Acer R720 Series manual Installing a tape drive, To install a tape drive

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6Install an empty hot-plug HDD carrier or a filler panel into the HDD bay. If installing a new FDD, see “To install a FDD in a converted HDD bay” section on page 56 for instructions.

Caution! The filler panel must be installed to maintain proper system cooling.

Installing a tape drive

To install a tape drive into the server, make sure you have the following items:

•Tape drive kit

•3.5-inch half-height tape drive

To purchase a tape drive kit, contact your local Acer representative.

Caution! Before installing a tape drive into the server, make sure the sixth hot-plug HDD or the sixth drive board is not installed on the backplane board.

To install a tape drive

1Observe the ESD precautions and pre-installation instructions described on page 35.

2Using a long screwdriver push the tape drive filler panel out from the inside of the chassis.