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Installing an optional diskette drive, Important, Caution

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www.gateway.com Installing an optional diskette drive The optional diskette drive kit includes a slimline diskette drive, a 3.5-inch mounting adapter bracket, 4 screws, and a thumbscrew. The 3.5-inch adapter bracket fits in the left most 3.5-inch hard drive bay. There is a thumbscrew to secure the bracket to the chassis. Installation of the optional diskette drive uses one of the hard drive bays, so your server can only hold as many as three hard drives after the installation. Important In Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES4 U3 32/64 bit operating system, you must set the USB 2.0 controller (in the BIOS) to run at "FullSpeed." Otherwise the USB diskette drive will not be detected or run correctly. See "USB Configuration" on page 93. To install an optional diskette drive: Caution The diskette drive is not hot-swappable. Before installing or removing the drive, make sure that power is turned off and the power cord is unplugged. 1 Follow the instructions in "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 28. Make sure that you turn off the server, then unplug the power cord(s) and all other cables connected to the server. 2 Unlock the bezel (if necessary) and remove it by pulling it from the chassis. 3 Follow the instructions in "Opening the server case" on page 29. 4 Remove the hard drive from the left hard drive bay by following the instructions in "Removing and installing a hard drive" on page 33. 5 Insert the diskette drive into the mounting adapter and secure it with the four screws provided in the kit. 6 Insert the diskette drive/adapter assembly into the left hard drive bay, then secure it with the thumbscrew that came with the kit. Thumbscrew Diskette drive/adapter assembly (inserted) 35

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Installing an optional diskette drive
The optional diskette drive kit includes a slimline diskette drive, a 3.5-inch mounting adapter
bracket, 4 screws, and a thumbscrew. The 3.5-inch adapter bracket fits in the left most 3.5-inch
hard drive bay. There is a thumbscrew to secure the bracket to the chassis. Installation of the
optional diskette drive uses one of the hard drive bays, so your server can only hold as many as
three hard drives after the installation.
To install an optional diskette drive:
1
Follow the instructions in
“Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 28
. Make sure
that you turn off the server, then unplug the power cord(s) and all other cables connected
to the server.
2
Unlock the bezel (if necessary) and remove it by pulling it from the chassis.
3
Follow the instructions in
“Opening the server case” on page 29
.
4
Remove the hard drive from the left hard drive bay by following the instructions in
“Removing and installing a hard drive” on page 33
.
5
Insert the diskette drive into the mounting adapter and secure it with the four screws
provided in the kit.
6
Insert the diskette drive/adapter assembly into the left hard drive bay, then secure it with
the thumbscrew that came with the kit.
Important
I
n Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES4 U3 32/64 bit operating system, you must set the USB
2.0 controller (in the BIOS) to run at "FullSpeed." Otherwise the USB diskette drive will not
be detected or run correctly. See
“USB Configuration” on page 93.
Caution
The diskette drive is not hot-swappable. Before installing or removing the
drive, make sure that power is turned off and the power cord is unplugged.
Thumbscrew
Diskette drive/adapter
assembly (inserted)