Drives (with optional scsi hba card) (see, Figure 3 – Dell PowerVault DP100 User Manual

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4.

Remove the front-panel inserts for the empty external drive bay. See "

Removing the Front-Panel Drive Inserts

.


 

5.

Slide the drive into the external drive bay.

 

6.

Install the screws that secure the drive in the drive bay. See

Figure 3

-6

.

 

Figure 3-6. Installing or Removing an Optical or Tape Drive

 

7.

If a controller card was supplied with the drive, install the controller card in expansion slot 3, 4, or 5. See

Installing an Expansion Card

.


 

8.

Connect a power cable to the drive. See

Figure 3

-6

.


 

9.

Connect the interface cable to the drive and to the appropriate connector on the system board or controller card (if applicable).

If you are installing an IDE device (such as an optical drive), connect the interface cable to the IDE device and the IDE connector on the system board.
See

Figure 3

-7

.

If you are installing a SCSI device in the second drive bay (such as a tape backup device), connect the interface cable to the device and to channel A on
the SCSI controller card. See

Figure 3

-7

.

See

System Board Connectors

to locate the system board connectors.

 

Figure 3-7. Connecting a Tape Drive to a SCSI Controller Card

1 5.25-inch device 2 drive bay

3 screws (2)

4 power cable

5 interface cable    

NOTE:

See the documentation that is included with the controller card for more information.

NOTE:

A SCSI device attached to an optional SCSI controller card and an IDE device attached to the system board can be installed together as

shown in

Figure 3

-7

.

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