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Removing a floppy drive – Dell OptiPlex GX260 User Manual

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board.

6.

Remove the computer stand

, if it is attached.

7.

If you are installing a new floppy drive rather than replacing a drive, remove the front-panel inserts.

8.

Open the computer cover.

Removing a Floppy Drive

1. Disconnect the floppy-drive cable from the system board connector (DSKT).

2. Remove the power cable from the interposer board.

3.

Disconnect the CD/DVD drive cable and the power cable from the CD/DVD drive.

4. Remove or raise the drive by pressing the green tabs on either side of the drive and lifting the drive up.

5. Remove the floppy-drive cable from the floppy drive.

a. Remove the interposer board from the floppy drive by pressing the tab and rotating the interposer board.

Removing the Interposer Board

1 floppy-drive cable
2 tab
3 interposer board
4 system board floppy-drive connector (DSKT)

b. To release the floppy-drive cable from the connector, slide the lever until it is fully extended, and then lift the

cable away.

Removing the Floppy-Drive Cable