Replacing the diskette drive – Dell OptiPlex GX150 User Manual

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Replacing the Diskette Drive Small Form-Factor Desktop System

Select the appropriate instructions for the system:

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Replacing the Diskette Drive With the Strip Cable

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Replacing the Diskette Drive With the Combination Data Cable

  

Replacing the Diskette Drive With the Strip Cable

1. Snap the replacement drive into the sled and ensure that it is secure in the sled.

2. Connect the interposer board to the diskette drive.

a. Slide the diskette-drive cable into the connector.

b. Close the lever so that the cable is secure in the connector.

c. Line up the hole on the bottom of the interposer board with the notch on the connector, and snap the interposer board onto the drive.

3. Gently slide the drive into the computer until the tabs securely click into position.

4. Attach the power cable to the interposer board on the diskette drive.

5. Connect the strip cable to the DSKT connector on the system board.

6. Check all cable connections, and fold cables out of the way to provide airflow for the fan and cooling vents.

7.

Close the computer cover

, reconnect your computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.

8.

Enter system setup

and update the appropriate Diskette Drive A option to reflect the size and capacity of your new diskette drive.

Diskette Drive With the Strip Cable Diskette Drive With the Combination Data Cable

1 Connector notch

2 Interposer board alignment hole

3 Diskette-drive cable

4 Lever

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