Dell Precision Tower 3420 Owner's Manual

Removing the optical drive

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].
   
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].
      
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].