IBM RS/6000 7043 43P manual Installing or Removing Internal Drives, Before you begin

Installing or Removing Internal Drives

Before you begin:

Ÿ Read the “Laser Safety Information” on page xvi.

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

switches, jumpers, and device terminators.

ŸIf you are installing a 3.5-inch drive in bay 3, make sure you have

	optional		3.5-inch		drive	mounting	brackets.
Ÿ	Use	the		System	Management Services				or your	operating system	to record
	the addresses of the existing drives inbeforeyourbeginningsystem thunist
	procedure. You				must	choose	SCSI	addresses		for the any new drives w
	do	not	conflict		with	addresses		of	drives	already installed.
Ÿ	Remove		the	system unit cover			(see		“Removing	the Cover” on	page 4-4).

1.Determine the location for the drive you want to install. If there i installed in that bay, these instructions direct you to remove the ex before installing the new drive.

2.Touch the static-protective package to any unpainted metal surface on

system unit, then remove the drive from the package.

3.Using the instructions that came with the drive, check that any switc jumpers on the drive are set correctly.

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