Removing The Optical Drive - Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 User Manual

• The EMI integrity and cooling of the server are protected by having all bays, PCI slots, and PCI Express
slots covered or occupied. When you install a drive, PCI card, or PCI Express card, save the EMC
shield and filler panel from the bay, PCI card slot, or PCI Express card slot in the event that you later
remove the device.
• For a list of the supported hard disk drives for your server, go to http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver. On
the ThinkServer systems page, click Products ➙ Options ➙ ThinkServer Hard Drives.

Removing the optical drive

Attention: Do not open your server or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the "Safety information"
on page iii and "Guidelines" on page 19.
This section provides instructions on how to remove the optical drive.
To remove the optical drive, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect all
power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.
2. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the server cover" on page 21.
3. There is one screw on each side and two screws on the top. Remove the four screws that secure the
drive access panel
Figure 12. Removing the drive access panel
4. Disconnect the power cable and the signal cable from the rear of the optical drive.
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1 . Slide the drive access panel back and lift it to remove it 2 .