Installing The Optical Drive; Removing The Optical Drive From The Optical Drive Tray - Dell PowerEdge 2970 Hardware Owner's Manual

Installing the Optical Drive

1 Align the optical drive tray with its opening in the front panel. See Figure 3-19.
2 Slide in the drive tray until the tray snaps into place.
3 Connect the optical drive cable and the power cable to the back of the drive tray.
4 Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 56.
5 Replace the bezel. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 55.
6 Reconnect your system and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and turn on the system.

Removing the Optical Drive From the Optical Drive Tray

1 Pull outward on the interposer board release tab at the back of the drive tray to release the interposer
board connected to the optical drive. See Figure 3-20.
2 Pull the interposer board connector from the optical drive connector and rotate the interposer board
outward from the tray.
3 Pull outward again on the interposer board release tab and simultaneously pull up on the left side of
the optical drive to separate the drive from the tray. See Figure 3-20.
Figure 3-20. Removing and Installing the Optical Drive in the Optical Drive Carrier
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1 optical drive carrier
4 optical drive connector
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2 optical drive
5 interposer board
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3 interposer-board release tab
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