Removal and replacement procedures 36
Remove the optical drive blank
Retain the blank for future use.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
Optical drive
CAUTION:
To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the chassis unless
all bays are populated with a component or a blank.
To remove the component:
1.
Power down the server (on page
29
).
2.
Remove all power:
a.
Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b.
Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3.
Do one of the following:
o
Extend the server from the rack (on page
30
).
o
Remove the server from the rack (on page
31
).
4.
Remove the access panel ("
Access panel
" on page
35
).
5.
Remove the optical drive:
