Diskette Drive - IBM eServer xSeries 445 Type 8870 Option Installation Manual

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

Diskette drive

Your xSeries 445 server supports the installation of up to two diskette drives.
Complete the following steps to remove or install a diskette drive:
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. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, connect
Figure 26. Installing a diskette disk drive
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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 11.
Attention:
v The IDE drives installed in your server are not hot-swappable.
v If only one diskette drive is installed, it must be installed in the right drive bay.
v To remove a diskette drive:
a. Push the diskette drive eject button to the right.
b. Using the tab, pull the diskette drive partially out of the server; then,
grasp the drive and remove it from the server.
v To install a diskette drive:
a. Inspect the drive for any signs of damage.
b. Slide the drive into the left drive bay until it stops.
the power cords and turn on the server.
External removable
media bays
Diskette
drive
Tab
Diskette drive
eject button