Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 - Installing or Replacing the Optical Drive

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage65.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage65.
4.Locatetheintrusionswitchanddisconnectthecablefromthesystemboard.
5.Presstheintrusionswitchinthedirectionasshowntodisengageitfromthebracket.
Figure136.Removingtheintrusionswitch
6.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldintrusionswitch,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage178.
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive
Thistopiccontainsthefollowinginformation:
•“Installingorreplacingtheopticaldriveforservermodelswith3.5-inch-drivebays”onpage156
•“Installingorreplacingtheopticaldriveforservermodelswith2.5-inch-drivebays”onpage158
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.When
youinstalltheopticaldrive,savetheremovedopticaldrivedummyfromthechassis.Ifyoulaterremovethe
drive,youwillneedthedummytocoverthedrivebay.
Attention:AnunoccupieddrivebaywithoutanyotherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityandcooling
oftheserver,whichmightresultinoverheatingorcomponentdamage.TomaintaintheEMIintegrityand
coolingoftheserver,installanewopticaldriveassoonasyouremovethefailingoneortheopticaldrive
dummy.
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
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