Owners Manual

Figure 42. Cabling two 3.5-inch hard drives to the SATA connector on the system board

system board 2. SATA/optical drive connector on the system board

3. mini-SAS connector on the system board for SATA hard drives 4. cable routing clip

5. optical drive 6. hard drive (2)

7. hard drive/optical drive power connector on the system board

Optical drive (optional)

Optical drives retrieve and store data on optical discs such as CD and DVD. Optical drives can be categorized into two basic types: optical

disc readers and optical disc writers.

Removing the optional optical drive

The procedure for removing an optical drive and optical drive blank is the same.

Prerequisites

CAUTION:

Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and

simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and

support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow

the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.

2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.

Installing and removing system components