Figure 43. Cabling two 3.5-inch hard drives to the SATA connector on the system board
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system board 2 SATA/optical drive connector on the system board
3 mini-SAS connector on the system board for SATA hard drives 4 cable routing clip
5 optical drive 6 hard drive (2)
7 hard drive/optical drive power connector on the system board
Optical drive (optional)
Optical drives retrieve and store data on optical discs such as CD and DVD. Optical drives can be categorized into two basic types: optical
disc readers and optical disc writers.
Removing the optional optical drive
The procedure for removing an optical drive and optical drive blank is the same.
Prerequisites
CAUTION
: Many repairs may only be done by a certied service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple
repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team.
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that are shipped with your product.
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