Replacing a DVD-Rom on a satellite S1410-S104

Can anyone advise me on how to replace the DVD-Rom on my SAT S1410 with a DVD\CD-RW.
I had hoped it would simply be a case of unclipping something and it would slide out like many other laptop models, but as yet I can't get the old dvd-rom out.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Scott

In fact you have a screw on bottom side of your satellite, but you have to remove the keyboard to have access to another screw. To remove the keyboard you must pull the plastic sheet on the top of keyboard, when you do that you see another tree screws, you must remove this screws and lift the keyboard.
And finally you see another screw who fix the CD drive to the chassis, remo9ve the screw pull the drive out and replace the drive, mount everything and voil.
Not easy but ...

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