Installing the optical drive in the SFF chassis

Prerequisites

Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have the following items available:

  • Optical drive option

  • Optical drive cage option

  • T-15 Torx screwdriver

Procedure
  1. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  2. Power down the server.
  3. Remove all power:
    1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
    2. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
  4. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
  5. Do one of the following:
  6. Remove the access panel.
  7. Remove the air baffle.
  8. Remove the 8-bay SFF drive box blank from box 1.
  9. Install the optical drive.
    1. Remove the optical drive blank.

      Removing the optical drive blank
    2. Install the optical drive into the cage.

      Installing the optical drive into the cage
  10. Install the cage assembly into box 1.

    Installing the cage assembly
  11. Connect the optical drive cable.
  12. Install the air baffle.
  13. Install the access panel.
  14. Install the server into the rack.
  15. Connect all peripheral cables to the server.
  16. Connect each power cord to the server.
  17. Connect each power cord to the power source.
  18. Power up the server.
  19. If removed, install the front bezel.

The installation is complete.