Chapter 12 Replacing Storage Devices 12-9
10. Connect the hard drive power cables to the installed hard drives.
See FIGURE 12-7.
11. Inspect the hard drive fasteners to verify that:
■ The hard drive rails are well seated on the hard drive.
■ The hard drive is tight in the hard drive bay.
12. Inspect the hard drive cabling to verify that:
■ The hard drive power cable is firmly connected to the motherboard at
IDE PWR.
■ The hard drive power cable is firmly connected to (both) hard drive(s).
■ The hard drive interface cable is firmly connected to the motherboard at
IDE PRI.
■ The hard drive interface cable is firmly connected to (both) hard drive(s).
13. Install the access panel, power on the system, and verify the hard drive
installation.
Refer to:
■ “Installing the Access Panel” on page 15-5
■ “Powering On the Workstation” on page 15-8
■ “Verifying an Installation” on page 15-11
Note – If you installed an additional hard drive, remember to either boot or reboot
the system with the -r option, so that the Solaris operating system can reconfigure
itself for the new hard drive.
12.2 Replacing the Optical Drive
This section describes removal and installation of the optical drive. The same steps
can be used to remove or install other removable media drives, such as a CD-ROM
or tape drive. Topics include:
■ “Identifying the Optical Drive” on page 12-10
■ “Removing the Optical Drive” on page 12-10
■ “Installing the Optical Drive” on page 12-12
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