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Drives – Dell OptiPlex GX200 User Manual

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Drives

Figure 9. Drive Locations

 

3.5-Inch Diskette Drive

To remove the 3.5-inch diskette drive assembly from the drive shelf, perform the following steps:

1. Disconnect the DC power cable and the interface cable from the back of the drive.

2. Press both release latches on the left side of the 3.5-inch diskette drive.

3. Pivot the 3.5-inch diskette drive upward 1 inch (2.5 cm), and then pull the drive away from the notched tabs on the right chassis wall.

4. Remove the bracket from the diskette drive you just removed.

5.25-inch Drive

To remove the 5.25-inch drive/bracket assembly (the 5.25 drive is usually a CD-ROM drive), perform the following steps:

1.

Remove the diskette drive

and bracket.

2. Disconnect the DC power cable and EIDE cable from the drive.

3. Lift the 5.25-inch drive/bracket straight up and out of the chassis.

Hard-Disk Drive Removal

Figure 10. Hard-Disk Drive/Bracket Assembly Removal

To remove the hard-disk drive/bracket assembly, perform the following steps:

1. Disconnect the DC power cable and EIDE cable from the drive.

NOTE: In all of the following procedures, left and right refer to your left and right as you face the front of the computer.

1 5.25-

inch  drive

2 3.5-inch diskette drive

3 Hard-disk drive

4 Chassis intrusion switch

NOTE: Computer configurations differ. Your computer may have an Iomega Zip drive installed instead of a 3.5-inch diskette drive, or
your computer may have no externally accessible drives installed.

1 Captive screw

2 Hinge tabs on back of drive bracket (2)

3 Slots in floor divider (3)