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10. Touch the static-protective package that contains the tape drive to any
unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the tape drive from the
package and place it on a static-protective surface.
11. Install the blue rails on the sides of the tape drive.
12. Align the rails on tape drive with the guides in the drive bay; then, slide the
tape drive into the server from the front of the server until it click into place.
13. If the tape drive comes with screws, secure the tape drive to the chassis with
the supplied screws.
14. Connect one of the connectors on the optical drive power cable to the tape
drive. If however, you are installing an RDX internal USB tape drive, you will
need to install the SATA to traditional power converter cable. Locate the SATA
to traditional power converter cable that came with the server in the plastic bag
with the drive rails; then connect one end of the converter cable to the third
connector (the default connector) on the optical drive power cable and connect
the other end of the cable to the tape drive as shown in the following
illustrations.
Power
Connects to
converter
tape drive
cable
Connects to
optical power cable
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