Lenovo x3250 m6 - Installing the Optical Drive

Step7.Completethepartsreplacement.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage172.
Step8.Reinstallthesecuritybezel.See“Installingthesecuritybezel”onpage92.
Installingtheopticaldrive
Thefollowingtipsdescribethetypeofopticaldrivesthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthatyou
mustconsiderwhenyouinstallanopticaldrive.Foralistofsupportedopticaldrives,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/
•Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeopticaldriveandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
•Makesurethatyouhaveallthecablesandotherequipmentspecifiedinthedocumentationthatcomes
withtheopticaldrive.
•Theserversupportsoneultra-slimSATAopticaldrive.
Toinstalltheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
Step1.Turnofftheserver.Then,disconnectallexternalcablesandremoveallperipheraldevices.
Step2.Removethesecuritybezel.See“Removingthesecuritybezel”onpage91.
Step3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage88.
Step4.Removetheopticaldrivefiller.
Step5.Connecttheopticaldrivecable.Makesurethatthecableisnotpinchedanddoesnotcoverany
connectorsorobstructanycomponentsonthesystemboard.
a.Alignthecableconnectorwiththeconnectorbracketonthechassis,insertthecable
connectorintothebracket,andslideittotheleftuntilitisfirmlyseated.
b.Connecttheotherendofthecabletothesystemboard.
Figure39.Opticaldrivecableconnection
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