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7060 MT, need the blue clip, caddy for slim DVD
Hello all.
I purchased a Dell Optiplex 7060 MT (mid-tower). It has a plate cover for a slimline DVD-RW but did not come with the DVD-RW. It takes a 9.5mm drive. However, in the Dell service manual for the 7060 clearly show a blue clip or caddy that's required for it to snap in place. My machine does not have the blue piece of plastic.
Hard drive and DVD caddies are usually easy to find in the usual aftermarket stores, but not this piece. In fact, I cannot even find the part number for this piece. Do anyone have any experience obtaining this piece, or a Dell rep could chime in?
It seems to be the same compatible part among 3050, 3060, 5050, 5060, 7050 and 7060 (MT, mid-tower).
Picture below (taken from Dell service manual for Optiplex 7060 MT):
speedstep
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November 2nd, 2018 14:00
The Blue 3.5 inch Hard drive bay above is 00CW33
Optical Drive is 9M9FK HL Data Storage GU90N
https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=24531
and the blue stick clip for DVD is 01GX87
No Idea Whatsoever what the Screw that holds the clip to the drive is.
Mini Tower Front Face Plate with laptop opening dvd bay is 20VKJ
Orange Optical Data Cable is YG7FH
8 Pin Motherboard Optical and 2.5 inch Power Cable is 7G26H
https://www.ebay.com/itm/QTY-1-Optical-Drive-Assembly-Latch-for-Dell-Optiplex-3040-5040-7040-MT-1GX87-/131920048130
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November 2nd, 2018 07:00
By the way, if anyone reading this DOES own an Optiplex from this series (3040, 3050, 3060, 5040, 5050, 5060, 7040, 7050, 7060) MT, with a slimline Optical drive installed, can you pull out this blue piece and take a pic of it so we can see the entire unit?
Also, check to see if anywhere on the piece there's a Dell part number etched on it?
APL_ITM
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November 5th, 2018 08:00
Thanks. I took a chance and ordered that latch. That looks exactly like what I need.
I'll bet there is no screw holding it on, but likely just "snaps" on the slim optical drive.
speedstep
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November 8th, 2018 07:00
You should not bet because you will lose.
I mention the screw because I have the unit to physically look at in my hands.
9m9fk with screw
APL_ITM
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November 12th, 2018 12:00
OK. I have a cache of "assorted Dell screws" so i'll check to see if I have one that fits among those. I have a unit of the clip ordered from eBay, arriving sometime soon.