Dell POWEREDGE 1950 User Manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™

19x0 and 29x0 Systems

Installing a SATA

Optical Drive

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

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your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if

instructions are not followed.

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injury, or death.

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August 2008 P/N N974G Rev. A00

Installing a SATA Optical Drive

These instructions apply to Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems to which a SATA
optical drive is being added, or in which an existing PATA or IDE optical drive
is being replaced by a SATA optical drive.

WARNING: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system

cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before you begin this
procedure, review the safety instructions that came with the system.

Removing an Existing Optical Drive – All Systems

1

Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system
from the electrical outlet.

2

Remove the bezel. See "Removing the Bezel" in your

Manual

3

Remove the system cover. See "Opening the System" in your

Owner’s Manual

4

PowerEdge 1950 systems only:

daughter card. See "Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card" in your

Hardware Owner’s Manual

5

Disconnect the data and power cables from the back of the optical drive.

6

PowerEdge 2900 and 1900 systems only:

your

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7

For systems with a drive tray, release the blue tab at the back of the tray
and slide the drive tray out of the system.

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Disconnect and remove the SAS controller

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Perform the following steps. See

Hardware Owner’s Manual

Disconnect the SAS cable from the SAS controller and pull the cable
away from the center fan bracket.

Remove the center fans and the center fan bracket.

Release the spring latch at the top of the peripheral bay and remove
the optical drive from the front of the bay.

for specific step instructions.

Hardware Owner’s

Hardware

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