Alienware Area-51 R4 Service Manual

Procedure

1. Lay the chassis on the left side.
2. Disconnect the power and data cable from the optical drive.
3. Remove the screw (#6-32x6) that secures the optical-drive assembly to the chassis.
4. Slide and lift the optical-drive assembly off the chassis.

   

   1. screw

   2. optical-drive assembly

   3. data cable and power cable

5. Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the optical-drive bracket to the optical drive.
6. Slide and remove the optical drive from the optical-drive bracket.

   

   1. screws (2)

   2. optical drive

   3. optical-drive bracket