Toshiba qosmio f10 manual Optical drive Replacement Procedures, Removing the optical drive

4.7 Optical drive 4 Replacement Procedures

4.7Optical drive

NOTE: Do not apply excessive force to the top of an optical drive.

Do not touch the shaded portion of the figure below, when you remove or install the drive.

Removing the optical drive

The following describes the procedure for removing the optical drive (See Figure 4-12 and 4- 13).

1.Turn over the computer and remove the following screws securing the optical drive assembly.

? M2.5? 4B FLAT BIND screw x2

2.Pull out the optical drive assembly towards the arrow direction to disconnect it from the CN1820 on the system board.

NOTE: When it is difficult to pull out the optical drive assembly, insert your finger into the slot and push out the optical drive assembly.

Slot

Optical drive assembly

CN1820

M2.5 x 4B FLAT BIND

Figure 4-12 Removing the optical drive assembly

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