Bull 32X SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drive, Installation And Using Manual

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Chapter 3. Installing the 32X SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drive
This chapter takes you through the steps of installing your 32X SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drive,
which involves the following tasks:
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Setting the SCSI address (if necessary), see “Setting the SCSI Address” on page 5).
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Installing the drive in your system unit
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Connecting the CD-ROM drive
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Setting the vertical retaining tabs for a vertically mounted drive (optional installation)
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Configuring the device driver software
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Verifying a successful installation
Note: If you are installing the auto-docking version of this device on your system, the
remainder of this chapter does not apply to your system. See your system
documentation for information about the auto-docking feature.
Installing and Connecting the Drive
Note: Refer to your system unit documentation for safety information before you install
and connect your CD-ROM Drive.
After you set the SCSI address on your drive, you can install it into your system unit.
The 32X SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drive must be installed into an available system unit bay and
connected to a SCSI cable and power cable. Refer to “Rear View and Jumper Pin
Positions on the 32X SCSI-2 CD-ROM Drive” on page 7 as you go through the following
steps to install and connect the drive:
1. Follow your operating system instructions for shutting down your system, then turn
off the power to your system unit. On an AIX system, type:
shutdown -F
at the system prompt, press Enter. When
halt completed
displays, turn off the
system unit power and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
2. Remove the covers of your system unit. Follow the instructions provided in your
system unit documentation.
3. Install the drive in an available bay in your system unit. See the instructions in your
system unit documentation for installing an internal device.
Note: Be sure to use the screws provided with this drive. Using the wrong size
screws might cause damage to the drive.
If you are installing the drive into a vertical bay, see “Extending the Vertical
Retaining Tabs” on page 11 for important additional instructions before using.
4. Plug the SCSI interface cable into the SCSI interface connector located on the back
of the drive.
5. Plug the power cable into the power connector located on the back of the drive.
6. If an audio card is installed in your system, plug the audio cable into the audio
connector located on the back of the drive.
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