Removing A Floppy Drive Or Media Card Reader (Tower Computer) - Dell Precision 390 User Manual

CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
NOTICE: To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your
computer's electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer.
NOTE: If you are adding a floppy drive or Media Card Reader to your tower computer, see
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NOTE: If you are adding a floppy drive or Media Card Reader to your desktop computer, see
Computer).

Removing a Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader (Tower Computer)

1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the computer cover (see
3. Remove the front panel. See
4. If you are removing a floppy drive:
a. Disconnect the power cable from the back of the floppy drive.
b. Disconnect the data cable from the back of the floppy drive.
5. If you are removing a Media Card Reader, disconnect the data cable from the back of the Media Card Reader.
6. Disconnect the other end of the data cable from the system board connector labeled "FLOPPY" (for a floppy drive) or "FLEXBAY" (for a Media Card
Reader). To locate system board connectors, see
1 power cable 2 floppy-drive cable
7. Slide the sliding-plate lever to the right to release the shoulder screw and slide the drive or Media Card Reader out of the 3.5-inch drive bay.
Begin.
Removing the Computer Cover).
Removing the Front Panel.
System Board
3 floppy-drive connector (FLOPPY)
Installing a Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader (Tower
Installing a Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader (Desktop
Components.