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Moderate

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3

Time Required

                          5 minutes            

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  • Optical Drive
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Introduction

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Step 1

              Optical Drive               
  • Using a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the Phillips screw in the middle of the bottom of the computer.
  • Pull the CD/DVD drive outward to slide it away from the computer.

Using a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the Phillips screw in the middle of the bottom of the computer.

Pull the CD/DVD drive outward to slide it away from the computer.

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Step 2

  • To open the drive use an unbent paperclip and press it into the small hole until the disc tray releases.
  • Pull the disc tray out from the front until it is as far as it will go out of the optical drive.

To open the drive use an unbent paperclip and press it into the small hole until the disc tray releases.

Pull the disc tray out from the front until it is as far as it will go out of the optical drive.

Step 3

  • To remove excess parts from the optical drive press down on the plastic tab behind the tray’s bezel.
  • Gently pry the bezel from the face of the optical drive.
  • With a smaller phillips head screwdriver, remove the screws on the back of the drive, then remove the small metal bracket.

To remove excess parts from the optical drive press down on the plastic tab behind the tray’s bezel.

Gently pry the bezel from the face of the optical drive.

With a smaller phillips head screwdriver, remove the screws on the back of the drive, then remove the small metal bracket.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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