Specifications

4.13 Replacing the RX23 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive
The following steps describe the removal procedure for the RX23 diskette
drive. Refer to Figures 4–12 and 4–13 and Tables 4–14 and 4–15 during the
procedure.
1. Remove the top cover, side panels, and upper front bezel using the
procedure in Section 4.5.
2. Disconnect the power and data cables from the rear of the drive.
3. Disconnect the two speaker wire push-on terminals (white and black wires)
from the speaker connector tabs (see Figure 4–25). The speaker wires are
part of the front panel wire assembly.
4. Disconnect the front panel wire assembly push-on ground terminal (black
wire) from the chassis ground connector tab (see Figure 4–26).
5. Loosen the two captive screws that secure the mounting bracket.
6. Pull the mounting bracket out of the front of the storage bay, as far as the
front panel wire assembly allows.
7. Remove the four screws that secure the RX23 adapter plate to the
mounting bracket. Save these screws.
8. Tilt the back of the mounting bracket and adapter plate down and slide the
bracket off the back of the adapter plate.
9. Remove the four screws that secure the RX23 drive on the adapter plate.
Save these screws.
10. Lift the RX23 drive off the adapter plate.
Note
Make sure that the RX23 drive ID switch is set correctly before you
replace the drive. The drive ID switch should be set to ID 1.
Locate the drive ID switch on the right side of the replacement drive, near the
back. Make sure that it is set to ID 1. Then reverse the above procedure to
install the replacement drive.
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