Adtron I35MB Operations Manual
3.Note the bank number, 0 or 1, with the fault LED turned solid orange. This is the bank that requires attention.
4.Power down the computer.
5.Remove the computer cover and locate the I35MB in the disk drive bay.
6.Disconnect the power supply and
7.Unscrew the chassis mounting screws and slide the I35MB out of the disk drive bay.
8.On the side opposite the flex cables, loosen the retaining screw for the faulted disk drive.
9.Gently unseat the drive to a disengaged distance, approximately ¼ of an inch, causing the flex cables to bow in a loop. (Refer to Figure 10.) Carefully disconnect the flex cable from the faulted disk drive. Detaching the drives from the flex cable in a forceful manner will damage the flex cable.
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| reattaching and/or |
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| disconnecting. Not doing so will |
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Bank 1 | Bank 0 | IDE Connector | during any of the actions listed, |
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| damaged or unusable, please |
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Figure 9 Flex Cable and Retaining Screws |
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10.Slide the drive out of its carrier.
11.Insert a new, working disk drive of the same capacity (or greater) with rails installed into the carrier.
Flex Cables
Figure 10 Flex Cable View
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