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                          20 - 25 minutes

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Introduction

Optical drives allow you to read CDs and DVDs through your laptop.

Before using this guide, make sure to review the troubleshooting page. A DVD player repair might be needed if it stops working for any reason.

Make sure to power off your laptop completely, disconnect from any external power source, and remove the battery before beginning the process.

What you need

Step 1

              Optical Drive
  • Power off your device and remove the battery before beginning this guide.
  • Open the laptop.
  • Using the Spudger, insert the flat end into the notches at the top of the keyboard and slowly “pop” the keyboard up and out of the device.

Power off your device and remove the battery before beginning this guide.

Open the laptop.

Using the Spudger, insert the flat end into the notches at the top of the keyboard and slowly “pop” the keyboard up and out of the device.

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Step 2

  • Using the flat end of the spudger, lift the black lock bard on the ZIF connector and disconnect the keyboard from the computer.
  • Remove the keyboard.

Using the flat end of the spudger, lift the black lock bard on the ZIF connector and disconnect the keyboard from the computer.

Remove the keyboard.

Step 3

  • Remove the single 6 mm screw using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the single 6 mm screw using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Pull out the optical drive.

Pull out the optical drive.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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