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8. Connect one end of the tape drive USB cable to the USB connector on the system board; then, route the USB cable through the cable holders on the inside of the server and connect the opposite end of the cable to the USB tape drive. 9. Reinstall the front fan cage assembly. 10. Replace the left-side cover and bezel; then, lock the side cover and bezel. 11. Reconnect the external cables and power cords. If you have other optional devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 46. Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive The following notes describe the types of hard disk drives that the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install a hard disk drive: v Depending on the model, the server supports up to eight 1-inch (26 mm) slim high, 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap hard disk drives or up to twelve 1-inch (26 mm) slim-high, 2.5-inch, SAS/SATA hot-swap hard disk drives in the standard hot-swap bays. v The hot-swap bays are arranged vertically in the standard hard disk drive cage; the bay numbers are 0 through 7 (from top to bottom) on models with eight hard disk drives and 0 through 11 (from top to bottom) on models with 12 hard disks. v For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/ servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. v Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage. v Make sure that the drive is correctly installed in the tray. v See the documentation for the ServeRAID-8k and ServeRAID-8s SAS Controller for instructions for installing a hard disk drive. v All hot-swap drives in the server must have the same throughput speed rating; using drives with different speed ratings might cause all drives to operate at the throughput of the slowest drive. v To minimize the possibility of damage to the hard disk drives when you are installing them in a rack configuration, install the server in the rack before you install the hard disk drives. v You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in the hot-swap drive bays. However, you must turn off the server when you perform any steps that involve installing or removing cables. v The drive ID for each hot-swap hard disk drive is printed on the bezel. To remove a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps. 30 IBM System x3500 Type 7977: User's Guide

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8.
Connect
one
end
of
the
tape
drive
USB
cable
to
the
USB
connector
on
the
system
board;
then,
route
the
USB
cable
through
the
cable
holders
on
the
inside
of
the
server
and
connect
the
opposite
end
of
the
cable
to
the
USB
tape
drive.
9.
Reinstall
the
front
fan
cage
assembly.
10.
Replace
the
left-side
cover
and
bezel;
then,
lock
the
side
cover
and
bezel.
11.
Reconnect
the
external
cables
and
power
cords.
If
you
have
other
optional
devices
to
install
or
remove,
do
so
now.
Otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
46.
Installing
a
hot-swap
hard
disk
drive
The
following
notes
describe
the
types
of
hard
disk
drives
that
the
server
supports
and
other
information
that
you
must
consider
when
you
install
a
hard
disk
drive:
v
Depending
on
the
model,
the
server
supports
up
to
eight
1–inch
(26
mm)
slim
high,
3.5-inch
SAS/SATA
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives
or
up
to
twelve
1-inch
(26
mm)
slim-high,
2.5-inch,
SAS/SATA
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives
in
the
standard
hot-swap
bays.
v
The
hot-swap
bays
are
arranged
vertically
in
the
standard
hard
disk
drive
cage;
the
bay
numbers
are
0
through
7
(from
top
to
bottom)
on
models
with
eight
hard
disk
drives
and
0
through
11
(from
top
to
bottom)
on
models
with
12
hard
disks.
v
For
a
list
of
supported
optional
devices
for
the
server,
see
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
v
Inspect
the
drive
tray
for
signs
of
damage.
v
Make
sure
that
the
drive
is
correctly
installed
in
the
tray.
v
See
the
documentation
for
the
ServeRAID-8k
and
ServeRAID-8s
SAS
Controller
for
instructions
for
installing
a
hard
disk
drive.
v
All
hot-swap
drives
in
the
server
must
have
the
same
throughput
speed
rating;
using
drives
with
different
speed
ratings
might
cause
all
drives
to
operate
at
the
throughput
of
the
slowest
drive.
v
To
minimize
the
possibility
of
damage
to
the
hard
disk
drives
when
you
are
installing
them
in
a
rack
configuration,
install
the
server
in
the
rack
before
you
install
the
hard
disk
drives.
v
You
do
not
have
to
turn
off
the
server
to
install
hot-swap
drives
in
the
hot-swap
drive
bays.
However,
you
must
turn
off
the
server
when
you
perform
any
steps
that
involve
installing
or
removing
cables.
v
The
drive
ID
for
each
hot-swap
hard
disk
drive
is
printed
on
the
bezel.
To
remove
a
hot-swap
hard
disk
drive,
complete
the
following
steps.
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IBM
System
x3500
Type
7977:
User’s
Guide