Installing a tape drive
Use this information to install a tape drive
If you are replacing a drive, make sure that:
v You have all the cables and other equipment that is specified in the
documentation that comes with the new drive.
v You check the instructions that come with the new drive to determine whether
you must set any switches or jumpers on the drive.
v You have removed the drive retainer clip on the side of the old drive and have it
available for installation on the new drive.
To install a tape drive on 4U server models with non-hot-swap power supplies,
complete the following steps. For the 5U server model with hot-swap power
supplies, please see the next sub-section.
1. Read the safety information in “Safety” on page vii and “Installation
guidelines” on page 35.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords
and all external cables.
3. Remove the bezel (see “Removing the bezel” on page 40).
4. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover
facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
5. Remove the side cover (see “Removing the side cover” on page 38).
6. Remove the air baffle (see “Removing the air baffle” on page 39).
7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted
metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the package and
place it on a static-protective surface.
8. Set any jumpers or switches on the drive according to the documentation that
comes with the drive.
9. Stand the server back up in its vertical position.
10. Remove the filler from the drive cage, if any is present.
11. Remove the drive retainer clip from the side of the drive cage of bay 1 or bay
2. Slide the drive retainer clip to the front to remove it from the drive cage;
then, snap the drive retainer clip into the screw holes on the side of the drive.
12. Push the drive into the bay.
Note: A tape drive can only be installed in bay 1 or bay 2
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