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Dell PowerEdge T330 Owner's Manual

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Installing the optical drive or tape 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.
  1. Ensure that you follow the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

Steps

  1. Unpack and prepare the drive for installation.

    For instructions, see the documentation that accompanied the drive.

    NOTE: If you are installing a SAS tape drive, you must have an internal tape adapter installed.
  2. If installed, remove the old drive or the drive blank.
  3. Align the guide on the drive with the slot on the drive bay.
  4. Slide the optical drive or tape drive into the slot until the optical drive or tape drive snaps into place.
  5. Connect the power and data cables to the back of the optical drive or tape drive.
  6. Connect the power cable to the backplane and connect the data cable to the system board.
    Figure 1. Installing the optical drive or tape drive
    This figure shows installing the optical drive or tape drive.
    1. optical drive or tape drive
    2. guide
    3. release latch

Next steps

Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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