Installing a tape drive
To install a tape drive, complete the following steps:
1. If the tape drive came with metal spacers on the installed on the sides, remove
the spacers.
2. Install the drive tray on the new tape drive as shown, using the four screws
that you removed from the former drive.
3. Prepare the drive according to the instructions that come with the drive, setting
any switches or jumpers.
4. Slide the tape-drive assembly most of the way into the tape-drive bay.
5. Using the cables from the former tape drive, connect the signal and power
cables to the back of the tape drive.
6. Make sure all the cables are out of the way, and slide the tape-drive assembly
the rest of the way into the tape-drive bay.
7. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
8. Install the cover (see “Installing the cover” on page 178).
9. Slide the server into the rack.
10. Reconnect the external cables; then, reconnect the power cords and turn on
the peripheral devices and the server.
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