7.Storethedrivepartitionincasethatyoulaterremovetheopticaldrivecageandinstall2.5-inchdrives
anddummytrays(ifany).
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.
Installingtheopticaldrive
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpagevand“Guidelines”onpage73.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Youcaninstallanopticaldriveintotheopticaldrivecageorthetapedrivecage.
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeopticaldriveandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
Toinstalltheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage75.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.
4.Ifyouareinstallingtheopticaldriveintotheopticaldrivecage,removethedrivepartition2.Ifyouare
installingtheopticaldriveintothetapedrivecage,removethedrivepartitions1and2.See“Removing
thedrivepartition”onpage182.
Figure178.Removingthedrivepartitions
5.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheopticaldrivecageorthetapedrivecagetoany
unpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,taketheopticaldrivecageorthetapedrive
cageoutofthepackage.
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