User Guide

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Replacing Components in Your Gateway Profile 5
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Replacing drives
Replacing the optical drive
Time to complete: 4.5 minutes
To replace the optical drive:
1 Turn off the computer and prepare it by following the instructions in
“Preparing your computer” on page 4.
2 Remove the back panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the
back panel” on page 8.
3 Remove the I/O panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the I/O
panel” on page 10.
4 Unplug the ribbon cable from the optical drive, then remove the screw
that secures the optical drive to the chassis.
Screw Optical drive
ribbon cable