Drive Cabling Information; Replacing The Diskette Drive - Gateway 7210 System Manual

Drive cabling information

The system includes five different types of drive cables. Each drive cable is
clearly labeled, indicating the cable type and showing which end to connect
to the appropriate connector on the system board and which end to connect
to the drive.
Use the diskette drive connector cable to connect the diskette drive.
Use the standard IDE connector cable to connect IDE devices such as
CD drives and standard IDE hard drives.
Use the IDE DMA-66 cable to connect DMA-66-compatible hard drives.
Use the SCSI SE cable to connect single-ended SCSI devices. This cable
requires termination, either on the device or as a plug-in terminator on
the cable.
Use the SCSI LVD cable to connect the hot-plug backplane to the
integrated SCSI controller on the system board.

Replacing the diskette drive

The diskette drive is near the bottom of the stack of drive bays. If the diskette
drive included with the system fails, replace the drive.
To replace the diskette drive:
1
Turn off the system and disconnect the power cord and all other external
peripheral devices.
2
Open the case. (See "Opening the case" on page 23 and "Preventing static
electricity discharge" on page 22.)
3
Locate the 3.5-inch diskette drive.
4
Remove the power and data cables from the back of the drive, noting
their locations and orientations. (You will reconnect these cables after you
install the new drive.)
The 3.5-inch diskette drive is secured in the chassis by a set of removable
rails. The rails let the drive slide into and out of the guides in the front
bay.
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