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Drives You can install several types of drives and similar devices in the server. All drives are easy to install and require no tools to replace, unless you are installing a 3.5-inch drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay. Preparing to replace or add a drive One 3.5-inch diskette drive, one 3.5-inch hot-plug hard drive, and one CD drive are included with the server. You can add drives of the following types: s 1-inch high, 3.5-inch hot-plug drives. s Half-height 3.5-inch hard drives - The system board has two IDE connectors that support as many as two drives each. IDE drives include the IDE CD drive. s Half-height 5.25-inch devices. As you prepare to install drives, keep the following in mind: s If you remove a drive, place it in an antistatic bag or container. s Before you install a drive, see the drive's documentation for information on configuring the drive, setting any jumpers on the drive, and attaching cables to the drive. s If you are installing a drive that uses an add-in controller card, install it before you install the drive. s IDE hard drives can be configured as single, master, or slave. IDE CD drives can be configured as master or slave. Configure the drives by using the drive-select jumpers located on the drives. s If only one drive is attached to a controller cable, configure the drive as single if it is a hard drive or master if it is a CD-ROM drive. If two drives of any type are attached to the cable, configure one as master and one as slave. s You may need to configure the drives you install using the BIOS Setup utility. Select F1 at start up to open the BIOS Setup utility. 30 Replacing and Adding System Components

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Replacing and Adding System Components
Drives
You can install several types of drives and similar devices in the server. All
drives are easy to install and require no tools to replace, unless you are
installing a 3.5-inch drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay.
Preparing to replace or add a drive
One 3.5-inch diskette drive, one 3.5-inch hot-plug hard drive, and one CD
drive are included with the server. You can add drives of the following types:
■
1-inch high, 3.5-inch hot-plug drives.
■
Half-height 3.5-inch hard drives - The system board has two IDE
connectors that support as many as two drives each. IDE drives include
the IDE CD drive.
■
Half-height 5.25-inch devices.
As you prepare to install drives, keep the following in mind:
■
If you remove a drive, place it in an antistatic bag or container.
■
Before you install a drive, see the drive
’
s documentation for information
on configuring the drive, setting any jumpers on the drive, and attaching
cables to the drive.
■
If you are installing a drive that uses an add-in controller card, install it
before you install the drive.
■
IDE hard drives can be configured as single, master, or slave. IDE
CD drives can be configured as master or slave. Configure the drives by
using the drive-select jumpers located on the drives.
■
If only one drive is attached to a controller cable, configure the drive as
single if it is a hard drive or master if it is a CD-ROM drive. If two drives
of any type are attached to the cable, configure one as master and one
as slave.
■
You may need to configure the drives you install using the BIOS Setup
utility. Select F1 at start up to open the BIOS Setup utility.