Dell PowerEdge SC 420 - Manual (Page 59)

5.25-Inch Optical and Tape Drives
You can install an additional 5.25-inch drive of your choice in the second 5.25-inch drive bay. See Figure 7 -1 . If you are installing a tape backup unit (TBU), it
must be installed in the second bay.
Installing a 5.25-Inch Drive
1. Unpack the drive and prepare the drive for installation.
For instructions, see the documentation that accompanied the drive. Also, see " SCSI Installation Guidelines " for information on configuring the drive.
2. If the drive does not have the drive rails attached, attach the drive rails to the new drive by aligning the screw holes on the drive with the screw holes
on the drive rails and then inserting and tightening all four screws (two screws on each rail). See
Figure 7 -5 .
3. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
4. Open the system. See " Opening the System " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
5. Remove the front-panel insert for the empty drive bay. See " Front-Panel Inserts ."
6. Slide the drive into the drive bay until the tabs on the rails click securely into position.
7. Connect the power cable to the drive. See Figure 7 -7 .
Figure 7-7. Installing a 5.25-Inch Drive
8. Connect the interface cable from the drive to the PRI IDE connector on the system board to the drive. See Figure 7 -7 and Figure A -3 .
9. Close the system. See " Closing the System " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
10. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached peripherals.
11. Enter the System Setup program and ensure that the drive's IDE controller is enabled. See "Using the System Setup Program" in the User's Guide.
12. Test the drive by running the system diagnostics. See " Running System Diagnostics ."
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