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Installing the optional DVD drive

Use this information to install the DVD drive.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are installing an optional device in the server, you need to slide the server out from the rack enclosure, turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To install the DVD drive, complete the following steps.

  1. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
  2. Remove the DVD drive filler panel if it is installed. Locate the blue release tab on the rear of the DVD drive filler panel; then, while you press the tab, push the DVD drive filler panel out of the drive bay.
    Figure 1. DVD drive filler panel removal
    DVD drive filler panel removal
  3. Remove the retention clip from the side of the DVD drive filler panel. Save the DVD drive filler panel for future use.
    Note
    If you are installing an optical drive that contains a laser, observe the following safety precautions.
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    CAUTION
    When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following:
    • Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts inside the device.
    • Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure.

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    DANGER
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    Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note the following.

    Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.


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  4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new optical drive to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the optical drive from the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  5. Follow the instructions that come with the drive to set any jumpers or switches.
  6. Attach the drive retention clip that you removed from the DVD drive filler panel to the side of the new DVD drive.
    Figure 2. DVD drive retention clip installation
    DVD drive retention clip installation
  7. Align the DVD drive in the drive bay and slide the DVD drive into the optical drive bay until the DVD drive clicks into place.
    Figure 3. DVD drive installation
    DVD drive installation

If you have other devices to install, do so now. Otherwise, go to Completing the installation.