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Dell Vostro 420 (Late 2008) User Manual

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5 For the Vostro 420 and Vostro 220, remove the two screws securing the

optical drive to the drive cage.

6 Slide the optical drive out through the front of the computer.
7 If you are installing a replacement drive, skip to step 5 in "Replacing or

Adding an Optical Drive" on page 82.
If you are removing this drive permanently and the drive bay is to remain
empty, proceed to step 8.

8 Disconnect the data cable from the system board (see "System Board

Components" on page 40), and remove the cable from the computer.

9 For the Vostro 420 and Vostro 220, use two screws to attach a 5.25-inch

front-panel insert to the front of the empty bay.

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screws (2)

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screw holes (4)

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optical drive

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data cable

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power cable

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