Note: If you are installing an RDX internal USB tape drive, use the
SATA-to-traditional power converter cable to serve as a bridge between the
optical power cable and the power connector on the RDX tape drive.
16. Connect the power cable to the tape drive and to the connector on the system
board (see “Internal cable routing and connectors” on page 38 for more
information.)
17. Reinstall the fan-cage assembly.
18. Reinstall the air baffle.
19. Reinstall or close the power-supply cage (see “Closing the power-supply cage”
on page 53 for more information).
20. Reinstall the power supplies.
21. Replace the left-side cover; then, lock the left-side cover and bezel.
22. Reconnect the external cables and power cords.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
“Completing the installation” on page 74.
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
The following notes describe the types of hard disk drives that the server supports
and other information that you must consider when you install a hard disk drive:
v The server supports up to sixteen 2.5-inch, SAS/SATA hot-swap hard disk drives
in the standard hot-swap bays.
v The hot-swap drives are arranged horizontally in the standard hard disk drive
cage; the drive numbers are 0 through 7 (right to left) on models with eight hard
disk drives and 8 through 15 (right to left) on servers with 16 hard disk drives.
When you install hard disk drives, start with drive 0.
v For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ .
v Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage.
v Make sure that the drive is correctly installed in the tray.
v See the documentation for the ServeRAID-MR10i, ServeRAID-MR10is, and
ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA controllers for instructions for installing a hard disk
drive.
v All hot-swap drives in the server must have the same throughput speed rating;
using drives with different speed ratings might cause all drives to operate at the
speed of the slowest drive.
v To minimize the possibility of damage to the hard disk drives when you are
installing them in a rack configuration, install the server in the rack before you
install the hard disk drives.
v You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in the hot-swap
drive bays. However, you must turn off the server when you perform any steps
that involve installing or removing cables.
v The drive ID of each hot-swap hard disk drive is printed on the hard disk drive
cage.
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