Change the DVD-drive of an Acer Aspire 1690

This instructable shows, how to change the DVD-drive of an Acer Aspire 1690 (and potentially other Acers). The pictures are low-res, but should still be helpful in finding the correct screws.

Step 1: Remove all power

Unplug the power and remove the battery.

Comments

[marcoacer]

Very good! Quite simple, I'll try it in few minutes. Many thanks!

[dariob]

Perfect!!! I've done all in five minutes. Derek

[Spooneh]

Very useful thanks. And I have to admit, the last place I expected to come across such information :p

[Derin]

on my ibm thinkpad the drive pops out without removing a single screw because there is a floppy drive that you can plug into the same slot as the cd drive,the slot looks like a room with no drive installed so it is very simple

[priorit]

Here's another site explaining the necessary steps:
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