Removing an optical drive
Use this information to remove an optical drive.
About this task
You can go to “Front view” on page 19 to see the locations of an optical drive on
the server.
To remove an optical drive, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on “Safety” on page vii and
“Installation guidelines” on page 283.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
3. Remove the server top cover (see “Removing the top cover” on page 146).
4. ▌1▐Press and hold the release tab to the right as you ▌2▐push the drive from
the rear to slide it out of the bay.
5. Slide the drive retention clip from the side of the drive. Save the clip to use
when you install the replacement drive or replace the optical drive filler panel.
6. Attach the drive retention clip to the side of the optical drive filler panel that
you removed in step 4 on page 164.
Release tab
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2
Figure 89. Optical drive removal
Drive retention clip
Alignment pins
Figure 90. Optical drive retention clip removal
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