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Presario 1800/1800T Series
Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,
and XL390
Diskette Drive
To remove the diskette drive, complete the following steps:
1.Prepare the Notebook for disassembly (pg 10).
2.Remove the Palmrest cover with TouchPad (pg 13).
3.Remove the keyboard (pg 16).
4.Remove the heat sink (pg 23).
5.Remove the CD,
6.Remove the button board cover (pg 17).
7.Remove the Internet switch board (pg 21).
8.Remove the display panel assembly (pg 34).
9.Remove the hard drive (pg 25).
10.Remove the upper CPU cover (pg 37).
11.Remove screw from the diskette drive retaining bracket and lift off the bracket.
Continued on the next page.
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