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Optical Drive

Service Manual

  Removing the Optical Drive

  Replacing the Optical Drive

Removing the Optical Drive

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.
   
   
2. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).
   
   
3. Remove the WLAN card (see Removing a WLAN Card).
   
   
4. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).
   
   
5. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
   
   
6. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).
   
   
7. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).
   
   
8. Remove the M2 x 5-mm screw from the optical drive.
   
   
9. Lift the back end of the drive out and disconnect the optical drive cable from the connector on the system board.
   
   

Replacing the Optical Drive

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

NOTE: This procedure assumes that you have completed the removal procedure first.

1. Connect the optical drive cable to the connector on the system board.
   
   
2. Replace the M2 x 5-mm screw to secure the optical drive to the system board.
   
   
3. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest).
   
   
4. Replace the display assembly (see Replacing the Display Assembly).
   
   
5. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
   
   
6. Replace the hinge cover (see Replacing the Hinge Cover).
   
   
7. Replace the WLAN card (see Replacing a WLAN Card).
   
   
8. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive).
   
   

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