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Removing a Floppy Drive from the Slimline Bay (Backplane Installed)

1Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this book. See “Safety Information.”

2Power down the server and unplug all peripheral devices and the AC power cable.

3Remove the chassis cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Chassis Cover.”

4Remove the front bezel if it is installed. For instructions, see “Removing and Installing the Front Bezel.”

5Pull up at the top of the connector on the backplane labeled “Floppy Con” to release the flat flex cable from it.

6Push in on the blue lever at the rear of the drive carrier.

7Slide the floppy drive carrier out through the front of the chassis.

8Remove the flat flex cable from the rear of the floppy.

9Press downward on the side of the carrier to release the drive from the drive carrier.

10Store the floppy drive carrier and the flat flex cable for future use.

11Install the slimline filler panel into slimline bay if no drive is to be installed into the bay.

12Install the chassis cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Chassis Cover.”

13(Optional) Install the front bezel. For instructions, see “Removing and Installing the Front Bezel.”

14Plug all peripheral devices and the AC power cable back into the server.

Installing a Floppy Drive into Slimline Bay (No Backplane Installed)

NOTE: The carrier for the slimline floppy drive that is used in these instructions was sent to you in the hardware kit that came with your Altos R510 Server Chassis. The interposer board and floppy

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