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Disassembly
2 - 8 Removing the Optical (CD/DVD) Device
2.Disassembly
Removing the Optical (CD/DVD) Device
Figure 4
Optical Device
Removal
a. Remove the screws.
b. Remove the cover.
c. Remove the screw and
push the optical device
out off the computer at
point .
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1. Turn off the computer, and remove the battery ( page 2 - 5 ).
2. Locate the RAM & CPU bay cover , and remove screws - ( Figure 4a
)
.
3. Carefully ( a fan and cable are attached to the under side of the cover ) lift up the bay cover.
4. Carefully disconnect the fan cable , and remove the cover ( Figure 4b
).
5. Remove the screw at point , and use a screwdriver to carefully push out the optical device at point ( Fig-
ure 4c )
.
6. Insert the new device and carefully slide it into the computer (the device only fits one way. DO NOT FORCE IT; The
screw holes should line up).
7. Restart the computer to allow it to automatically detect the new device.
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1. Component Bay Cov-
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9. Optical Device
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