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Dell PowerEdge T20 Owner's Manual

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Installing the optical drive

  • NOTE: Only slim 12.7 mm SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive can be installed in your system. External optical drives can be connected through USB ports.
  • NOTE: If you install an optical drive, you cannot install 2.5-inch hard drives.
  • NOTE: To install more than four drive devices (including optical drive and hard drives), you need an additional power extension cable, controller card, and SATA cables (minimum 1.6 ft).
  1. Remove the bezel.
  2. If installed, remove the optical drive filler from the bezel and the hard drive cage
  3. Remove the hard drive cage.
  4. Hold the tabs on the optical-drive filler and remove the optical-drive filler from the hard drive cage.
  1. Slide the optical drive into the optical drive bay.
  2. Tighten the screws on the back of the optical drive bay to secure the optical drive.
    Figure 1. Removing and Installing the Optical-Drive Blank From the Bezel The figure shows removing and installing the optical-drive blank from the bezel.
    1. bezel
    2. retention clip
    3. optical drive blank
    Figure 2. Removing the Optical-Drive Filler The figure shows removing optical-drive filler from the hard-drive cage.
    1. optical-drive/hard-drive slot
    2. tabs (4)
    3. optical-drive filler
    4. hard-drive screws (8)
    5. optical-drive screws (2)
    • NOTE: The screws used to secure the optical drive to the optical drive or hard drive slot are available on the front of the hard drive cage.
    Figure 3. Installing the optical drive Into the optical-drive or hard-drive slot The figure shows removing and installing the optical drive into the optical-drive or hard-drive slot.
    1. screws (2)
    2. optical-drive or hard-drive Slot
    3. optical drive
  1. Insert the hard drive cage into the system.
  2. If applicable, connect the power and data cables to the optical drive and hard drives.
    • NOTE: Use the vertical type SATA cables to connect hard drives in the hard drive cage to avoid damaging the connector pins. This is applicable for the 2.5-inch hard drives and optical drive.
  3. Install the bezel

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