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IBM System x3655 Type 7985 and 7943: Problem Determination and Service Guide
1. Remove the tape drive and the cable from their static-protective package.
2. If the tape drive assembly has a space filler on top of the drive, remove it now.
3. From the inside of the server, thread the tape-drive end of the cable for your
tape drive through the rear of the tape drive bay and out the front of the
server.
4. Connect the cable to the back of the tape drive.
5. Push the tape drive assembly into the tape drive bay, gently pulling the cable
farther into the server as you do so, until the tape drive assembly stops.
6. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
7. Connect the cable to the following system-board connectors (see
"System-board internal connectors" on page 11 for the location of the
connectors).
v Signal connector: SATA tape drive signal connector J36
v Power connector: Tape drive power connector J22
The following illustration shows the routing of the SATA tape drive signal cable.
Important: Make sure that the cables avoid any fan connectors.
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