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Installing or Removing a Floppy Drive
Floppy drives are installed in different ways, depending on the following items:
1.
The SATA or SCSI backplane is installed and you want to install the floppy drive into the slimline drive bay.
2.
No backplane is installed and you want to install the floppy drive into the slimline drive bay.
3.
The SATA or SCSI backplane is installed and you have installed a CD-ROM or DVD/CD-RW drive into the
slimline drive bay. You want to install the floppy drive into a bay that was intended for a hard drive
(optional conversion kit is required).
Look carefully at the heading titles below before beginning your installation to be sure you are following the
correct instructions for your system.
CAUTION: Floppy drives are NOT hot swappable. Before removing or replacing the drive, you must first take
the server out of service, turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system, turn off the system by
pressing the power button, and unplug the AC power cord from the system or wall outlet.
Installing a Floppy Drive into Slimline Bay (Backplane Installed)
Use these instructions if you are installing a floppy drive into the Altos R510's slimline drive bay at the upper
left side of your chassis and your system includes either the SATA or SCSI backplane. You will know if you
have one of these backplanes installed if you can install either hot-swap SATA or hot-swap SCSI drives.
NOTE: The carrier for the slimline floppy drive that is used in these instructions was sent to you in the
hardware kit that came with your system.
1.
Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this book. See
2.
Power down the server and unplug all peripheral devices and the AC power cable.
3.
Remove the chassis cover. For instructions, see
4.
Remove the front bezel if it is installed. For instructions, see
5.
Align the two holes at the left side of the floppy drive with the two cutouts in the floppy drive carrier. See
letter "A" in the figure below.
6.
Lower the right side of the floppy drive into the carrier until it clicks into place. See letter "B" in the figure
below.
7.
Open the connector on the rear of the floppy drive by pulling up on the connector cover. See letter "A" in
the figure below.
8.
Insert one end of the 26-pin floppy drive flat flex cable end into the connector. See letter "B" in the figure
below.
9.
Push down on the connector cover to lock the cable into place. See letter "C" in the figure below.
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"Removing the Chassis Cover."
A
"Safety Information."
"Removing and Installing the Front Bezel."
B
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