Dell Desktop Xps 420 Cd Dvd Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

4

Time Required

                          2 minutes            

Sections

1

• CD/DVD Drive
• 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Stand the case upright, and remove the side panel.               

• Ensure that your computer is unplugged. Also be sure you are grounded against static discharge
• Stand your case upright in an area with some space.
• Remove the side panel by pushing the release on the top of the case outwards. Once the side panel is released, remove it and set it aside.

Ensure that your computer is unplugged. Also be sure you are grounded against static discharge

Stand your case upright in an area with some space.

Remove the side panel by pushing the release on the top of the case outwards. Once the side panel is released, remove it and set it aside.

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Step 2

              Remove the drive panel.               

• Remove the power cable for the CD/DVD drive you wish to remove/replace, located on the rear of the drive.
• This is the drive release mechanism, adjacent to the drive panel and the drive bay.
• Release the drive panel by pulling down on the drive release mechanism.

Remove the power cable for the CD/DVD drive you wish to remove/replace, located on the rear of the drive.

This is the drive release mechanism, adjacent to the drive panel and the drive bay.

Release the drive panel by pulling down on the drive release mechanism.

Step 3

              Pull down on the drive release mechanism to release the drive.               

• There is a single screw on the right-hand side of the drive that fits into the drive release mechanism.
• Simultaneously pull down on the drive release mechanism and pull the drive gently out of the drive bay.

There is a single screw on the right-hand side of the drive that fits into the drive release mechanism.

Simultaneously pull down on the drive release mechanism and pull the drive gently out of the drive bay.

Step 4

              If you're adding a different drive, make sure it has screws in these places.               

• If you wish to insert a different CD/DVD drive, make sure the screws are set in this orientation:
• One screw on the right-hand side.
• Two screws on the left-hand side.
• The screws will slide into these slits in the drive bay interior.

If you wish to insert a different CD/DVD drive, make sure the screws are set in this orientation:

One screw on the right-hand side.

Two screws on the left-hand side.

The screws will slide into these slits in the drive bay interior.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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