Diskette Drive - IBM xSeries 445 Type 8870 Option Installation Manual

6. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now.

Diskette drive

The following notes contain information that you must consider when installing
diskette drive:
v Your xSeries 445 server supports the installation of up to two diskette drives.
v If only one diskette drive is installed, it must be installed in the right drive bay.
Complete the following steps to remove and install a diskette drive in your server:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. Turn off the server and disconnect the power cord from the back of the server.
3. Push the diskette drive eject button to the right.
4. Using the tab, pull the diskette drive partially out of the server; then, grasp the
5. Install the new diskette drive:
Figure 22. Installing a diskette disk drive
6. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, connect
that the drive is being rebuilt. When the LED is flashing rapidly (three
flashes per second), it indicates that the controller is identifying the drive.
page 9.
Attention: The IDE drives installed in your server are not hot-swappable.
drive and remove it from the server.
a. Inspect the drive for any signs of damage.
b. Slide the drive into the left drive bay until it stops.
Note: In the unlikely event that no other IDE drives are installed, the
diskette drive must be installed in the right external removable media
bay.
External removable
media bays
Diskette
drive
Tab
the power cords and turn on the server.
Diskette drive
eject button
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