Lenovo ThinkServer 1045 - Removing the Optical Drive

•TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingallbays,PCIslots,andPCIExpress
slotscoveredoroccupied.Whenyouinstalladrive,PCIcard,orPCIExpresscard,savetheEMC
shieldandllerpanelfromthebay,PCIcardslot,orPCIExpresscardslotintheeventthatyoulater
removethedevice.
•Foralistofthesupportedharddiskdrivesforyourserver,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.On
theThinkServersystemspage,clickProducts➙Options➙ThinkServerHardDrives.
Removingtheopticaldrive
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheopticaldrive.
Toremovetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Thereisonescrewoneachsideandtwoscrewsonthetop.Removethefourscrewsthatsecurethe
driveaccesspanel1.Slidethedriveaccesspanelbackandliftittoremoveit2.
Figure12.Removingthedriveaccesspanel
4.Disconnectthepowercableandthesignalcablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive.
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