Removing The Optical Drive Or Tape Drive - Dell E30S Series Owner's Manual

Removing the optical drive or tape drive

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.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
Steps
1. Disconnect the power and data cables from the back of the optical drive or tape drive.
Note the routing of the power and data cable inside the chassis when you remove them from the system board
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and the optical drive or tape drive. You must route these cables correctly and in a similar manner when you replace them
to prevent them from being pinched or crimped.
2. To remove the optical/tape drive, push the release latch as indicated in the figure.
3. Slide the optical drive or tape drive out of the drive bay.
4. If you are not immediately replacing the optical drive or tape drive, install the optical drive or tape drive blank.
Blanks must be installed on empty optical drive or tape drive slots to maintain FCC certification of the system.
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The blanks also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
The procedure to install an optical drive or tape drive blank is similar to the procedure to install an optical drive
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or tape drive.
Figure 24. Removing and installing the optical drive or tape drive
a. optical drive or tape drive
b. guide
c. release latch
The following figure shows the cabling diagram for an optical drive/tape drive with an x16 backplane. All
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backplanes have an ODD connector.
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