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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual

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Removing the optional optical drive

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.

Steps

  1. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  2. Turn off the server modules using the operating system commands or the CMC.
  3. Turn off the enclosure, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the enclosure from the electrical outlet and peripherals.
  4. To reduce the chassis weight, remove the following (if required):
    1. hard drives
    2. server modules
    3. power supply units (PSUs)
  5. If applicable, rotate the system feet inward and lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface, with the cover release latch side on top.
  6. Open the system.
  7. Remove the cooling shroud.
  8. Remove the cooling fan assembly.
  9. Remove the SAS cables and the backplane expander board. See Removing The Backplane Expander Board.
    For the 3.5-inch hard drive chassis, remove the hard drives and the hard drive backplane. See Removing The Hard-Drive Backplane.
  10. Disconnect the power and data cable from the system board.
  11. Disconnect the power and data cable from the back of the optical drive.
    Note the routing of the power and data cables as you remove them from the system board and the optical drive. You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent them from being pinched or crimped.
  12. To release the optical drive, press and push the release tab toward the front of the enclosure.
  13. Slide the optical drive out of the enclosure until it is free of the optical-drive slot.
  14. If you are not adding a new optical drive, install the optical-drive blank.
  15. Reinstall the backplane expander board and connect the SAS cables. See Installing The Backplane Expander Board.
    For the 3.5-inch hard drive chassis, reinstall the hard drive backplane. See Installing The Hard-Drive Backplane.
  16. Reinstall the cooling fan assembly.
  17. Reinstall the cooling shroud.
  18. Close the system.
  19. If applicable, place the system upright on a flat, stable surface and rotate the system feet outward.
  20. If removed, reinstall the hard drives, server modules, and PSUs.
  21. Reconnect the enclosure to its electrical outlet and turn the enclosure on, including any attached peripherals.
  22. Turn on the server modules using the operating system commands or the CMC.
  23. If applicable, install the front bezel.
    Figure 1. Removing and installing the optical drive
    The figure shows removing and installing the optical drive.
    • 1. optical drive
    • 2. power and data cable
    • 3. release tab

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