Installing An Optional Tape Drive; Installing A Sata Tape Drive In A 3.5-Inch Model Server - IBM 7979B1U User Manual

2.5-inch drives
To remove a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Move the handle on the drive to the open position (perpendicular to the drive).
3. Pull the hot-swap drive assembly from the bay.
If you have other optional devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 81.

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 a SATA tape drive in a 3.5-inch model
server" or "Installing a SATA tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server" on page 53.

Installing a SATA tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server

Install the optional SATA tape drive in the two bottom-left hard disk drive bays. If
hard disk drives are installed in those bays, move the drives to other bays. The
cables for the tape drive come with the tape drive.
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on page 28.
Note: You might have to reconfigure the disk arrays after you remove a hard
disk drive. See the RAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for
information about RAID controllers.