IBM eServer xSeries 255 Option Installation Manual page 56

13. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted
14. Set any jumpers or switches on the drive according to the documentation that
15. Install the drive:
16. Connect a compatible signal cable to the device that you just installed (see
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Note: The server electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling are
both protected by having the bays covered or occupied. When you
install a drive, save the filler panel from the bay, in case you later
remove the drive and do not replace it with another.
metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the package and
place it on a static-protective surface.
comes with the drive.
See the following illustration when installing a 5.25-inch removable-media
drive.
Blue slide rails
Filler panel
Non-hot-swap
drive
Slide rails
v Use the blue plastic slide rails that come with the server as described in this
step, unless the drive comes with custom metal slide rails.
v If you are installing an SDLT drive, use the custom metal slide rails and
screws that come with the option package. Follow the installation
instructions that come with the option package; then, continue with step 15c.
v If you are installing a full-high DLT drive, use the custom metal slide rails
and screws that are located inside the server, under the microprocessor
airflow guide. See the illustration in step 6 on page 42 for the location of the
microprocessor airflow guide.
Follow the installation instructions that come with the option package; then,
continue with step 15c.
a. Remove the blue snap-on slide rails from inside the filler panel.
b. Clip the slide rails onto the sides of the drive.
c. Store the filler panel for later use.
d. Align the slide rails on the drive with the guide rails in the bay; then, slide
the drive into the bay until it snaps into place.
"System-board internal cable connectors" on page 5 for cable locations):
v If you installed an IDE device, connect the black end of the IDE signal cable
to the rear of the IDE device. Make sure that the blue end of the IDE signal
cable is still connected to the system board.
Non-hot-swap bay