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Preinstallation steps (all bays), bays 1

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• If you have a tape backup drive in your server, use a dry process cleaning cartridge to clean the tape head two hours after you first use a new data cartridge. Then, clean the tape head once a month, or after each eight hours of continuous read/write operations, whichever occurs first. For complete details about the tape backup drive, refer to the documentation that comes with your server or your backup option. • The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are both protected by having bays 1 through 4 covered or occupied. When you install a drive, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay, in case you later remove the drive and do not replace it with another. • For a list of supported options for your server, refer to http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat on the World Wide Web. Preinstallation steps (all bays) Before you install drives in your server, verify that you have all the cables and other equipment specified in the documentation that comes with the drive. You might also need to perform certain preinstallation activities. Some of the steps are required only during the initial installation of an option. 1. Read "Safety information" on page 28, "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 27, and the documentation that comes with your drive. 2. Choose the bay in which you want to install the drive. Note: You can only install a 3.5-in. device in bay 4. 3. Check the instructions that come with the drive to see if you need to set any switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SCSI device, be sure to set the SCSI ID for that device. Installing a drive in bay 2 or 4 Complete the following steps to install a drive in bay 2 or 4. EMC shield Filler panel 40 IBM xSeries 200: User's Reference

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•
If you have a tape backup drive in your server, use a dry process cleaning
cartridge to clean the tape head two hours after you first use a new data cartridge.
Then, clean the tape head once a month, or after each eight hours of continuous
read/write operations, whichever occurs first. For complete details about the tape
backup drive, refer to the documentation that comes with your server or your
backup option.
•
The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are
both protected by having bays 1 through 4 covered or occupied. When you install
a drive, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay, in case you later
remove the drive and do not replace it with another.
•
For a list of supported options for your server, refer to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat on the World Wide Web.
Preinstallation steps (all bays)
Before you install drives in your server, verify that you have all the cables and other
equipment specified in the documentation that comes with the drive. You might also
need to perform certain preinstallation activities. Some of the steps are required only
during the initial installation of an option.
1.
Read “Safety information” on page 28, “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page
27, and the documentation that comes with your drive.
2.
Choose the bay in which you want to install the drive.
Note:
You can only install a 3.5-in. device in bay 4.
3.
Check the instructions that come with the drive to see if you need to set any
switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SCSI device, be sure to set
the SCSI ID for that device.
Installing a drive in bay 2 or 4
Complete the following steps to install a drive in bay 2 or 4.
EMC shield
Filler panel