Installing

or

Removing

Internal

Drives

 

 

 

 

 

Before

you

begin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

 

 

 

 

 

 

It

is

not

necessary to

remove the

server from the rack to remove the hard

 

 

disk

drives.

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Read

the

“Laser

Safety

Information”

on page xiv.

ŸRead “Safety Considerations” on page 4-2 and “Handling Static Sensitive Devices” on page 4-3.

ŸRead the manual that came with the internal drive for instructions on setting

switches,

jumpers, and device terminators.

 

Ÿ Use

the

System

Management Services

or your

operating system to record

the addresses of the existing drivesbeforein beginningyourserverthis

procedure. You

must

choose SCSI

addresses

for the any new drives which

do

not conflict

with

addresses

of

drives

already installed.

Installing an Internal Drive into an Empty Bay

1. Remove the disk drive bay cover by loosening the thumbscrew.

2. Gently

pull the

right

side of the drive cover towards you until you can rem

cover

completely

from

the server.

3.Determine the location for the drive you want to install. If there is a dr installed in that bay, refer to “Removing an Internal Drive” on page 4-31 to

remove the existing drive before installing the new drive.

4.Touch the static-protective package to any unpainted metal surface on the server, then remove the drive from the package.

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IBM B50 manual Installing an Internal Drive into an Empty Bay