•Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththedriveandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontothe
instructionsinthischapter.
•Makesurethatyouhaveallthecablesandotherequipmentthatarespecifiedinthedocumentationthat
comeswiththedrive.
•Theserversupportsoneultra-slimSATADVDdrive.
ToinstallaDVDdrive,completethefollowingsteps:
Note:TheDVDdriveisavailableonsomemodels.
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page116.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Note:Whenyoudisconnectthepowersourcefromtheserver,youlosetheabilitytoviewtheLEDs
becausetheLEDsarenotlitwhenthepowersourceisremoved.Beforeyoudisconnectthe
powersource,makeanoteofwhichLEDsarelit,includingtheLEDsthatarelitontheoperation
informationpanelandLEDsinsidetheserveronthesystemboard.
Step3.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage119).
Step4.RemovetheDVDdrivefillerpanelifitisinstalled.LocatethebluereleasetabontherearoftheDVD
drivefillerpanel;then,whileyoupressthetab,pushtheDVDdrivefillerpaneloutofthedrivebay.
DVD drive filler panel
Release tab
Figure74.DVDdrivefillerpanelremovalfor2.5-inchharddiskdriveservermodels
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