Lenovo ThinkServer RD120 - Installing an Optional Tape Drive

e. Remove the hard disk drive backplane signal cable and SCSI cable from
the cable clamp. See the illustration on page 84 for the location of the
cable clamp.
7. Open the tape drive tray release latch.
8. Gently pull the drive out of the bay.
9. On a 3.5-inch model server, gently pull the drive cables through the slot in the
left side of the bay and out the front about 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 in.). Then,
disconnect the SCSI cable and tape power cable from the rear of the tape
drive.
10. If you are not installing another drive in the bay right away, install a filler panel
or panels in the bay, and reinstall the hard disk drive backplane cable, DIMM
air baffle, and riser-card assembly (see “Installing the DIMM air baffle” on page
62 and “Installing the riser-card assembly” on page 64).
11. If you are instructed to return the drive, follow all packaging instructions, and
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Installing an optional tape drive
Prepare the drive according to the instructions that come with the drive, setting any
switches or jumpers, then see the appropriate procedure:
v “Installing a SATA tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server”
v “Installing a SATA tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server” on page 81
v “Installing a SCSI tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server” on page 82
v “Installing a SCSI tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server” on page 86
Installing a SATA tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server
Install the tape drive in the two bottom-left hard disk drive bays.
To install a tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server, complete the following steps.
1. Remove the tape drive from the static-protective package.
2. If you have not attached the space filler from the tape enablement kit to the
tape-drive assembly, do so now.
3. From the inside of the server, thread the tape-drive end of the cables through
the slot in the left side of the hard disk drive cage and out the front of the
server.
4. Connect the cables to the back of the tape drive.
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