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To remove the control panel, perform the following steps:

1.

Remove the hard-disk drive cage

.

2. Disconnect the control panel cable from the PANEL connector on the system board (see

Figure 14

or the internal service label for the

location of the PANEL connector).

3. Remove the mounting screw holding the control panel to the chassis.

4. Slide the control panel out of the hooks holding it to the chassis.


Note the routing of the control panel cable as you remove it from the chassis.

To reinstall the control panel, perform the removal procedure in reverse.

Drives

3.5-Inch Diskette Drive Removal

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

1. Remove the

computer cover

.

2. Disconnect the DC power and cables from the diskette drive.

3. Rotate the left side of the 3.5-inch diskette drive assembly up, and lift the assembly out of the chassis (see

Figure 7

).

4. Remove the two drive-mounting screws from the left side of the drive, and remove the drive from the bracket.

When you replace the 3.5-inch diskette drive, be sure that the two hooks on the right side of the bracket engage the mounting holes in the side of
the 3.5-inch diskette drive.

Figure 7. 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive Removal

5.25-Inch Drive Removal

To remove a device from an externally accessible drive bay, perform the following steps:

1.

Remove the computer cover

.

1 Chassis hooks (2)

2 Mounting screw

3 Control panel

4 Control panel cable

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 Bracket-mounting screw

2 Hooks (2)

3 Drive-mounting screws (2)