Installing drives, Cd and diskette drives (optional), Removing the optional cd drive – Dell PowerEdge 750 User Manual
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Installing Drives
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 750 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
CD and Diskette Drives (Optional)
SCSI Configuration Information
Installing a RAID or SCSI Controller Card
The hard-drive bays provide space for up to two SATA or SCSI drives, an optional CD drive, and an optional diskette drive. The SCSI hard drives must be
connected to a controller card. The interface and power cables for the hard drives are routed in a cable tray that is part of the fan assembly.
CD and Diskette Drives (Optional)
The optional CD drive is mounted in a bracket using two alignment pins and a spring clip on top of hard drive 0. An interposer card is connected to the back of
the CD drive which allows the drive to be connected to the Pri-IDE connector on the system board.
The optional diskette drive is mounted in a bracket such as the CD drive on top of hard drive 1. The diskette drive's interface cable is connected to the Control
Panel.
Removing the Optional CD Drive
1.
Open the system. See "
Opening the System
" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
2.
Disconnect the power and interface cables from the CD drive's interposer card.
3.
Release the two captive fasteners that secure the interposer card to the hard drive 0 carrier. See
.
a.
On the side of the card that is between the card and the drive, push the plunger of each fastener back into the fastener barrel, using the flat
surface of a flat-tipped screwdriver or other small flat object.
b.
On the side of the interposer card closest to the system board, grasp the plunger head and pull the plunger until it stops.
4.
Disconnect the interposer card from the CD drive.
5.
Press the bracket release lever that secures the CD drive to the hard drive 0 carrier. See
.
6.
Lift and tilt the CD drive up and out of the bracket as shown in
Figure 7-1. Removing and Installing the Optional CD Drive
CAUTION:
See your System Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting
against electrostatic discharge.