OptiPlex 7070 Tower Service Manual

Removing optical drive

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the:
   1. Side cover
   2. Front bezel
3. Open the front panel door.
4. To remove the optical drive assembly:
   1. Disconnect the optical drive data cable and power cable from the connectors on the optical drive [1].
      NOTE You may need to unroute the cables from the tabs under the drive cage to allow you to disconnect the cables from the connectors.
   2. Close the front panel door [2].
      
   3. Press the blue release tab [1] and slide the optical drive out of the system [2].