Dell XPS 8500 Support Question
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Question posted by ep51smoose5 on February 22nd, 2014
How To Remove Optical Drive Xps 8500
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Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 6
...Antennas 55 Postrequisites 55
12 mSATA Drive 57
Prerequisites 57 Removing the mSATA Drive 57 Replacing the mSATA Drive 58 Postrequisites 59
13 Hard Drive(s 61
Prerequisites 61 Removing the Primary Hard-Drive 61 Replacing the Primary Hard-Drive 62 Postrequisites 62 Prerequisites 63 Removing the Hard Drive Cage 63 Replacing the Hard Drive Cage 64 Postrequisites 65 Prerequisites 65...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 7
... 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 74...
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
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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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
... shipped with your computer, read the safety information that secure the mSATA drive to the system board. 3 Lift the mSATA drive away from the system-board connector. Removing the mSATA Drive
1 Locate the mSATA slot (MSATA1) on page 23. mSATA Drive
57 Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover.
For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 61
... steps in Sleep state. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. Primary Hard-Drive
Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover.
Removing the Primary Hard-Drive
1 Disconnect the power and data cables from the computer when the drive is on page 23. CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile.
See "Removing the Computer Cover" on or in "Before You Begin" on...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 67
... information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Optical Drive
1 Disconnect the power and data cables from the optical drive. 2 Remove the screws that shipped with your computer, read the safety information that secure the optical drive to the chassis. 14
Optical Drive(s)
WARNING: Before working inside your computer and follow the steps...
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.
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Optical Drive(s) 3 Push and slide the optical drive out through the front of the computer.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 69
.... See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 23.
2 Remove the front bezel.
Postrequisites
1 Replace the computer cover.
Secondary Optical-Drive
Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 25.
2 Replace the front bezel. Replacing the Optical Drive
1 Gently slide the optical drive into the optical-drive bay through the front of the computer.
2 Align...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 70
Installing a Secondary Optical-Drive
1 Insert a screw driver and twist it to remove the break-away metal 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...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 71
See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 25.
2 Replace the front bezel. See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 33.
Optical Drive(s)
71 Postrequisites
1 Replace the computer cover.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 73
...: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 31. 3 Remove the optical drive. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 75
...-Card Reader to the front panel. 3 Connect the Media-Card Reader cable to the system board connector
F_USB1. Media-Card Reader
75
See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 15. See "Replacing the Top Cover" on page 33. 4 Replace the computer cover.
1 Media-Card Reader guides (2) 3 top panel 5 screws (2)
2 slots (2) 4 Media-Card...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 77
... on the top panel.
2 Pull the top cover away from the top panel. 3 Set the top cover aside in "Before You Begin" on page 31. 3 Remove the optical drive. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 79
Top Cover
79 See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on
page 25. 4 Follow the steps in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 33. 3 Replace the computer cover.
Postrequisites
1 Replace the optical drive. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 15. See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 69. 2 Replace the front bezel.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 81
... computer cover.
See "System-Board Components" on page 13. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 67. 4 Remove the top cover.
See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 23.
2 Remove the front bezel. Removing the Top I/O Panel
1 Disconnect the top I /O Panel
81 See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 77. Top I /O panel cables from the top panel. For...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 83
... "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 33. 4 Replace the computer cover. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 15. See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 78. 2 Replace the optical drive. See "Replacing the Top Cover" on page 69. 3 Replace the front bezel. Replacing the Top I/O Panel
1 Align the screw holes on the...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 89
See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 77. See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 67. 4 Remove the top cover. Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 23.
2 Remove the front bezel.
See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 31. 3 Remove the optical drive. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 91
See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 78. 2 Replace the optical drive. Power Button Module
91 See "Replacing the Top Cover" on page 33. 4... push the power button module tabs into the slots on page 69. 3 Replace the front bezel. See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on the top panel.
2 Connect the power button module cable to the system board connector, F_PANEL.
Postrequisites
1 Replace...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 126
...boot sequence is in the lower-right corner of the screen, press .
• CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive - Insert the memory device into a USB connector and restart the computer. NOTE: To boot to run ...current boot sequence, for example, to boot from the optical drive. The BIOS detects the device and adds the USB flash option to boot from the optical drive to a USB device, the device must be bootable....
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