If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to
“Completing the installation” on page 48.
Installing a tape drive
To install a tape drive, complete the following steps:
1. If you are replacing a removed drive with a new drive, make sure that:
v You have all the cables and other equipment that is specified in the
documentation that comes with the new drive.
v You check the instructions that come with the new drive to determine
whether you must set any switches or jumpers on the drive.
v You have removed the drive retainer clip on the side of the old drive and
have it available for installation on the new drive.
2. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 22.
3. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords
and all external cables.
4. Remove the bezel (see “Removing the bezel” on page 25).
5. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing
up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
6. Remove the side cover (see “Removing the side cover” on page 25).
7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted
metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the package and
place it on a static-protective surface.
8. Set any jumpers or switches on the drive according to the documentation that
comes with the drive.
9. Stand the server back up in its vertical position.
10. Remove the drive retainer clip from the side of the drive cage of bay 1 or bay
2. Slide the drive retainer clip to the front to remove it from the drive cage;
then, snap the drive retainer clip into the screw holes on the side of the drive.
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