How to Remove a CD/DVD Drive From a Laptop
Laptops use special slim CD/DVD internal drives. Those optical drives are simply inserted in the respective laptop slot and fastened with screws. You often may need to remove the CD/DVD drive from your laptop in order to swap for a better drive or replace a failed one. On some laptop models, you can also install another hard drive instead of an optical drive.
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Instructions
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Turn off your laptop.
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Insert an edge of a paper clip into the emergency eject hole of the DVD drive to open it.
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Pull out the disk tray.
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Turn the laptop over so that the back panel faces up.
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Locate one or two screws on the back laptop panel that secure the CD/DVD drive. Consult a laptop manual or online technical support materials to find the exact location of the screws for your laptop model.
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Unscrew the screws. Hold the disk tray carefully, and pull out the CD/DVD drive.
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References
- "Upgrading & Fixing Laptops for Dummies"; Corey Sandler; 2005
