OptiPlex XE3 Small Form Factor Service Manual

Removing the hard drive and optical drive module

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the:
   1. Side cover
   2. Front bezel
   3. HDD assembly
3. To release the hard drive and optical drive module:
   1. Unroute the optical drive cables and hard drive cables through the retention clip and HDD-ODD release tab respectively.
      
   2. Slide the release tab to unlock the hard drive and optical module [1].
   3. Lift the hard drive and optical module [2]
      
4. To remove the hard drive and optical drive module:
   1. Disconnect the optical drive data cable and optical drive power cable from the connectors on the optical drive [1, 2].
   2. Slide and lift the hard drive and optical drive module from the system [3].