Installing an ide hard drive, Removing a scsi hard drive – Dell PowerEdge 1650 User Manual

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5.

 

Close the hard-drive handle to lock the drive in place.

6.

 

Replace the front bezel, if it was removed in step 2.

7.

 

Install any required SCSI device drivers (see "Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers" in the User's Guide for information).

8.

 

If the hard drive is a new drive, run the SCSI Controllers test in the system diagnostics.

Removing a SCSI Hard Drive

1.

 

If the system does not have a installed, shut down the system.

2.

 

For systems with a ROMB card, power down the hard-drive bay and wait until the SCSI hard-drive indicators on the drive carrier signal that the drive

can be removed safely.

If the drive has been online, the green power on/fault indicator will flash as the drive is powered down. When both drive indicators are off, the drive is
ready for removal.

3.

 

Remove the front bezel, if attached (see "

Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

4.

 

Open the hard-drive handle to release the drive.

5.

 

Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay.

6.

 

Replace the front bezel, if it was removed in step 3.

Installing an IDE Hard Drive

This subsection describes how to install an IDE hard drive in the internal hard-drive bays of a system configured for IDE hard drives.

1.

 

Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

2.

 

Remove the front bezel, if attached (see "

Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

3.

 

Open the system doors (see "

Opening the System Doors

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

4.

 

Loosen the thumbscrew securing the drive-retention bracket to the chassis (see

Figure 7

-2

).

Figure 7-2. Installing an IDE Hard Drive

 

5.

 

Rotate the right end of the drive-retention bracket away from the system's front panel (see

Figure 7

-2

).

6.

 

If a filler plate is installed in the drive bay, remove it.

7.

 

Insert the IDE hard drive into the drive bay (see

Figure 7

-2

).

8.

 

Connect the IDE data cable to the drive and to the IDE connector on the system board (see

Figure 6

-1

for the location).

9.

 

Connect the IDE power Y-cable to the drive and to the IDE_POWER connector on the system board (see

Figure 6

-1

for the location).

10.

 

Reinstall the IDE drive retention bracket and secure it with the thumbscrew.

11.

 

Close the system doors.

NOTICE:

Hot-plug drive installation is not supported for systems without the optional ROMB card.

NOTICE:

IDE hard drive installation is not supported in systems with a SCSI backplane board.

CAUTION:

See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your System Information document.

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