HP Media Center 876x Optical Drive Replacement

Remove the two (9 mm) hand screws on the back panel.

Place the tower on its side.

Slide the side panel horizontally to detach, and pull upward to remove.

Orient the tower vertically.

Using the #0 Phillips head screwdriver, unscrew and remove the two (5 mm) screws that fasten the remaining side panel to the tower.

Slide the side panel out of its notches, and pull it gently off of the tower.

Gently move the tower so that it is in the horizontal orientation.

Press down the black tabs (proximal to you) that fasten the front panel to the tower.

Press down on the distal, black tabs (symmetric with respect to the previous tabs).

Pull front panel forward slightly.

Orient the tower vertically.

The front panel will come off in a hinge-like fashion, exposing the drives underneath.

Identify the optical drive.

Pull the molex connectors out of the posterior end of the optical drive.

Pull the ribbon cable out of the back of the optical drive.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 5 mm screws that fasten the optical drive into its port.

Gently pull the optical drive through the front cavity.

Remove the optical drive completely from its port.