Dell EMC PowerEdge T140, Service Manual

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2 Follow the procedure that is listed in After working inside your system .
Removing the optical drive
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions .
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system .
3 Remove the front bezel .
4 Disconnect the power and data cables from the back of the optical drive.
NOTE: Ensure that you note the routing of the power and data cable on the side of the system as you remove them from
the system board and drive .
Steps
1 To release the optical drive, press and push the release tab toward the front of the system.
2 Slide the optical drive out of the system.
3 If you are not installing a new optical drive, install the optical drive fillers .
Figure 21. Removing the optical drive
Next step
1 Replace the optical drive .
Installing the optical drive
Prerequisites
NOTE: Only slim 9.5-mm SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive can be installed in your system. External optical drives can
be connected through USB ports.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions .
2 Follow the procedure that is listed in Before working inside your system .
3 Remove the front bezel .
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