IBM XSERIES 220 manual Installing internal drives, Internal drive bays

The following illustration shows how to reroute the SCSI cable. If you install a ServeRAID adapter and intend to use it with hot-swap, hard disk internal drives, remove the cable from the internal SCSI connector (J41) on the system board and connect it to the ServeRAID adapter.

Note: You can also install a ServeRAID adapter in non-hot-swap models; however, non-hot-swap models do not support hot-swap hard disk drives.

SCSI cable

ServeRAID adapter

SCSI connector (J41)

13.If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, replace the support bracket assembly; then, go to “Installing the cover” on page 83.

Note: If the server is a hot-swap model, reinstall the VRM in connector J42 after you reinstall the support bracket assembly. (See “System board options connectors” on page 55 for connector location.)

Installing internal drives

Different types of drives allow the system to read multiple types of media and store more data. Several types of drives are available, such as:

•Diskette (preinstalled)

•Hard disk (preinstalled on some models)

•CD-ROM (preinstalled)

•Tape

Internal drive bays

Internal drives are installed in bays. The bays of the xSeries 220 are in the front of the server, as shown in the following illustration.

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