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Question posted by hannajacob on June 11th, 2013

I Want To Know The Steps To Remove Cd Drive

My system is Dell Precision 490

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Answer #1: Posted by RathishC on June 11th, 2013 1:14 PM

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Hi Hannajacob,

Please click on the link given below to see the steps to remove the CD drive from the system:

http://dell.to/16cFpe8

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Answer #2: Posted by BusterDoogen on June 11th, 2013 5:28 PM

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Here's a youtube of cd install, just reverse process to remove. Simple, good luck!

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