How do I remove the CD/DVD drive from this computer?
The layout inside is different from many desktops.
just pop off the colored plate and the clips are on the side. the drive will slide right out.
(1) take off the left side cover, (2) near the front, at the bottom of
the internal drive cage is a plastic lever, flip it down, (3) now open
the front plastic CD holder cover (the bottom gray plastic thing), (4)
there are two finger holes at the bottom of the top plastic cover - pull
the top cover loose (note if you're scared to put a lot of pressure on
it, you can use a small flat screwdriver through those holes to lift
back the two tabs holding the cover on), (5) with the top cover off,
pinch in the two plastic tabs on the side of the drive you want and pull
it forward (note disconnect the IDE cable (and audio if there is one) before pulling the drive
too far out), (6) pull off the two side rails from the old drive (they
just push in and pull out) - but note which rail comes off which side
(I'm not sure if they can be inserted upside down or not, so just keep
track of which one goes on which side), (7) push the side rails onto the
new drive (note you have to really push hard on the metal part of the
rail to seat it properly - you'll know it's not seated if the drive
doesn't slip in easily), (8) slip in the new drive & connect the IDE
and power (and audio if there is one)cables (9) install the top plastic frame, flip up the lock inside the case,
then close the bottom CD cover thing, (10) enjoy the new drive. hope this helps you and please vote for me
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