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Chapter 17 Replacing the hard disk
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3
Place the hard disk assembly back into the BCM1000.
a
Align the holes in the brackets with the holes in the bottom of the inside of the BCM1000.
b
Fasten the hard disk bracket to the housing.
4
Reconnect the drive(s) to the system:
•
Single hard disk: Connect the power supply to the hard disk connector, and the ribbon
(IDE) cable from the controller to the hard disk.
•
Mirrored hard disks:
a
Reconnect the power cables as described below.
b
Connect the Primary ribbon cable from the RAID board to the disk you removed it from.
If you are upgrading from a single-disk system to a mirrored system, this will be the disk
on the bottom.
c
Connect the Mirror ribbon cable from the RAID board to the disk you removed it from.
If you are upgrading from a single-disk system to a mirrored system, this will be the disk
on top.
d
Ensure that the third ribbon cable from the RAID board is connected to the IDE 1
connector on the controller (mother)board.
Figure 108
Cabling the RAID board to the hard disks
For information about installing the RAID board, refer to
“Installing the RAID board” on page
Note:
All connectors have a notch that allow you to align the connectors correctly.
If you cannot push a connector in easily, do not force it.
Warning:
Ensure that you connect the hard disk cables to the same hard disk from which
they were disconnected. Failure to do so may prevent the system from booting.
Mirrored hard disk
Primary hard disk
A
A
A
B
B
To IDE 1 on mother board
to mirrored disk
to primary disk
Rear of media bay
module housing
RAID board