Gateway E3400, System Manual

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Replacing and Adding System Components
3.5-inch diskette or CD drives
Replacing the diskette drive
The 3.5-inch diskette drive is attached to the drive cage with a drive locking
tab. The drive cage is secured in the chassis with a drive cage release button.
You do not have to remove any screws to release the drive cage or remove
the diskette drive.
To replace a 3.5-inch diskette drive:
1
Turn off the computer, disconnect the power cord, modem cord (if
installed), and all external peripheral devices.
2
Remove the right panel. (See “Removing the side panels” on page 19 and
observe the “Static electricity precautions” on page 17.)
3
Disconnect the power and data cables from the back of the diskette drive.
4
Release the drive locking tab from the diskette drive bay by turning the
knob on the tab counter-clockwise to the unlock position, then remove
the tab from the drive cage.
Drive locking tab
Locking tab holes
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