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7. Remove the fan bracket assembly (see “Removing the fan-bracket assembly”
on page 60).
8. Disconnect the backplane cables.
9. Press the large blue release tabs at the rear of the drive cage toward each
other; then, push the drive cage assembly out through the front of the server.
10. Connect the cables to the back of the tape drive.
11. Thread the cables through the tape drive bay toward the server.
12. Push the tape drive assembly into the tape drive bay, gently pulling the cables
out the back of the tape drive as you do so, until the tape drive assembly
stops.
13. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
14. Remove the backing from the hook-and-loop fastener on the SCSI terminator.
Attach the terminator to the inside top of the tape drive bay making sure that it
does not block any cables or connectors in the bay.
Drive cage
SCSI terminator
15. Slide the drive cage assembly into the front of the server, gently pulling the
cables into the server until it clicks into place. Make sure the release latches
hold the backplane securely in place.
16. Connect the backplane cables, that you disconnected previously, to the drive
backplane.
17. Connect the tape drive signal cable connector and power cable connector to
the system board (See “System-board internal cable connectors” on page 19
for the location of the connectors).
18. Route the SCSI signal cable under the SAS cable, through the slot in the side
of the air baffle and connect it to the SCSI adapter. The following illustration
shows the routing of the SCSI tape drive signal cable.
Important: Make sure to route the cables so that you do not obstruct access
to the fan connectors.
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