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Installing the tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server

To install a tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server, complete the following steps.

1. Remove the server cover.

2. Remove the fan-bracket assembly.

3. Remove the filler panel from the tape drive bay.

4. If the tape drive assembly has a space filler on top of the drive, remove it now.

5. From the inside of the server, thread the tape-drive end of the cables for your

tape drive through the rear of the tape drive bay and out the front of the

server.

6. Connect the cable or cables to the back of the tape drive.

7. Push the tape drive assembly into the tape drive bay, gently pulling the cables

farther into the server as you do so, until the tape drive assembly stops.

8. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.

9. Connect the cable connectors to the following system-board connectors (see

“System-board internal cable connectors” on page 11 for the location of the

connectors):

v Signal connector: SATA tape drive signal connector, J102

v Power connector: Tape drive power connector, J100

The following illustration shows the routing of the SATA tape drive signal cable.

Important: Make sure that the cables avoid any fan connectors.

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