Servicing The Peripheral Bay; Removing And Installing The Peripheral Bay; Removing The Peripheral Bay - Dell 3250 Product Manual

8 Servicing the Peripheral Bay

The peripheral bay provides mounting features for two hot-swap SCSI hard drive carriers and one
non-hot swap IDE DVD/CD-ROM drive. Other components on the peripheral bay that may require
service include the SCSI backplane board, the peripheral board and the DVD-ROM / CD-ROM
drive.
The peripheral bay does not need to be removed to replace a hot-swap hard drive. For instructions
on replacing a hot-swap hard drive, see Hot-swap Hard Drives. For technical information about the
peripheral bay, see Peripheral Bay.
The SCSI backplane board can be serviced without removing the peripheral bay from the chassis.
To replace the SCSI backplane board, see Replacing the SCSI Backplane Board.
To service the peripheral board or the DVD-ROM / CD-ROM drive, the peripheral bay must be
removed from the chassis. To service one of these components, begin with Removing and
Installing the Peripheral Bay.

Removing and Installing the Peripheral Bay

Removing the Peripheral Bay

Remove the peripheral bay from the chassis to service the peripheral board or the DVD-ROM / CD-
ROM drive. To remove the peripheral bay, see Figure 69 and perform the steps outlined below:
1. Power down the system by pressing and holding the power button on the front panel for several
seconds.
2. Unplug both AC power cords to remove standby power from the server.
3. See the warnings and cautions under Removing and Installing the Top Cover.
4. Follow the instructions under Removing the Top Cover.
5. Locate and disconnect the flex cable, SCSI backplane and power cables from the peripheral and
SCSI backplane boards.
6. Loosen the captive screw on the rear peripheral bay located near the center of the fan bay. See
number 1 in Figure 69 to locate the screw.
7. Slide the peripheral bay forward about 1 inch until it stops. See number 2 in the figure.
8. Lift the unit straight up to remove it from the chassis.
9. Place the module on a clean, static-free work surface.
10. Continue with the appropriate task:
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To replace the peripheral board, see Replacing the Peripheral Board.
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To replace or remove a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, see Servicing the DVD-ROM/CD-
ROM Drive.
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