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DISASSEMBLING CANON MD5511 FLOPPY DRIVE
FRONT BEZEL AND TOP COVER::
DeviceCanon MD5511 - V6 Combo 5.25" 3.25" Floppy Drive
DifficultyVery easy
Time1 minute
Steps2
This guide is by Commander Crispy on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

Tools: Phillips Head Screw Driver


STEP 1 :: REMOVING THE FRONT BEZEL::
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• Orient the drive so that the bottom side (and the attached 3.5" drive) faces up
• Unscrew the two indicated screws
• Remove the front bezel by pulling it away from the drive

STEP 2 :: REMOVING THE TOP COVER::
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• Re-orient the drive to be right-side-up
• Remove the three indicated screws
• Remove the top cover by lifting it up and away from the drive

CONCLUSION::
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

CREDIT::
This guide is by Commander Crispy on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>
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