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of the drive. Be careful not to touch the power supply unit as it may still hold charge or break
any of the attached cables.
6.
Gently lift the CDROM along with the bracket out of the unit.
7.
Remove 4x M3 screws securing the CDROM drive to the bracket.
8.
The CDROM is glued to the mounting brackets with a high grab adhesive to prevent it from
slipping forwards or backwards whilst in transit. The brackets can be removed by carefully
prising them away from the drive using a thin flat bladed screwdriver.
Preparing a new CDROM drive
figure 1
1.
Brand new CDROM drives are supplied with their facia fitted, in order to use the drive this must
be removed first.
2.
To remove the CDROM facia you must open the CDROM's drawer to take off the drawer front.
This can be achieved by applying power to the unit and by pressing the eject button (See figure
1). The power can be supplied by either temporarily connecting the drive to the unit and turning
the unit on or by connecting the drive to an external PSU (Power Supply Unit). Make sure that
the power is disconnect after the drawer is opened and before proceeding to the next step.
3.
The original CDRom drawer front is clipped on to the drawer in much the same way as it's
replacement (See page *DA_REMOVE_CDROM_FRONT*) if using the plastic version. It can
be easily removed without the use any tools, simply lift the bottom of drawer front to release the
clips and gently slide it up, Please note: The CDROM drawer is likely to break if excessive force
is applied during this procedure.
4.
Figure 3 shows the location of plastic tabs that fix the facia to the drive. You will need a flat-
bladed screwdriver to carefully prise the facia off
5.
If the unit is going to be fitted with a metal CD drawer front then fit the original drawer front back
on again.
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