Dell OptiPlex GX1 User Manual
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Installing Drives: Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Midsize Managed PC Systems
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wide SCSI device) on the adapter card, and then press the cable connector firmly onto the
adapter card connector.
If you are installing an external SCSI device, connect the other end of the external SCSI cable to
the external connector on the adapter card.
For additional instructions, see the documentation that came with the adapter card.
9. Connect the SCSI device(s) to power.
If you are installing an internal SCSI device, connect a DC power cable to the power input
connector on the SCSI device.
If you are installing an external SCSI device, connect the socket end of the power cable into the
AC power receptacle on the back of the SCSI device. Connect the other end of the power cable
into a standard electrical wall outlet.
Check all other cable connections. Fold all internal cables out of the way to provide airflow for the fan
or cooling vents.
10. If you installed an externally accessible device, remove a front-panel insert for the drive bay.
See "
Removing and Replacing Front-Panel Inserts
" for instructions.
11.
, and reconnect your computer and peripherals to their power sources.
12. Turn on the peripherals connected to the computer.
13. Start the computer system.
NOTE: If the device you just installed is the primary hard-disk drive and no operating
system is installed, you must start the computer using a bootable diskette or CD.
To boot the system from a diskette, insert a bootable diskette (such as an operating
system installation or recovery diskette) into diskette drive A, and turn on the computer.
To boot the system from a CD, enter the
and set the
to CD-ROM First. Insert a bootable CD (such as an operating system installation CD or the
Dell ResourceCD) into CD-ROM drive, and turn on the computer.
NOTE: If Enabled, the
option will cause the following message to be
displayed at the next system start-up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
14. If necessary, enter the
and update the system configuration information.
If you installed a SCSI hard-disk drive, set the Drive Type option for the appropriate drive under
to None.
NOTE: Tape drives attached to a SCSI host adapter card are not part of the system
configuration information.