200 System
Installing a CD-ROM or other 5.25-inch drive in your
mid-tower computer
The 5.25-inch drive bay can be used to install a CD-ROM drive, diskette
drive, or other 5.25-inch device.
To install a CD-ROM or other 5.25-inch drive
Turn off the system and disconnect the power cord.
1.
Remove the cover side panels, observing the "Static electricity
2.
precautions" on page 2.
If you are replacing a drive, remove it from the chassis:
3.
•
Disconnect the cables from the back of the drive.
•
Remove the four screws that attach the drive to the chassis. The
screws can be accessed through the chassis side panels.
•
Slide the drive out of the chassis through the front of the bezel.
If you are installing a drive in an empty drive bay:
4.
Remove the bezel
A.
Push out the EMI shield in the bay.
B.
Remove the plastic drive bay cover on the front bezel. For
C.
information on removing the bezel, see the section "Identifying
your computer case" on page 3.