6.
Press down on the green drive retainer button located on the left side of the drive to disengage the
drive from the drive cage
(1)
. While pressing the drive retainer button, slide the drive back until it
stops, then lift it up and out of the drive cage
(2)
.
Figure 5-22
Removing a drive from the drive cage (media card reader shown)
7.
Rotate the drive cage back down to its normal position.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to pinch any cables or wires when rotating the drive cage down.
8.
If you are replacing the drive, transfer the four guide screws from the old drive to the new one.
9.
Replace the optical drive. (See
Installing an optical drive on page 85
.)
10.
Replace the front bezel (see
Installing the front bezel on page 74
).
11.
Replace the access panel (see
Installing the access panel on page 72
).
12.
Restore all connections and equipment that you removed during the
Predisassembly procedures
on page 69
.
Installing a hard drive or media card reader into the drive cage
You can install a 3.3 cm (3.5 in) hard drive underneath the 13.3 cm (5.25 in) optical drive. A media
card reader can also be installed at this location. If an optical drive is present, you must remove it to
install the hard drive.
To install a hard drive or media card in the drive cage:
1.
Follow the procedures listed in the
Predisassembly for drives on page 79
section.
CAUTION:
Failure to follow the predisassembly procedures can result in equipment damage or
data loss.
2.
Remove the access panel (see
Removing the access panel on page 72
).
3.
Remove the front bezel (see
Removing the front bezel on page 74
).
4.
Remove the optical disk drive if it is present. (See
Removing an optical drive on page 83
.)
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