Installing the optical drive or tape drive
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified 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 came with the product.
1. Ensure that you follow the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
Steps
1. Unpack and prepare the drive for installation.
For instructions, see the documentation that accompanied the drive.
NOTE: If you are installing a SAS tape drive, you must have an internal tape adapter installed.
2. If installed, remove the old drive or the drive blank.
3. Align the guide on the drive with the slot on the drive bay.
4. Slide the optical drive or tape drive into the slot until the optical drive or tape drive snaps into place.
5. Connect the power and data cables to the back of the optical drive or tape drive.
6. Connect the power cable to the backplane and connect the data cable to the system board.
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Cooling shroud
Removing the cooling shroud
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified 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 came with the product.
CAUTION: Never operate your system with the cooling shroud removed. The system may get
overheated quickly, resulting in shutdown of the system and loss of data.
1. Ensure that you follow the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
Steps
Holding the touch points, lift the cooling shroud away from the system.
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