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Dell PowerEdge T30 Owner's Manual

Removing the 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.

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. If applicable, remove the power and data cables from the optical drive and hard drives in the hard drive cage.
  4. Remove the bezel.
  5. Remove the hard drive cage.
  6. Remove the screws securing the optical drive.

Steps

  1. Hold the tabs on the optical drive filler and remove the optical drive filler from the hard drive cage.
  2. Slide the optical drive out of the optical drive bay.
    Figure 1. Removing the optical drive
    This figure shows the removing the optical drive.

Next steps

  1. Install the optical drive filler in the bezel.
  2. Install the hard drive cage.
  3. If applicable, connect the power and data cables from the optical drive and hard drives.
  4. Install the bezel.
  5. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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