5-49 Upgrades and Options Removing a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Drive1. Power off the system and remove the left side panel
(as viewed from front) as described earlier in this
chapter.
2. Remove the front plastic cover, r efer to In stalling a
5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch D iskett e Drive as
described earlier in this chapter.
3. Observe the safety and ESD precautio ns listed at
the beginning of this chapter.
4. Remove the two screws that secure th e device side
rails to the front of the chassis.
5. Disconnect the signal and power cables from the
back of the drive.
6. Slide drive out the front of the bay, and place on an
antistatic surface.
7. Remove and save the side rails and screws.
8. Place drive in an antistatic wrapper.
9. To cover an empty bay, install a blank panel tr ay in
the bay.(Figure 5-23).
10. Attached the side rails and screws just saved to a
reusable blank panel tray previously remov ed.
11. Engage the blank panel tray side rails into the bay
guide rails (see Figure 5-21). Ensure that the blank
panel tray side rails (see Figure 5-21, A) are inside
the bay guide rails (see Figure 5-21, B).
12. Push the blank panel tray into the bay until the
screw holes of the side rails are directly in front of
the chassis screw holes and secure with the screws
previously removed (Figure 5-23).