Dell OptiPlex GX150 - Manual (Page 138)

3. Press inward on the two tabs on the sides of the drive bay to disengage the drive from the system.
Replacing the Optical Drive Small Form-Factor System
Select the appropriate instructions for the system:
l Replacing the Optical Drive With the Strip Cable
l
Replacing the Optical Drive With the Combination Data Cable
Replacing the Optical Drive With the Strip Cable
1. If you are replacing a drive that does not have the bracket rails attached, remove the rails from the old drive by removing the two screws that
secure each rail to the drive. Attach the bracket to the new drive by aligning the screw holes on the drive with the screw holes on the bracket
rails, and then tightening all four screws (two screws for each rail).
2. If you are installing a new drive, connect it to the set of rails that are attached to the inside of the cover.
If a set of rails is not attached to the inside of the cover, contact Dell.
CD Drive Bracket Rails
3. Gently slide the drive into place until the tabs securely click into position.
1 Interposer board
2 Optical drive interface connector
3 Combination data cable
4 System board diskette drive connector
5 System board interface (IDE2) connector
Optical Drive With the Strip Cable Optical Drive With the Combination Data Cable
1 Drive
2 Bracket rails (2)
3 Screws (4)