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Removing a DVD drive

Use this information to remove a DVD drive.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To remove the DVD drive, complete the following steps.

  1. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see Removing the left-side cover).
  2. Open the bezel (see Opening the bezel media door).
  3. Remove the fan cage assembly (see Removing the fan cage assembly).
  4. Disconnect the DVD drive cables from the back of the DVD drive.
  5. Grasp the blue tabs on each side of the DVD drive and press them inward while you pull the drive out of the server.
    Figure 1. Pull the DVD drive out
    Pull the DVD drive out
  6. Remove the blue rails from the DVD drive and save them for future use.

If you are instructed to return the server component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.