Dell 4100/200, 4100/180 manual Prepare the tape drive and controller card for installation

or switches that must be set to work with the system, verify or change the settings as necessary.

2.Remove the computer covers and front bezel.

See “Removing the Computer Covers” and “Remov- ing the Front Bezel” in Chapter 7.

CAUTION: See “Protecting Against Electro- static Discharge” in the safety instructions at the front of this guide.

3.Slide the new drive into its bay until it snaps securely into place.

If necessary, you can adjust drive alignment by repositioning one or both rails.

4.Install the controller card in an expansion slot. See “Installing an Expansion Card” in Chapter 8.

5.Connect a DC power cable to the tape drive.

If other installed drives are in the way, disengage them by pressing in on the plastic drive rails at the front of the bay, and slide them slightly toward the front of the chassis.

Refer to “DC Power Cables” found earlier in this chapter to determine which DC power cable connec- tor to use. Plug the DC power cable connector into the 4-pin power input connector on the back of the drive.

6.Attach the interface cable that came with the drive kit to the card-edge connector on the back of the drive.

7.Route the other end of the interface cable through a cutout in the center wall of the chassis to the controller card, and connect the interface cable to the controller connector on the card.

Refer to the controller card’s documentation to iden- tify the controller connector on the card.

8.If you moved other drives in step 5, snap them back into place.

9.Check all cable connections that may have been loosened during this procedure. Arrange cables so they will not catch on the computer cover or block the airflow of the fans or cooling vents.

10.If a front-panel insert on the computer cover blocks the bay in which you installed the drive, remove the insert.

See “Removing and Replacing Front-Panel Inserts” found earlier in this chapter.

11.Replace the computer bezel and covers.

12.Reconnect the computer and peripherals to their power sources, and turn them on.

13.Perform a tape backup and verification test with the drive as instructed in the tape-drive software documentation that came with the drive.

If the controller card is an ISA or EISA expansion card, run the EISA Configuration Utility and update the system configuration. See Chapter 5, “Using the EISA Configuration Utility,” in the User’s Guide for instructions on running the utility and saving the configuration information.

NOTE: You do not need to update the system configuration information for a tape drive attached to its own controller card.

Installing an External Tape Drive That Uses a Controller Card

Complete the following procedure to install an external tape drive that uses a controller card and shielded inter- face/DC power cable:

1.Prepare the tape drive and controller card for installation.

Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal sur- face on the back of the computer. Unpack the tape drive and controller card, and configure them for the system according to the instructions in the documen- tation that came with the tape drive.

2.Remove the left computer cover.

See “Removing the Computer Covers” in Chapter 7.

CAUTION: See “Protecting Against Electro- static Discharge” in the safety instructions at the front of this guide.

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