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9.Alignthemountainstudsintheopticaldrivebracketwiththecorrespondingholesinthedrivebay.
Then,pressdownthebracketintothedrivebayandslidethebrackettothefrontofthecomputeruntil
itsnapsintoposition.
Figure17.Installingtheopticaldrive
10.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewopticaldrive.
11.Installthefrontbezel.See“Replacingthefrontbezel”onpage50.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage81
.
Replacingthestoragedrive
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read
thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii
.
Toreplacethestoragedrive,refertooneofthefollowingtopics:
•“Replacingthe2.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimarystoragedrivebay”onpage54
•“Replacingthe2.5-inchstoragedriveinthesecondarystoragedrivebay”onpage58
•“Replacingthe3.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimarystoragedrivebay”onpage62
Replacingthe2.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimarystoragedrivebay
Toreplacethe2.5-inchstoragedriveintheprimarystoragedrivebay,dothefollowing:
1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage50.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Replacingthefrontbezel”onpage50.
4.Removetheopticaldrive.See“Replacingtheopticaldrive”onpage52.
5.Locatethe2.5-inchstoragedriveyouwanttoreplace.See“Computercomponents”onpage5.
6.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromthe2.5-inchstoragedrive.See“Partsonthe
systemboard”onpage6
.
7.Presstheretainingclip1inthedirectionasshownandpivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardatthe
sametime.
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