Installing internal drives - IBM eServer xSeries 200

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Different types of drives enable the server to read multiple types of media and store data in different formats. Depending on the server model, you might have one or more of the following drives installed.

• Diskette
• Hard disk
• CD-ROM
• Tape

The server comes with an IDE CD-ROM drive installed in bay 1, a 3.5 inch, 1.44MB diskette drive in bay 3, and a hard disk drive in bay 5

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from the hardware.

Notes:

• Diskette drives, tape drives, and CD-ROM drives are removable-media drives.
• You can install removable-media drives in bays 1, 2, 3, and 4.
• You can install a 3.5 inch, slim-high, or a 5.25 inch, half-high, removable-media drive, such as a tape backup drive, in bay 2.
• You can only install a 3.5 inch, slim-high, removable-media drive in bay 4.
• The xSeries 200 server supports only one diskette drive, which uses 1MB and 2MB diskettes.
• Before you install a 3.5 inch drive in a 5.25 inch bay, you must attach the 5.25 inch. conversion kit, supplied with the option, to the 3.5 inch drive.
• Refer to the documentation that comes with the option for the conversion kit installation instructions.
• Only 3.5 inch options that ship with proper mounting hardware can be supported in the 5.25 inch bays.
• If you have a tape backup drive in the server, use a dry process cleaning cartridge to clean the tape head two hours after you first use a new data cartridge. Then, clean the tape head once a month, or after each eight hours of continuous read/write operations, whichever occurs first. For complete details about the tape backup drive, refer to the documentation that comes with the server or the backup option.
• The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are both protected by having bays 1 through 4 covered or occupied. When you install a drive, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay, in case you later remove the drive and do not replace it with another.
• Click here for more information on server supported options.
  
  

Before you install drives in the server, verify that you have all the cables and other equipment specified in the documentation that comes with the drive. You might also need to perform certain preinstallation activities. Some of the steps are required only during the initial installation of an option.

• Read 'Safety information' and the documentation that comes with the drive.
• Choose the bay in which you want to install the drive.
• Check the instructions that come with the drive to see if you need to set any switches or jumpers on the drive.
• If you are installing a SCSI device, be sure to set the SCSI ID for that device.

Note: The EMI integrity and cooling of the server are both protected by having the bays covered or occupied. When you install a drive, save the filler panel and EMC shield from the bay, in case you later remove the drive and do not replace it with another.

To install a drive in bay 2 or 4, complete the following steps:

1. Read the information in 'Preinstallation steps (all bays)'.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect external cables and power cords; then, remove the side cover (see 'Removing the side cover' for details).
3. Remove the support bracket assembly and disconnect the fan cable from the connector (SYSFA3) on the system board.
4. Use a screwdriver to gently pry the filler panel and EMC shield away from the server.
   
   WARNING: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed,
   
   
   1. Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts inside the device.
   2. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure.
      
      Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode.
      
      
   3. Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.
      
      
5. Touch the static-protective bag containing the drive to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the bag and place it on a static-protective surface.
6. Set any jumpers or switches on the drive according to the documentation that comes with the drive.
7. Install the drive.
   
   
   1. If you are installing a 5.25 inch drive in bay 2, push the drive into the bay; then, use the two screws to attach the drive to the drive cage.
   2. If you are installing a 3.5 inch drive in bay 2, you must attach the 5.25 inch conversion kit, supplied with the option, to the 3.5 inch drive.
      
      Note: You can only install a 3.5 inch device in bay 4.
      
      
8. Cable the drive.
   
   
   1. If the drive is an IDE device, plug one connector of the IDE signal cable into the back of the drive and the other end of the cable into the IDE connector (IDE1) on the system board.
   2. If the drive is a SCSI device, plug one connector of the SCSI signal cable into the back of the drive and the other end of the cable into the SCSI adapter.
      
      Note: Make sure to route the signal cable so that it does not block the air flow to the rear of the drives or over the microprocessor.
      
      
9. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now.
10. Connect one of the power cables from the power supply into the back of the drive.
11. The connectors are keyed and can be inserted only one way.
12. Replace the support bracket assembly and reconnect the fan cable to the connector (SYSFA3) on the system board.
13. Reinstall the side cover.
14. Reconnect the external cables and power cords; then, turn on the peripheral devices and the server.
    
    

To install a hard disk drive in bay 5, 6, or 7, complete the following steps:

WARNING: When you handle ESD-sensitive devices, take precautions to avoid damage from static electricity.

1. Read the information in 'Preinstallation steps (all bays)'.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all external cables and power cords; then, remove the cover.
3. Remove the support bracket assembly.
4. Remove the support bracket assembly and disconnect the fan cable from the connector (SYSFA3) on the system board.
5. Access the drive cage.
   
   
   1. If the server has hard disk drives installed in the drive cage, disconnect the power and signal cables from the rear of the drives.
   2. Rotate the drive cage out of the server until it locks into place over the drive cage retention tab.
      
      Note: Before you install a hard disk drive, ensure that the drive cage locks into place over the drive cage retention tab by pressing on the side of the drive cage.
      
      
6. Attach the blue, plastic guide rails to the sides of the drive using the screws provided.
7. Slide the drive into the drive cage until the plastic tabs on the guide rails lock into place in the drive cage.
8. Lift the drive cage up and press in on the drive cage release tab; then, rotate the drive cage back into the server.
   
   Note: Clear any cables that might impede the replacement of the drive cage.
   
   
9. Connect the power and signal cables to the rear of each drive.
   
   Note: Make sure to route the signal cable so that it does not block the air flow to the rear of the drives or over the microprocessor.
   
   
10. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now.
11. Replace the support bracket assembly and reconnect the fan cable to the connector (SYSFA3) on the system board.
12. Reinstall the side cover.
13. Reconnect the external cables and power cords; then, turn on the peripheral devices and the server.