How to Remove the DVD Drive From My HP Pavilion DV9000
- 1). Turn off your HP Pavilion DV9000 and unplug the power cable. Close the display screen and turn the laptop upside down.
- 2). Remove the rectangular-shaped battery from the bottom of the unit. Notice the optical drive slot on the side of computer. On the bottom of the computer, just before the drive slot, is a single screw that holds the whole optical drive in place.
- 3). Remove the optical drive retainer screw. Notice a small circular hole on the side of the computer, near the drive slot. This is the media tray release hole.
- 4). Insert the end of a paperclip into the media tray release hole as far as it will go and the tray will pop slightly out of the optical drive.
- 5). Grip the tray and use it to slide the optical drive out of the computer.
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