Replacing the cd drive and the diskette drive – Gateway 8450R User Manual
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Replacing the CD drive and the diskette drive
The slimline CD drive and the slimline diskette drive are near the center of
the front panel. See “Front panel” on page 9 for the location of the slimline
diskette drive and slimline CD drive.
To replace the slimline CD drive and the slimline diskette drive:
1
Turn off the server and disconnect the power cord and all other external
peripheral devices.
2
Remove the front top panel. (See “Removing the front top panel” on
page 29 and “Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 25.)
3
Remove the power and data cables from the back of the slimline diskette
drive and the slimline CD drive, noting their locations and orientations.
(You will reconnect these cables after you install the new drive.)
4
Remove the diskette drive tray by removing the screw from the front
panel.
5
Pull the tray out of the chassis.
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