Tape Drive Components; Opening The Computer - IBM DDS Gen 5 User Manual

Tape Drive Components

The following describes the major components of the tape drives.
For more information on LEDs, see"Front panel LEDs" on page 19.

Opening the computer

To open the computer:
1. Shut down the computer as you would normally. Then turn off the computer
2. Remove the computer's power cord from the computer connector.
3. Remove the computer cover. For more information, refer to the documentation
4. Select an available 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch mounting bay, depending the internal
5. If the mounting bay has a "filler panel," remove it according to the instructions
6. If the computer does not have a SCSI host adapter, install one.
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DDS Gen 5 Tape Drive: User's Guide
1 Clean LED (green)
2 Media LED (green)
3 (Drive LED (amber)
4 Eject button
and all peripherals connected to it.
that came with your computer.
Note: If you have to disconnect cables to gain access to the mounting bay, note
which cables were removed. You can then refer to this information when you
reconnect the cables at the end of this procedure.
tape drive you want to install.
Note: The internal tape drive can be mounted horizontally or vertically (on its
side).
in your computer's documentation. Place the screws aside, You will need them
to secure the drive in the bay.