Upgrading and Servicing Guide
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3
Disconnect the power, data, and the sound cable, if available, from the back of the
optical drive you want to remove. For most drive cables, use a gentle rocking motion
to free the plug. For Serial ATA hard disk drive cables, press the latch (select models
only) in the center of each plug (
1
), and pull the plug (
2
) from the drive connector.
4
Pull the drive out through the front of the chassis.
Adding or Replacing an Optical Drive
1
If necessary, remove the existing drive. See “Removing an Optical Drive” on page 8.
2
If you are adding a drive to an empty lower optical drive bay, you must remove the
knockout plate from the bay. To do so, insert a flat screwdriver into the knockout plate
slot (
A
) and rotate the screwdriver to break the knockout plate out of the chassis.
Discard the knockout plate.
3
If necessary, remove the knockout plate on the front cover. To do so, insert a flat
screwdriver into the knockout plate slot (
B
) and rotate the screwdriver to break the
knockout plate out of the front cover. Discard the knockout plate.
1
2
A
B
