How do you remove CD drive from Dell Inspiron 1000?

1. Turn the laptop onto its back

2. remove the battery

3. remove the two screws which attach the CD drive to the laptop with a small Phillips screwdriver

4. gently prize out the CD with a flat screwdriver

[before replacing the old CD/CDV drive, you will have to remove 2 small brackets from the it and screw them into the new drive. These brackets enable the new CD drive to be secured back into the laptop]