Installing A Tape Drive - IBM System x3100 M4 Type 2582 Problem Determination And Service Manual

9. If you are instructed to return the drive, follow all packaging instructions, and

Installing a tape drive

If you are replacing a removed drive with a new drive, make sure that:
v You have all the cables and other equipment that is specified in the
v You check the instructions that come with the new drive to determine whether
v You have removed the drive retainer clip on the side of the old drive and have it
To install a tape drive on 4U server models with non-hot-swap power supplies,
complete the following steps. For the 5U server model with hot-swap power
supplies (Model name: 2582-F4x), please see the next sub-section.
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use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
documentation that comes with the new drive.
you must set any switches or jumpers on the drive.
available for installation on the new drive.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 163.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords
and all external cables.
3. Remove the bezel (see "Installing the bezel" on page 171).
4. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing
up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
5. Remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 166).
6. Remove the air duct.
7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted
metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the package and
place it on a static-protective surface.
8. Set any jumpers or switches on the drive according to the documentation that
comes with the drive.
9. Stand the server back up in its vertical position.
Tape drive
Drive retainer clip