Optical Drive - HP ProLiant DL145 Maintenance And Service Manual

Figure 9 Hot-plug SATA/SAS hard drive cable routing with a full-sized controller board
Item Description
1 Hot-plug SATA/SAS backplane power
cable
2
Hot-plug SATA/SAS cable assembly

Optical drive

The optical drive bay supports the installation of a 9.5-mm CD-ROM or CD/DVD combo drive. Go to the HP
website at http://www.hp.com/ and refer to the options list for this server model for a list of supported optical
drives.
To install a CD-ROM or CD/DVD combo drive:
1. Perform the pre-installation procedures described on page 11.
2. Remove the optical drive bay bezel from the chassis:
a. Push down on the two bezel tabs above the optical drive bay on the non-removable section of the
chassis top cover.
b. Remove the bezel from the optical drive bay.
Store the bezel for reassembly later.
CAUTION: Do not discard the bezel. If the optical drive is removed in the future, this bezel must be
reinstalled in the chassis for the proper cooling of the system.
Connections
P41 on the system board
Power connectors on the hot-plug SATA/SAS backplane
Power connector on the optical drive docking board, if installed
Data connector on the hot-plug SATA/SAS controller board
Data connectors and the LED connector on the hot-plug SATA/SAS
backplane
Removal and replacement procedures 18