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Installing Drives
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1600SC Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Connecting Drives | |
IDE Configuration Information | |
SCSI Configuration Information | Hard Drives |
Configuring the Boot Drive | Installing a RAID Controller Card |
Diskette Drive |
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Your system can contain the following drives:
•Up to two externally accessible
•An externally accessible
•Up to four
•Up to six
Connecting Drives
Interface Cables
Most interface connectors are keyed for correct insertion. When you disconnect an interface cable, take care to grasp the cable connector, rather than the cable itself, to avoid stress on the cable.
Drive Cable Configurations
Your system can accommodate many different drive configurations, each with specific cable requirements. Table
Table 7-1. Drive Cable Configuration
Drives | Required Cable | Cable Connections |
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IDE CD drive, DVD drive, or combination drive | IDE drive and secondary IDE connector on system board | |
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Up to two IDE hard drives (See Figure | IDE hard drives and primary IDE connector on system board | |
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Three or four IDE hard drives (See Figure 7- | IDE hard drives and IDE RAID controller card | |
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Up to four | ||
(See Figure | controller on system board (See Figure | |
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| controller (See Figure |
Up to six | ||
Figure | connector on system board (See Figure | |
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| card (See Figure |
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SCSI tape drive (See Figure | SCSI tape drive and SCSI controller on system board (See | |
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| SCSI tape drive and SCSI controller card if SCSI controller is |
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| used for SCSI hard drives (See Figure |
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NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see "Abbreviations and Acronyms."