Installing The Optional Optical Drive; Cooling Fans - Dell PowerEdge R230 Owner's Manual

Next steps
1. If you are not installing an optical drive immediately, install an optical drive blank.
NOTE: Blanks must be installed on empty optical drive or tape drive slots to maintain FCC
certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in
proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
NOTE: The procedure to install an optical drive blank is similar to the procedure to install an
optical drive.
2. Follow the procedure listed in
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Installing the optional optical drive

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 came with the product.
1. Ensure that you follow the
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. 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
1. Align the optical drive with the optical drive slot on the front of the chassis.
2. Slide the optical drive into the slot until the latch snaps into place.
3. Connect the power and data cables to the back of the optical drive.
4. Route the power and data cables through the cable routing latch of the system.
5. Connect the power and data cables to the connectors on the system board.
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in

Cooling fans

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:
NOTE: Ensure that you install a cooling fan blank in an empty cooling fan bracket.
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After working inside your
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
After working inside your
system.
system.
system.