Dell R805 owner manual Optical Drive, Replacing the LOM Daughter Card, 109

Replacing the LOM Daughter Card

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.

1Angle the LOM card so that its NIC connectors are positioned toward the back-panel LOM card opening.

2Straighten the card so that the cutouts on the side edges of the card insert into the two support standoffs. See Figure 3-21.

3Slide the card back slightly and align the front edge of the LOM card with the two front plastic retention standoffs adjacent to the LOM system board connector, and press down the side of the card until it is fully seated. See Figure 3-20.

When the front of the card is fully seated, the plastic standoff snaps over the edge of the card.

4Reinstall all expansion cards in expansion-card riser 2. See "Installing an Expansion Card" on page 91.

5Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 71.

Optical Drive

An optional slimline DVD or CD-RW/DVD-RWoptical drive is mounted on a tray that slides in the front panel and connects to the controller on the system board.

NOTE: DVD devices are data only.

Removing the Optical Drive from the 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.

1Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.

2Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 71.

3Disconnect the optical drive cable from the back of the optical drive tray.

Installing System Components

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