Dell D18M, Service Manual

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Installing the 2.5–inch hard drive into the drive bracket
1. Align the hard drive to the side of the hard drive bracket, and pull the other end tabs to insert the pins on the bracket into
the hard drive.
2. Insert the hard drive into the hard drive bracket and press the hard drive until it clicks into place.
3. Install the:
a. 2.5–inch drive assembly
b. front bezel
c. cover
4. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer .
Optical drive
Removing optical drive
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer .
2. Remove the:
a. side cover
b. front bezel
3. Open the front panel door .
4. To remove the optical drive assembly:
a. Disconnect the data cable and power cable from the connectors on the optical drive [1].
NOTE: Ensure to unroute the cables from the tabs under the drive cage to allow you to disconnect the cables from
the connectors.
b. Close the front panel door [2].
22 Disassembly and reassembly