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Diskette drive, Configuring the boot drive, Removing a diskette drive – Dell PowerEdge 1600SC User Manual

Page 78: Installing a diskette drive

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Configuring the Boot Drive

 

The drive or device from which the system boots is determined by the boot order specified in the System Setup program (see "Using the System Setup
Program" in your User's Guide). To boot the system from a hard drive or drive array, the drive(s) must be connected to the appropriate controller:

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To boot from a single IDE hard drive, the master drive (drive 0) must be connected to the secondary controller on the system board. To identify system

board connectors, see

Figure A

-3

.

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To boot from a single SCSI hard drive, the drive must be connected to the SCSI controller card (see the documentation that accompanied the controller

card).

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To boot from an IDE or SCSI RAID array, the drive must be connected to the RAID controller card (see the documentation that accompanied the

controller card).

 

Diskette Drive

 

Removing a Diskette Drive

 

 

1.

 

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

2.

 

Remove the bezel (see "

Removing the Bezel

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

3.

 

Remove the cover (see "

Removing the Cover

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

4.

 

Lay the system on its right side.

5.

 

Use your thumb and index finger to depress the tabs that secure the diskette drive in the drive bay (see

Figure 7

-1

).

6.

 

Slide the diskette drive forward out of the drive bay.

7.

 

Disconnect the power cable and the interface cable from the diskette drive.

Figure 7-1. Removing a Diskette Drive

 

 

Installing a Diskette Drive

 

CAUTION:

Before you perform this procedure, see "

Safety First—For You and Your System

" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

CAUTION:

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