Dell XPS 8500 Support Question
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Question posted by PamSMH4 on October 21st, 2013
How To Add An Optical Drive On A Dell Xps 8500
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Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 2
... document to refer to either potential damage to change without the written permission of these materials in any proprietary interest in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and XPS™ are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other than its own.
2012 - 04
Rev...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 7
Removing the Secondary Hard-Drive 65 Replacing the Secondary Hard-Drive 66 Postrequisites 66
14 Optical Drive(s 67
Prerequisites 67 Removing the Optical Drive 67 Replacing the Optical Drive 69 Postrequisites 69 Secondary Optical-Drive 69 Prerequisites 69 Installing a Secondary Optical-Drive 70 Postrequisites 71
15 Media-Card Reader 73
Prerequisites 73 Removing the Media-Card Reader ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 19
1 media-card reader light 3 optical-drive covers (2) 5 optical-drive eject buttons (2) 7 accessory tray 9 microphone port 11 USB 2.0 port with PowerShare
2 media-card reader 4 USB 3.0 ports (2) 6 power button 8 headphone port 10 USB 2.0 port
Back View of Your Computer
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9
1 power port 3 USB 2.0 ports (4) 5 VGA port 7 optical S/P DIF port 9 expansion-card slots 11 padlock rings
11...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 20
Inside View of Your Computer
9 8 7
1 2
3 4
5 6
1 front bezel 3 graphics-card bracket (optional) 5 system board 7 power supply 9 secondary optical-drive
2 primary hard-drive 4 secondary hard-drive 6 card retention clamp 8 primary optical-drive
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Technical Overview
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 57
... safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover.
See "Removing the Computer Cover" on the system board. mSATA Drive
57 Removing the mSATA Drive
1 Locate the mSATA slot (MSATA1) on page 23. 12
mSATA Drive
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 67
... at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 31. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 23.
2 Remove the front bezel. Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover. 14
Optical Drive(s)
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the optical drive to the chassis.
Optical Drive(s)
67 Removing the Optical Drive...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 68
NOTE: Repeat steps 1 to 3 to remove secondary optical-drive, if applicable.
3 4
2 1
1 power cable 3 screws (2)
2 data cable 4 optical drive
4 Set aside the optical drive in a secure location.
68
Optical Drive(s) 3 Push and slide the optical drive out through the front of the computer.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 69
... the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 25.
2 Replace the front bezel.
Optical Drive(s)
69 See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 31. Secondary Optical-Drive
Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover. Replacing the Optical Drive
1 Gently slide the optical drive into the optical-drive bay through the front of the computer.
2 Align the screw holes on the...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 70
... plate. 2 Pull the break-away metal plate away from the chassis.
1
1 break-away metal plate
3 Gently slide the secondary optical-drive into the optical-drive bay through the front of the computer.
4 Align the screw holes on the secondary optical-drive with the screw holes on the chassis.
5 Replace the two screws that secure the secondary...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 71
Optical Drive(s)
71 See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 33. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 25.
2 Replace the front bezel. Postrequisites
1 Replace the computer cover.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 73
Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 77.
For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 67. 4 Remove the top cover. Media-Card Reader
73 15
Media-Card Reader
WARNING: Before working ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 75
.... 4 Replace the computer cover. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 69. 3 Replace the front bezel. See "System-Board Components" on page 78. 2 Replace the optical drive. See "Replacing the Top Cover" on page 21.
1 Media-Card Reader guides (2) 3 top panel 5 screws (2)
2 slots (2) 4 Media-Card Reader 6 front panel
Replacing the Media-Card...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 77
...
2 Remove the front bezel.
For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Top Cover
1 Pull the release tab, and slide the top cover towards the... follow the steps in a secure location.
See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 13. Top Cover
77 See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 31. 3 Remove the...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 79
See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 69. 2 Replace the front bezel.
See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 33. 3 Replace the computer cover. Postrequisites
1 Replace the optical drive. Top Cover
79 See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on
page 25. 4 Follow the steps in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 15.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 81
... computer cover.
See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 31. 3 Remove the optical drive. See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 67. 4 Remove the top cover. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 77. Removing the Top I/O Panel
1 Disconnect the top I /O ...panel.
For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 83
See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 78. 2 Replace the optical drive. Top I /O panel cables to the top panel. 3 Connect the top I /O Panel
83 Replacing the Top I/O Panel
1 Align the screw holes on the top I/O panel with ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 89
... additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 77.
See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 67. 4 Remove the top cover. Power Button Module
89 See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 23.
2 Remove the front bezel.
19
Power Button...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 91
...the top cover. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 78. 2 Replace the optical drive. See "Replacing the Top Cover" on page 33. 4 Replace the computer cover. ...Working Inside Your Computer" on page 69. 3 Replace the front bezel. Power Button Module
91 See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 15. See "System-Board Components" on the top panel.
2 Connect the power button module cable...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 119
..., such as the
amount of RAM, the size of the hard drive, and so on • change the system configuration information after you add, change, or
remove any hardware in your computer • set... Off Your Computer and Connected Devices" on (or restart) your computer. 2 During POST, when the DELL logo is recommended that the keyboard has initialized. Entering System Setup
1 Turn on page 13. NOTE:...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 126
... boot sequence, for example, to boot from the optical drive to boot from the optical drive. The previous boot sequence is not bootable, the ... the device you want to run Dell Diagnostics from the network. • CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive -
NOTE: To boot to wait... your computer and try again.
The BIOS detects the device and adds the USB flash option to boot from . If no operating system...
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