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Aptiva - 2136 Removals and replacements - Bay 4 (3.5-In. FDD Bay)

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- Disconnect the cables (note location of cables).

- Press the lever and rotate outward.

- Pull carefully and slowly as soon as the warning arrow appears.

- The drive frame becomes free after the line behind the arrow appears. Remove the frame from the chassis.

Figure 4- 6 Bay 4 (3.5-In)

- Remove the screws for the drive, then you can pull the old drive out.

Figure 4- 7 Remove the Screws

- If upper and lower frame needs to be detached, please refer to figure 4-8.

Figure 4- 8 Detach Diskette Drive Frame

Note: If you want to install another 3.5-inch drive, such as a hard disk drive, see the procedure in "Bay 5 (3.5-In. Internal Bay)". Otherwise, proceed to following steps for re-install.

- Attach the upper drive frame back to the lower drive frame and click it into place.

- Insert the drive frame into the 3.5-inch drive bay and click it into place.

Figure 4- 9 Reattach the 3.5-inch drive

- Re-attached the power and signal cables to the drive.

Figure 4- 10 Reattached The Cables

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Date Created

05-11-98

Last Updated

08-01-99

Revision Date

08-01-2000

Brand

IBM Aptiva

Product Family

Aptiva

Machine Type

2136

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