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Question posted by madelamanas on June 24th, 2013

Need Instruction To Replace The Cd/dvd R Drive

my system is inspiron M5030

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Answer #1: Posted by RathishC on June 24th, 2013 4:35 PM

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Hi Madelamanas,

Please download the service manual for the system from the link given below and refer to page 30 for steps on how to replace the Optical (CD/DVD) drive:

http://dell.to/10hfRLF

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