User's Manual

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2. Remove the computer cover (see Removing the Computer Cover).
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3. Remove the front panel. See Removing the Front Panel.
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4. Disconnect the power cable from the back of the drive and the CD/DVD-drive cable from the back of the drive and the system board.
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5. Pull the drive retention insert out by the handle and set it aside in a safe place.
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6. Slide the drive out and remove it from the drive bay.
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Installing a CD/DVD Drive (Desktop Computer)
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1. If you are installing a new drive, unpack the drive and prepare it for installation.
Check the documentation that accompanied the drive to verify that the drive is configured for your computer. If you are installing an IDE drive, configure
the drive for the cable select setting.
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2. If you are installing a new drive, remove the drive-panel insert (see Removing a Drive-Panel Insert) and remove the shoulder screws from the inside of
the drive-panel insert and attach the screws to the new drive.
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CD/DVD-drive cable
2
power cable
3
system-board CD/DVD- drive connector
1
drive retention insert
2
CD/DVD drive
NOTICE: In a desktop configuration with 3 hard drives, there can only be one optical drive which must be installed in the upper 5.25-inch drive bay. In
this case, the 3rd hard drive will occupy the lower 5.25-inch drive bay.