Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 - Removing the Optical Drive

Removingtheopticaldrive
Attention
DonotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingtheSafetyInformationandthe
WarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourproduct,and
Guidelines.Toobtainacopyofthepublications,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheopticaldrive.
Toremovetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
3.Disconnectthepowercablefromtheopticaldrivepowerconnectoronthebackplane.SeeLocating
connectorsonthebackplane.
4.DisconnectthesignalcablefromtheSATA5connectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage29
.
5.Presstheretentiontab1andslidetheopticaldriveoutofthefrontoftheserver.
Figure14.Removingtheopticaldrive
6.Disconnectthepowercableandthesignalcablefromtherearoftheremovedopticaldrive.
7.Removetheopticaldriveretentiontabbyremovingthetwoscrewsthatsecurethetab.Savethe
retentiontabtousewhenyouinstallanewopticaldrive.
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