Chapter 1
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Remove/Replace System Components
Removing/Replacing System Components
4. Press in on the retainer clips on both sides of the CD drive bay and pull toward you. See
Figure 1-10.
Figure 1-10. Removing the CD Drive Bay and CD Drive
5. Take the back cover off the CD drive bay by lifting up on the raised portion of the back
cover. This will cause the retainer snaps to be remove from their slots on the CD drive
bay. See Figure 1-11. Also, note the manner in which the audio, power and control
cables were neatly fed through the raised opening in the CD drive bay’s back cover.
Figure 1-11. Removing the CD Drive Bay’s Back Cover
CD Drive
CD Drive
Retainer Clip
CD Drive
Retainer Clip
CD Drive
Bay
CD Drive Bay’s Back Cover
CD Drive
Bay
Lift Here to
Remove the
Back Cover
Retainer
Snap
Retainer
Snap