Exabyte EXB-8205 Owner's Manual page 24

Installation
4. Remove the cover plate from the drive bay you intend to use. Refer
5. Check for the presence of a load resistor in the computer. If it is
Attach mounting rails to the tape drive
Determine whether your computer requires mounting rails for
installation in the drive bay. You can install the tape drive in one of three
configurations:
o
Without rails
o
With standard rails
o
With non-standard rails unique to your computer
Refer to your computer owner's manual or look at one of the floppy
drives in your computer to see how it is mounted. The tape drive will use
the same type of rails.
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to your computer owner's manual for instructions. If mounting clips
and screws are present, keep them. They may be needed for
securing the tape drive to the bay in a later step.
Note: If necessary, remove a floppy disk drive to provide an
empty half-high drive bay for the tape drive. Do not
replace your floppy drive A with the tape drive. Most
computers require floppy drive A for booting in case of
a hard disk failure.
Important:
If you remove a floppy disk drive to install
the tape drive, be sure to change your system configuration
to reflect the change. Refer to your computer owner's
manual for details on running the computer's setup
program to change the configuration.
present, disconnect the load resistor cable from the power supply.
Refer to your computer owner's manual for more information.
EXB–8205 and EXB–8505