Dell R300 owner manual Installing the Optical Drive

Installing the Optical Drive

1Align the optical-drive tray with its opening in the front panel. See Figure 3-8.

2Slide in the drive tray until the tray snaps into place.

3Connect the optical-drive cable to the back of the drive tray.

4If not already done, connect the power and interface cables from the optical drive to the system board connectors.

a Connect the power cable to the CD_PWR connector on the SATA

ODD. See Figure 6-4 for the location of the connector and see Figure 3-8 for the routing of the cable.

b Route the interface cable along the inside right-chassis side panel, inserting the cable under each of the cable routing tabs. See Figure 3-8.

c Connect the interface cable to the SATA_C connector on the system board. See Figure 3-8 for the location of the connector.

5Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 69.

6Replace the bezel. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 68.

7Reconnect your system and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and turn on the system.

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