Lenovo System x3650 M5 - Removing an Optical Drive

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DVD drive cable
Cable connector latch
Optical drive
connector
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Figure98.Opticaldrivecablerouting
Step6.Replacethefancageassembly(see“Replacingthefancageassembly”onpage179).
Step7.Replacethetopcover(see“Replacingthetopcover”onpage151).
Step8.Slidetheserverintotherack.
Step9.Reconnectthepowercordsandanycablesthatyouremoved.
Step10.Turnontheperipheraldevicesandtheserver.
Removinganopticaldrive
Usethisinformationtoremoveanopticaldrive.
Youcangoto“Frontview”onpage18toseethelocationsofanopticaldriveontheserver.
Note:Theopticaldriveisavailableonlyonsomemodels.
Toremoveanopticaldrive,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page297.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectallpowercords.
Step3.Removetheservertopcover(see“Removingthetopcover”onpage149).
Step4.1Pressandholdthereleasetabtotherightasyou2pushthedrivefromthereartoslideit
outofthebay.
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