Dell 1510 service manual Removing the Optical Drive, Replacing the Optical Drive

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Optical Drive

Dell™ Vostro™ 1510

Service Manual

Removing the Optical Drive

Replacing the Optical Drive

Removing the Optical Drive

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

1.Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.

2.Remove the hard drive cover. See Removing the Hard Drive for an illustration of the hard drive cover.

3.Remove the WLAN card (see Removing a WLAN Card).

4.Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).

5.Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).

6.Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).

7.Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).

8.Remove the M2 x 5-mm screw from the optical drive.

9.Lift the back end of the drive out and disconnect the optical drive cable from the connector on the system board.

1	optical drive cable	2	optical drive connector
3	M2 x 5-mm screw (1)	4	optical drive

Replacing the Optical Drive

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

This procedure assumes that you have completed the removal procedure Removing the Optical Drive.

1.Connect the optical drive cable to the connector on the system board.

2.Replace the M2 x 5-mm screw to secure the optical drive to the system board.

3.Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest).