Installing An Optical Or Tape Drive - Dell PowerEdge T100 Series Hardware Owner's Manual

Installing an Optical or Tape Drive

CAUTION:
should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your
product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered
by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the
product.
1 Unpack the drive and prepare it for installation. For instructions, see the
documentation that accompanied the drive.
If you are installing a SCSI tape drive, you must have a SCSI controller
card installed. See "Installing an Expansion Card" on page 73.
NOTE:
expansion card slot 1 for optimal cable-routing. See Figure 6-2 for the location
of expansion card slot 1.
Configure the tape drive according to the documentation that came
with the tape drive, based on the following guidelines:
Each device attached to a SCSI host adapter must have a unique
a
SCSI ID number (narrow SCSI devices use IDs 0 to 7; wide SCSI
devices use IDs from 0 to 15). Set the drive's SCSI ID to avoid
conflicts with other devices on the SCSI bus. For the default SCSI ID
setting, see the documentation provided with the drive.
NOTE:
sequentially or that devices be attached to the cable in order by ID number.
SCSI logic requires that the two devices at opposite ends of a SCSI
b
chain be terminated and that all devices in between be unterminated.
Therefore, you enable the tape drive's termination if it is the last
device in a chain of devices (or sole device) connected to the SCSI
controller.
2 Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect
the system from the electrical outlet.
3 Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 47.
4 Remove the front drive bezel. See "Removing the Front Drive Bezel" on
page 49.
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Installing System Components
Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You
It is recommended that you install the SCSI controller card in
There is no requirement that SCSI ID numbers be assigned