Dell PowerEdge 2850 - Manual (Page 61)

If the drive has been online, the drive status indicator will blink green two times a second as the drive is powered down. When all indicators are off, the
drive is ready for removal.
See your operating system documentation for more information on taking the hard drive offline.
3. Open the hard-drive carrier handle to release the drive. See Figure 7 -1 .
4. Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay. See Figure 7 -1 .
If you are permanently removing the hard drive, install a blank insert.
5. Replace the bezel. See " Replacing the Bezel " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
Optical and Diskettes Drives
An optional optical drive and an optional diskette drive are mounted on trays that slide in the front panel and connect to the controllers on the system board
through the SCSI backplane board.
Removing the Optical Drive or Diskette Drive Tray
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.
2. Remove the bezel. See " Removing the Bezel " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
3. Open the system. See " Opening the System " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
4. To remove the optical drive or diskette tray, press forward on the blue tray release tab and slide the drive tray out of the system. See Figure 7 -2 .
Figure 7-2. Removing and Installing the Optical Drive or Diskette Drive Tray
Installing the Optical Drive or Diskette Drive Tray
1. Align the optical drive or diskette drive tray with its appropriate opening in the front panel.
The optical drive opening is above hard-drive slots 2 and 3 and the diskette drive opening is above hard-drive slots 0 and 1 (the hard-drives slots are
identified by labels on the front panel of the system).
2. Slide in the drive tray until the tray snaps into place. See Figure 7 -2 .
3. Close the system. See " Closing the System " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. See
your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against
electrostatic discharge.