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Fig. 9: Removing the floppy disk drive screws

3.If required, remove the screws on the right side as well.

4.Slide the floppy disk drive towards the front out of the bay.

Removing the Hard Disk Drive

To remove the hard disk drive, first remove the rear bezel (see section Removing the Rear Bezel) and remove the left side cover (see section Removing the Left Side Cover), remove the front bezel (see section Removing the Front Bezel); then follow the steps below:

1.Carefully disconnect the four-wire power cable and the flat data interface cable from the hard disk drive.

Fig. 10: Disconnecting cables from the hard disk drive

2.Remove the screws in the front of the chassis holding the hard disk drive bracket to the chassis.

Fig. 11: Removing the screws of the hard disk drive bracket

Packard Bell Stella (iXtreme) Disassembly Manual