Owners Manual

Replacing the Optical Drive

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your

computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your

Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory

Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Align the tabs on the optical-drive bezel with the slots on the optical

drive and snap the optical-drive bezel into place.

2 Align the screw hole on the optical-drive bracket with the screw hole on

the optical-drive assembly.

3 Replace the screw that secures the optical-drive bracket to the optical-

drive assembly.

4 Slide the optical-drive assembly into the optical-drive bay and align the

screw hole on the optical-drive bracket with the screw hole on the

computer base.

5 Replace the screw that secures the optical-drive assembly to the

computer base.

Post-requisites

Replace the battery.