Lenovo System x3250 M4 - Replacing the Optional DVD Drive

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Attention:Tomaintainpropersystemcooling,donotoperatetheserverformorethan10minutes
withouteitheradriveorfillerpanelinstalledineachbay.
Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheservercomponentoroptionaldevice,followallpackaginginstructions,
anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
ReplacingtheoptionalDVDdrive
UsethisinformationtoreplacetheDVDdrive.
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypeofdrivesthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthatyoumust
considerwhenyouinstalladrive.Foralistofsupporteddrives,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
•Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththedriveandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontothe
instructionsinthischapter.
•Makesurethatyouhaveallthecablesandotherequipmentthatarespecifiedinthedocumentationthat
comeswiththedrive.
•Theserversupportsoneultra-slimSATAopticaldrive.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage33.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Note:Whenyoudisconnectthepowersourcefromtheserver,youlosetheabilitytoviewtheLEDsbecause
theLEDsarenotlitwhenthepowersourceisremoved.Beforeyoudisconnectthepowersource,makea
noteofwhichLEDsarelit,includingtheLEDsthatarelitontheoperationinformationpanel,onthelightpath
diagnosticspanel,andLEDsinsidetheserveronthesystemboard.
ToreplacetheDVDdrive,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage131).
Step2.RemovetheDVDdrivefillerpanelifitisinstalled.LocatethebluereleasetabontherearoftheDVD
drivefillerpanel;then,whileyoupressthetab,pushtheDVDdrivefillerpaneloutofthedrivebay.
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