Prepare Drive For Installation; Introduction; General Installation Steps - HP P5389A - Intel Pentium III-S 1.4 GHz Processor Upgrade Installation Manual

1 Prepare Drive for Installation

Introduction

This chapter describes the tools, setup information and the steps necessary to
install a 68-pin SCSI hard disk drive into an HP Server. The drives documented in
this guide are listed in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1. Hard Disk Drive Product Numbers
HP Product Number
P1167A
P4616A
P1169A
P3578A
These HP Ultra3 drives can operate in either Single-Ended (SE) mode as Ultra
drives with a maximum bus data rate of 40 MB/sec or in Low-Voltage Differential
(LVD) mode as Ultra3 drives with a maximum bus data rate of 160 MB/sec. The
terminator on the cable, other drives on the bus, and/or the host controller card,
determines whether the drive runs in SE or LVD mode.
NOTE

General Installation Steps

In general, the steps for installing a hard drive are shown below. Please refer to the
detailed instructions in each step before attempting to install your drive.
1. Prepare for Installation
2. Determine the Drive Type
3. Set the SCSI Address
5. Mount the Drive in the System
6. Connect the Drive Activity Light (if appropriate)
7. Connect the Drive
8. Configure the Drive
NOTE
Capacity
18.2 GB
18.2 GB
36.4 GB
73.4 GB
For any drive to run in LVD mode, all SCSI components on
that bus must be in LVD mode.
Drives with the same product number can be of different types
and require different jumper settings. Match your drive with the
type shown in the figures before installation.
RPM
10000
10000
10000
10000
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