Installing The Optional Optical Drive; Cooling Fans - Dell NX430 Owner's Manual

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Installing the optional optical drive

The procedure for installing an optical drive and optical drive blank is the same.

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only

perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as

directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is

not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions

that are shipped with your product.

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions section.

Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.

If installed, remove the optical drive blank by pressing the blue release tab at the back of the blank

and pushing the blank out of the system.

Steps

Align the optical drive with the optical drive slot on the front of the chassis.

Slide the optical drive into the slot until the latch snaps into place.

Connect the power and data cables to the back of the optical drive.

Route the power and data cables through the cable routing latch of the system.

Connect the power and data cables to the connectors on the system board.

Next steps

Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

Depending on your system configuration, your system can support up to four cooling fans.

NOTE: Hot swappable removal or installation of the fans is not supported.

NOTE: Each fan is listed in the management software of the system, referenced by the respective

fan number. If there is a problem with a particular fan, you can easily identify and replace the proper

fan by noting down the fan numbers provided on the cooling fans.

The following table shows the number of fans required for different system configurations:

Table 14. Number of fans based on system configuration

System configuration

Systems with four 3.5-inch hard drives with adapter

Systems with four 3.5-inch hard drives with adapter with PCIe riser card

NOTE: Ensure that you install a cooling fan blank in an empty cooling fan bracket.

Number of fans

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