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Installing or Removing Internal Drives
2. Touch the static-protective bag containing the drive to any unpainted metal
surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the bag.
3. Check the instructions that come with the drive, or contact your IBM reseller or
IBM marketing representative to see if you need to set any switches or jumpers
on the drive, or if you need to attach a tray to the drive.
What to do next
To install a removable-media drive, go to “Installing or Removing Drives in
Bays A and B (Removable Media).”
To install a diskette drive, go to “Installing or Removing a Drive in Bay C
(Diskette Drive)” on page 62.
To install a hard disk drive, go to “Installing or Removing Drives in Bays 1
through 5 (Hard Disk Drives)” on page 63.
Rack model
54321 CBA
Installing or Removing Drives in Bays A and B (Removable Media)
This section gives the procedure for installing a removable-media drive. If you want
to remove a drive, reverse the following steps.
Before you begin
Read “Electrical Safety” on page 41 and “Handling Static-Sensitive Devices”
on page 42.
Read “Preinstallation Steps (All Bays)” on page 59 and the instructions that
come with the option.
Read “Termination Requirements” on page 59
1. If you have not done so already, remove the server cover and the front bezel.
See “Preparing to Install Options” on page 43.
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