12.7 Slimline ODD in 4x 3.5-inch HDD extension box . . . . . . 588
12.7.1 Installing the slimline ODD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588
12.7.1.1 Preliminary steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588
12.7.1.2 Installing the slimline ODD into the HDD extension box . . 589
12.7.1.3 Removing accessible drive dummy covers . . . . . . . . . 593
12.7.1.4 Installing the 4x 3.5-inch HDD extension box . . . . . . . . 593
12.7.1.5 Cabling the slimline ODD on the HDD extension box . . . . 593
12.7.1.6 Concluding steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
12.7.2 Removing the slimline ODD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595
12.7.2.1 Preliminary steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595
12.7.2.2 Removing the 4x 3.5-inch HDD extension box . . . . . . . 595
12.7.2.3 Removing the slimline ODD from the extension box . . . . 596
12.7.2.4 Installing accessible drive dummy covers . . . . . . . . . . 598
12.7.2.5 Installing the 4x 3.5-inch HDD extension box . . . . . . . . 598
12.7.2.6 Concluding steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598
12.7.3 Replacing the slimline ODD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599
12.7.3.1 Preliminary steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599
12.7.3.2 Removing the 4x 3.5-inch HDD extension box . . . . . . . 599
12.7.3.3 Removing the slimline ODD from the HDD extension box . 600
12.7.3.4 Installing the slimline ODD into the HDD extension box . . 600
12.7.3.5 Installing the 4x 3.5-inch HDD extension box . . . . . . . . 600
12.7.3.6 Concluding steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
13 Front panel and external connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
13.1 Replacing the front panel module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
13.1.1 Preliminary steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602
13.1.2 Removing the front panel module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
13.1.2.1 Removing front panel cables from the system board . . . . 603
13.1.2.2 Removing the front panel module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605
13.1.2.3 Removing cables from the front panel module . . . . . . . 607
13.1.3 Replacing the front panel module cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
13.1.3.1 Removing the front panel module cover . . . . . . . . . . 608
13.1.3.2 Mounting the front panel module cover . . . . . . . . . . . 609
13.1.4 Installing the front panel module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610
13.1.4.1 Connecting cables to the front panel module . . . . . . . . 610
13.1.4.2 Installing the front panel module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611
13.1.4.3 Connecting front panel cables to the system board . . . . . 614
13.1.5 Concluding steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617