Preinstallation Steps (All Bays) - IBM eServer 232 xSeries User Reference Manual

Preinstallation steps (all bays)

Before you install drives in your server, verify that you have all the cables and any
other equipment specified in the documentation that comes with the internal drive.
You might also need to perform certain preinstallation activities. Some of the steps are
required only during the initial installation of an option.
1. Read "Safety" on page vii, "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 39, and the
2. Choose the bay in which you want to install the drive.
3. Check the instructions that come with the drive to see if you need to set any
4. To install the drive, go to "Installing a hot-swap drive" on page 56 or to "Installing a
drive, save the filler panel from the bay, in case you later remove the drive and
do not replace it with another.
documentation that comes with your drive.
switches or jumpers on the drive.
non-hot-swap drive" on page 58, as appropriate.
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