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Replacing or adding a floppy drive – Dell Vostro 410 (Late 2008) User Manual

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4.

Disconnect the power and data cables from the back of the floppy drive.

 

5.

Disconnect the data cable from the system board.

 

6.

Remove the two screws securing the floppy drive.

 

7.

Slide the floppy drive out through the front of the computer.

 

8.

If you are not replacing the drive, reinstall the drive panel insert (see 

Media Card Reader

).


 

9.

Replace the bezel (see

Replacing the Computer Cover

).


 

10.

Perform the steps in the procedure

After Working on Your Computer

.


 

11.

Check the system setup for the appropriate diskette Drive Option changes (see

Entering System Setup

).

 

Replacing or Adding a Floppy Drive

 

1.

Follow the procedures in

Before Working on Your Computer

.


 

2.

Remove the computer cover (see

Removing the Computer Cover

).


 

3.

Remove the bezel (see

Removing the Bezel

).


 

4.

If you are installing a new floppy drive rather than replacing a drive, remove the break-away metal plate from the FlexBay (see

Removing the FlexBay

Break-Away Metal Plate

).


 

5.

Gently slide the floppy drive into place in the FlexBay from the front of the computer.

 

6.

Align the screw holes in the floppy drive with the screw slots on the left side of the FlexBay slot.

 

7.

Tighten the two screws to secure the floppy drive.

 

8.

Attach the power and data cables to the floppy drive.

 

9.

Connect the other end of the data cable to the connector labeled "FLOPPY" on the system board (see

System Board Components

).

1

screws (2)

2

floppy drive

3

data cable

4

power cable