Figure 32. Installing a 3.5 inch drive adapter into the 3.5 inch drive carrier
Next steps
1
Install the 3.5 inch drive carrier into the system.
2
If removed, install the front bezel.
Related links
Installing a 2.5 inch drive into a 3.5 inch drive adapter
Installing the front bezel
Optical drives and tape drives
Your system supports one of the following configurations:
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Systems with cabled drives support one optical drive and one tape drive.
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Systems with hot-swappable drives support up to one optical drive and two tape drives.
Removing the optical or tape drive blank
Prerequisites
1
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2
Follow the procedure listed in
Before working inside your system
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3
If applicable, remove the front bezel.
Steps
1
To remove the drive blank, slide the release latch down to release the drive blank.
2
Push the drive blank to slide it out of the drive bay.
NOTE:
Blanks must be installed on empty optical drive or tape drive slots to maintain FCC certification of the system. The
brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system. Perform the same
steps to install blanks.
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Installing and removing system components