Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 - Removing the Optical Drive

Removingtheopticaldrive
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage19.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheopticaldrive.
Toremovetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage21.
3.Disconnectthepowercablefromtheopticaldrivepowerconnectoronthebackplane.See“Locating
connectorsonthebackplane”onpage18.
4.DisconnectthesignalcablefromtheSATA5connectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage15.
5.Presstheretentiontab1andslidetheopticaldriveoutofthefrontoftheserver.
Figure12.Removingtheopticaldrive
6.Disconnectthepowercableandthesignalcablefromtherearoftheremovedopticaldrive.
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