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Installing a cd/dvd drive – Dell Dimension E521 User Manual

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5.

Slide the drive latch release toward the bottom of the computer and, without releasing the drive latch release, slide the CD/DVD drive out through the
front of the computer.

 

6.

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

Installing the Drive-Panel Insert

).


 

7.

Replace the drive panel (see

Installing the Drive Panel

).

 

8.

Replace the computer cover (see

Installing the Computer Cover

).


 

9.

Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on.

 

10.

Configure the drives in System Setup (see

Entering System Setup

).

 

Installing a CD/DVD Drive

1

power cable

2

data cable

1

drive release latch

2

sliding plate

3

CD/DVD drive

NOTE:

In the event that the replacement or new CD/DVD drive does not have shoulder screws, check for the screws located within the drive panel

insert or, if applicable, reuse screws attached to the drive that you are replacing.