1.
Open the computer cover
.
2. Remove the optical drive data cable from the optical drive.
3. Remove the optical drive power cable and audio cable from the optical drive.
4. Press inward on the two tabs on the sides of the drive bay to disengage the drive from the system.
Removing the Optical Drive Small Desktop System
Removing the Optical Drive Small Mini-Tower System
5. Slide the drive upward and remove it from the system.
6. If the replacement drive does not have the bracket rails attached, remove the rails from the old drive by removing the two screws that secure
each rail to the drive.
7. Attach the bracket to the new drive by aligning the screw holes on the drive with the screw holes on the bracket rails and tightening all four
screws.
Replacing the Optical Drive
—
Small Desktop and Small Mini-Tower System
1. Reinstall the optical drive and bracket assembly in the system by gently sliding the drive into place until the tabs securely click into position.
2. If you are installing a drive that has its own controller card,
install the controller card in an expansion slot
.
3. Connect the optical drive power cable and audio cable to the optical drive.
4.
Connect the optical drive data cable to the optical drive.
If your system came with an EIDE CD drive, use the spare connector on the existing interface cable. Otherwise, use the EIDE interface
cable provided in the drive kit.
Attaching Cables to an Optical Drive
—
Small Desktop System
NOTE: If there are no screws with the bracket in the small mini-tower system, contact Dell. See "
Contacting Dell
" for
information on contacting Dell.
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