Dell Vostro 2510 (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 56)

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Optical Drive
Dell™ Vostro™ 2510
Service Manual
Removing the Optical Drive
Replacing the Optical Drive
Removing the Optical Drive
CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your
computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer .
2. Remove the hard drive cover. See Removing the Hard Drive for an illustration of the hard drive cover.
3. Remove the WLAN card (see Removing a WLAN Card ).
4. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover ).
5. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard ).
6. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly ).
7. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest ).
8. Remove the M2 x 5-mm screw from the optical drive.
9. Lift the back end of the drive out and disconnect the optical drive cable from the connector on the system board.
1 optical drive cable 2 optical drive connector
3 M2 x 5-mm screw (1) 4 optical drive