Installing A Sata Tape Drive In A 2.5-Inch Model Server - IBM x3655 - System - 7985 User Manual

Installing a SATA tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server

To install a SATA tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server, complete the following
steps:
10. Push the tape drive assembly into the tape drive bay, gently pulling the cables
11. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
12. Connect the tape drive signal cable connector and power cable connector to
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
on page 23.
2. If you installed the space filler from the tape drive option onto the tape drive
assembly, remove it now.
3. Remove the server cover.
4. Remove the riser-card assembly (see "Removing the riser-card assembly" on
page 26).
5. Remove the air baffle (see "Removing the air baffle" on page 29).
6. Remove the fan bracket assembly (see "Removing the fan-bracket assembly"
on page 60).
7. Remove the filler panel from the tape drive bay.
8. From the inside of the server drive cage, thread the tape-drive connector end
of the cables through the rear of the tape drive bay and out the front of the
server.
9. Connect the cable to the back of the tape drive and route the cable through
the cable clamp
farther into the server as you do so, until the tape drive assembly stops.
the system board (see "System-board internal cable connectors" on page 19
for the location of the connectors).
The following illustration shows the routing for the SATA tape drive signal
cable.
Important: Make sure to route the cables so that you do not obstruct access
to the fan connectors.
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