Dell Inspiron 7000 Dell Inspiron 7000 Service Manual - Page 64

Remove the diskette drive from the metal shielding carrier.

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To remove the side mounting bracket from the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive, follow these steps (see Figure 4-19): 1. Remove the two 2.5-mm screws from the side of the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. 2. Remove the side mounting bracket. mounting ear diskette drive metal shielding carrier (bottom) metal shielding carrier (top) flex cable 3-mm screws (5) plastic carrier To remove the diskette drive from the plastic carrier (see Figure 4-20), follow these steps: 1. Remove the two 3-mm screws from the top of the metal shielding carrier. 2. Remove the two 3-mm screws from the side of the plastic carrier. 3. Lift the metal shielding carrier out of the plastic carrier. Lift the back of the metal shielding carrier first and then slide it out. 4. Unsnap the metal latches along the top of the metal shielding carrier from the metal tabs on the bottom of the metal shielding carrier, and then remove the top. 5. Remove the diskette drive from the metal shielding carrier. 6. Remove the flex cable from the diskette drive. 7. Remove the 3-mm screw securing the mounting ear from the diskette drive, and remove the mounting ear. When reassembling the diskette drive, be sure that the bottom of the metal shielding carrier sits inside the groove at the front of the plastic carrier. 4-30

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To remove the side mounting bracket from the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive, fol-
low these steps (see Figure 4-19):
1.
Remove the two 2.5-mm screws from the side of the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
drive.
2.
Remove the side mounting bracket.
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To remove the diskette drive from the plastic carrier (see Figure 4-20), follow
these steps:
1.
Remove the two 3-mm screws from the top of the metal shielding carrier.
2.
Remove the two 3-mm screws from the side of the plastic carrier.
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3.
Lift the metal shielding carrier out of the plastic carrier.
Lift the back of the metal shielding carrier first and then slide it out.
4.
Unsnap the metal latches along the top of the metal shielding carrier from
the metal tabs on the bottom of the metal shielding carrier, and then
remove the top.
5.
Remove the diskette drive from the metal shielding carrier.
6.
Remove the flex cable from the diskette drive.
7.
Remove the 3-mm screw securing the mounting ear from the diskette
drive, and remove the mounting ear.
When reassembling the diskette drive, be sure that the bottom of the metal
shielding carrier sits inside the groove at the front of the plastic carrier.
plastic carrier
3-mm screws (5)
diskette drive
metal shielding
carrier (bottom)
metal shielding
carrier (top)
flex cable
mounting ear