4 Replacement Procedures 4.7 Optical drive
4-16 PORTEGE A100 Maintenance Manual (960-460)
4.7 Optical drive
Removing the optical drive
The following describes the procedure for removing the optical drive. (See Figure 4-9,4-23.)
The optical drive can be removed and installed with the battery pack (4.2) and keyboard (4.6)
removed.
1. Remove the following screw (figure 4-23, ƒ) fixing the optical drive.
• M2.5×12B FLAT BIND screw x1
2. Insert a screwdriver into the hole from the space for a battery pack to push the rear of
the optical drive.
Optical drive
Screwdriver
M2.5
×
12B FLAT BIND
Space for battery pack installed
Hole for pushing out the optical drive
Figure 4-9 Removing the optical drive
Installing an optical drive
The following procedure describes the procedure for installing an optical drive. (See Figure
4-9,4-23.)
1. Insert the optical drive into the slot and push it slowly until it is surely connected to
the system board.
2. Fix the optical drive with the following screw.
• M2.5×12B FLAT BIND screw x1
