• If you are replacing an optical drive, disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the rear of
the optical drive. Press the release button 1 in the direction as shown and push the optical drive
from the rear until it is projected from the front of the chassis. Then, hold the optical drive from the
front and completely slide it out of the chassis.
Figure55. Removing the optical drive
5. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new optical drive to any unpainted surface on the
outside of the server. Then, take the new optical drive and the signal cable out of the package.
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