Installing The Optical Drive - Dell PowerEdge R630 Owner's Manual

NOTE: This procedure applies only to the 8-hard drive system.
Steps
1. Disconnect the power/data cable from the back of the drive.
Note the routing of the power/data cable on the side of the system as you remove them from the
system board and drive. You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent
them from being pinched or crimped.
2. To release the optical drive, press the release tab.
3. Slide the optical drive out of the system until it is free of the optical-drive slot.
4. If you are not adding a new optical drive, install the optical drive blank.
Figure 27. Removing and installing the optical drive
1. optical drive
2. power and data cable
3. release tab
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in

Installing the optical drive

Prerequisites
1. Ensure that you read the
2. Follow the procedure listed in
NOTE: This procedure applies only to PowerEdge R730 systems.
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After working inside your
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
system.
system.