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Installing, optional, drive, 5-inch, model, server

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Installing an optional tape drive Prepare the drive according to the instructions that come with the drive, setting any switches or jumpers; then, see "Installing a SATA tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server" or "Installing a SATA tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server" on page 43. Installing a SATA tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server The SATA tape drive must be installed into the two bottom-left hard disk drive bays. If you have hard disk drives in those bays, move the drives to other bays. The cables for the tape drive come with the tape drive option. To install a SATA tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server, complete the following steps: 1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 23. 2. If you have not attached the space filler from the tape drive option to the tape drive assembly, do so now. 3. Remove the server cover. 4. Remove the riser-card assembly (see "Removing the riser-card assembly" on page 26). 5. Remove the air baffle (see "Removing the air baffle" on page 29). 6. Remove the fan-bracket assembly (see "Removing the fan-bracket assembly" on page 60). 7. Remove the filler panels from the two bottom-left hard disk drive bays. 8. From the inside of the server drive cage, thread the tape-drive connector end of the cables through the slot in the left side of the hard disk drive cage and out the front of the server. 9. Connect the cables to the back of the tape drive and route the cable through the cable clamp . 10. Push the tape drive assembly into the bays, gently pulling the cables farther into the server as you do so, until the tape drive assembly stops. 11. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position. Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 41

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Installing
an
optional
tape
drive
Prepare
the
drive
according
to
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
drive,
setting
any
switches
or
jumpers;
then,
see
“Installing
a
SATA
tape
drive
in
a
3.5-inch
model
server”
or
“Installing
a
SATA
tape
drive
in
a
2.5-inch
model
server”
on
page
43.
Installing
a
SATA
tape
drive
in
a
3.5-inch
model
server
The
SATA
tape
drive
must
be
installed
into
the
two
bottom-left
hard
disk
drive
bays.
If
you
have
hard
disk
drives
in
those
bays,
move
the
drives
to
other
bays.
The
cables
for
the
tape
drive
come
with
the
tape
drive
option.
To
install
a
SATA
tape
drive
in
a
3.5-inch
model
server,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
23.
2.
If
you
have
not
attached
the
space
filler
from
the
tape
drive
option
to
the
tape
drive
assembly,
do
so
now.
3.
Remove
the
server
cover.
4.
Remove
the
riser-card
assembly
(see
“Removing
the
riser-card
assembly”
on
page
26).
5.
Remove
the
air
baffle
(see
“Removing
the
air
baffle”
on
page
29).
6.
Remove
the
fan-bracket
assembly
(see
“Removing
the
fan-bracket
assembly”
on
page
60).
7.
Remove
the
filler
panels
from
the
two
bottom-left
hard
disk
drive
bays.
8.
From
the
inside
of
the
server
drive
cage,
thread
the
tape-drive
connector
end
of
the
cables
through
the
slot
in
the
left
side
of
the
hard
disk
drive
cage
and
out
the
front
of
the
server.
9.
Connect
the
cables
to
the
back
of
the
tape
drive
and
route
the
cable
through
the
cable
clamp
.
10.
Push
the
tape
drive
assembly
into
the
bays,
gently
pulling
the
cables
farther
into
the
server
as
you
do
so,
until
the
tape
drive
assembly
stops.
11.
Push
the
tray
handle
to
the
closed
(locked)
position.
Chapter
2.
Installing
optional
devices
41