IBM IntelliStation A Pro 6224, Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

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You can install removable-media drives in bays 1, 2, and 3 only. Tape drives,
diskette drives, CD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW, and DVD-ROM drives are examples of
removable-media drives.
v You can install a 3.5-in. slim-high or 5.25-in. half-high removable-media drive,
such as a tape backup drive, in bay 2.
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You can install a SCSI diskette drive or a 3.5-in slim-high SCSI hard disk drive in
bay 3. You cannot install an IDE drive in bay 3.
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To install a 3.5-in. drive in a 5.25-in. bay, you must use the 5.25-in. conversion
kit.
v The IntelliStation A Pro computer supports only one diskette drive: either a
diskette drive in bay 3 or a USB drive connected to the USB connector on the
front of the computer.
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If you plan to install a Microsoft
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Windows XP 32-bit operating system on a SCSI
drive, you must have a diskette drive attached during installation to be able to
load the SCSI driver.
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Two Serial ATA hard disk drive connectors are on the system board.
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When SCSI drives are installed, set the drive jumpers either to disable auto-start
or to delay startup, to prevent overtaxing the system power supply by all drives
trying to spin up at once.
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If you have SCSI hard disk drives and SATA hard disk drives in the same
computer, note the following HostRAID considerations for hard disk drives:
– You can enable HostRAID on only one subsystem (SCSI or SATA).
– If HostRAID is enabled on a subsystem, you can install boot hard disk drives
on that subsystem only.
If you fail to observe these restrictions, the computer will usually disable the
BIOS for the last subsystem that is loaded, which typically is SCSI.
For more information about HostRAID, see the User’s Guide on the IBM
IntelliStation Documentation CD.
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The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the computer are
protected by having all bays and PCI-X slots covered or occupied. When you
install a drive or PCI-X adapter, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the
bay or the PCI-X adapter slot cover in the event you later remove the drive or
adapter.
v For a complete list of supported options for the computer, go to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/; then, select your country and navigate to the list of
options for the computer.
Replacing a drive in bays 1 or 2
Complete the following steps to install and remove a drive in bays 1 or 2:
1. Read the safety information in Appendix B, “Safety information,” on page 117,
the guidelines in “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 25, and the
documentation that comes with the drive.
2. Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that is specified in
the documentation that comes with the drive.
3. Check the instructions that come with the drive to determine whether you must
set any switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SCSI device,
make sure that you set the SCSI ID for that device.
4. Turn off the computer and all attached devices; then, disconnect all external
cables and power cords.
5. Remove the side cover (see “Replacing the side cover” on page 27).
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