HP Z800

Removing a hard disk drive from the slot load optical bay
1.
Disconnect power from the workstation (see
Predisassembly procedures on page 77).
2.
Remove the side access panel (see
Removing the side access panel on page 79).
3.
Remove the airflow guide (see
Removing the airflow guide on page 80).
4.
Remove the expansion card support and any card cables that might interfere with slot load
assembly removal.
5.
Disconnect the optical drive power cable from the chassis power cable, and the optical drive data
cable from the system board (see
Removing the slot load optical disk drive on page 106).
6.
Disconnect the slot load drive data cable from the system board connector as shown in the
following figure.
Figure 5-45 Disconnecting the data cable from the system board
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