Installing An Optional Tape Drive - IBM System x3650 Type 7979 Problem Determination And Service Manual

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1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and
3. Remove the cover from the server.
4. Remove the fan-bracket assembly (see "Removing the fan-bracket assembly"
5. Disconnect the tape drive cables from the connectors on the system board.
6. Open the tape drive tray release latch.
7. Gently pull the drive and cables out of the bay.
8. If you are not installing another drive in the bay, install a filler panel or panels in

Installing an optional tape drive

Prepare the drive according to the instructions that come with the drive, setting any
switches or jumpers, then see "Installing the tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server"
or "Installing the tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server" on page 112.
Installing the tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server
The optional tape drive installs in the two bottom-left hard disk drive bays. If you
have hard disk drives in those bays, move the drives to other bays. The cables for
the tape drive come with the tape drive option.
on page 87.
all external cables.
on page 93).
Note: On a 3.5-inch model server, gently pull the drive cables through the slot
in the left side of the bay and out the front of the server.
the bay.
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