IBM RS/6000 manual Preinstallation Steps All Bays, Disk Drive Bank Install, Disk Drive Bank Remove

Preinstallation Steps (All Bays)

Note: All internal drives in this system are mounted horizontally.

Attention: Caution should be used when handling all hard drives. Drive likely to be damaged during installation and service. Bumping or handl roughly causes latent failures. Do not stack drives and always use

practices. A

drop

of as

little

as

1/4

inch

can

cause

latent failu

30 seconds

to

spin

down,

so

ensure

at

least

a

30 second

delay af

the hot-swappable drives

for removal.

1. Touch the

static-protective bag containing

the drive to any unpa

surface

on

the

system;

then

remove

the drive

from

the

bag.

DevicesStatic

2. Check the instructions that came with the drive to see if you switches or jumpers on the drive, or if you need to attach a

Note: Automatic SCSI ID setting applies only to hot swap disk dri

3. Choose the location where you want to install the drive.

Ÿ

To

install

a

SCSI

disk

drive

in

bank

C

or

D,

go

to page 5-6.

Ÿ

To

install

an

SSA

disk

drive

in

bank

C

or

D,

go

to

page

5-6.

Ÿ

To

remove

a

SCSI

disk

drive

from bank

C

or

D, go

to page 5-1

Ÿ

To

remove

an

SSA

Disk

Drive

from

bank

C or

D,

go

to page

5-12

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