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Appendix D: Tower and Drive Installation
AXIS StorPoint CD E100 User’s Manual 153
4. Connect an external, preferably active, SCSI terminator to the last drive in the
SCSI chain. If there is only one drive, it is the last one in the chain and must
be terminated. The StorPoint CD has built-in SCSI termination which is
always switched on. Therefore, the server must be physically located at one end
of the chain. This is the case for both the single and dual SCSI versions.
Note: ❏ Do not terminate the drives placed between the StorPoint CD and the last
drive.
5. Switch the power on to the whole of the tower.
6. The StorPoint CD front panel indicators will flash during power-on and self-
test. When the Status indicator stops flashing and turns solid green, the
StorPoint CD is ready for use.
Connecting the
IDE Drives
To connect the IDE drives to the StorPoint CD, follow these steps:
1. Connect the IDE cable to the IDE connector on the StorPoint CD.
2. Connect the IDE cable to the drive(s).
3. Assign each of the connected drives to Master or Slave. Refer to the drive
documentation for instructions on how to set the device type for your drives.
Notes: ❏ The server must be physically located at one end of the cable.
❏ Do not set two drives to master or slave on the same IDE bus.
4. Switch the power on to the whole of the tower.
5. The StorPoint CD front panel indicators will flash during power-on and self-
test. When the Status indicator stops flashing and turns solid green, the
StorPoint CD is ready for use.