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Removing the dvd drive, Installing the dvd drive – HP Integrity rx4610 Server User Manual

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Chapter 4: Installing Mass Storage Devices

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Removing the DVD Drive

To remove the DVD drive, complete the following procedure:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this chapter.

2. Remove the top cover as described in “Removing and Replacing the HP Server’s Main Cover”

in Chapter 2.

3. Disconnect the drive’s data and power cables from the drive cable adapter PCB at the rear of

the drive.

4. Loosen the thumbscrew found at the rear of the drive carrier assembly.

5. Slide the drive and drive carrier assembly towards the rear of the chassis so that the front part

of the drive clears the opening in the chassis.

6. Place the drive in an antistatic protective wrapper if you are not reinstalling the same drive.

Installing the DVD Drive

To install the new DVD drive, complete the following steps:

1. Remove the new drive from its protective wrapper, and place it face down on an antistatic

surface.

2. Record the drive model and serial numbers in your equipment log.

3. Pick up the DVD drive and drive carrier assembly and place it face up (carrier side down) on

the chassis such that the front of the drive is aligned with the opening in the front of the
chassis.

Figure 4-4. Installing the DVD

4. Grasp the sides of the drive and drive carrier assembly and slide it forward such that the front

part of the drive comes through the opening in the chassis. Make sure that the thumbscrew at
the rear of the drive carrier assembly aligns with the hole in the surface of the chassis.

5. Tighten the thumbscrew at the rear of the drive carrier assembly.

6. Connect the drive’s data and power cables.