IBM eServer xSeries 235 Type 8671, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

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Installing a 5.25-inch removable-media drive
Your server also comes with one integrated drive electronics (IDE) CD-ROM drive.
The CD-ROM drive bay supports a 5.25-inch, half-high, removable-media drive.
You can install two additional 5.25-inch, half-high, removable-media drives or one
additional 5.25-inch, full-high, removable-media drive in the removable-media drive
bays (A and B).
A three-drop power cable comes with your server. Use this cable to connect power
to the removable-media drives. The one-drop SCSI signal cable that comes with
your server will need to be replaced with a two-drop SCSI signal cable to provide a
signal connection to the removable-media drives.
Note: The SCSI cables that come with your server can only be used with the
integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities. If a RAID controller other
than the ServeRAID-5i isinstalled, you must use SCSI cables that are
compatible with that controller. To select and order the correct cables for use
with your RAID controller, contact your IBM reseller or IBM marketing
representative.
Check the instructions that come with the drive to see if you need to set any
switches or jumpers on the drive.
Complete the following steps to install a removable-media drive in bay A or B (see
“Internal drive bays” on page 72):
1. Review the information in “Installation guidelines” on page 41, “Handling
static-sensitive devices” on page 42, and “Safety information” on page 163.
2. Turn off the server and disconnect all power cords and external cables
(“Turning off the server” on page 9); then, remove the server cover (see
“Removing the server left-side cover and bezel (tower model)” on page 51 or
“Removing the server top cover and bezel (rack configuration)” on page 53).
3. Choose the bay in which you want to install the drive.
4. Remove the filler panel from the removable-media bay opening. Store the filler
panel for future use.
Note: The server electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling are
both protected by having the front bays covered or occupied. When you
install a drive, save the filler panel from the bay, in case you later
remove the drive and do not replace it with another.
5. 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.
6. Set any jumpers or switches on the drive according to the documentation that
comes with the drive.
7. Install the drive:
See the following illustration when installing a 5.25-inch removable-media
drive.
Note: Use the blue plastic slide rails that come with the server as described in
this step, unless the drive comes with custom metal slide rails.
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