Dell Precision Tower 3420 Owner's Manual

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Removing the optical drive

Steps

  1. Follow the procedure in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  2. Remove the:
    1. cover
    2. front bezel
  3. To release the optical drive :
    1. Remove the hard drive connector cables from the optical drive latch [1].
    2. Slide the blue latch to the unlock position [2].
    Figure displaying sliding the optical-drive latch to unlock the optical drive
  4. To remove the optical drive:
    1. Hold the blue latch [1], lift the optical drive cage and disconnect the cables from the optical drive [2].
    2. Lift the optical drive cage away from the computer [3].
      Figure displaying removing the optical drive from the computer.
  5. To remove the optical drive from the optical drive cage:
    1. Press the optical drive release latch [1] and slide the optical drive forward [2].
    2. Remove the optical drive from the optical drive cage [3].
    Figure displaying removing optical drive from the bracket.

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