Dell PowerEdge 1750 Service Manual download pdf (Page 43)

5. Install the controller card in an expansion slot. See "Installing an Expansion Card."

6. Connect the tape drive's interface/output power cable to the connector on the controller card supplied with the tape drive.

7. Close the system covers. See "Closing the System Covers."

8. Reconnect the system and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.

9. Replace the optional front bezel, if applicable. See "Replacing the Bezel."

10. Perform a tape backup and verification test with the drive as instructed in the software documentation that came with the drive.

Installing a Diskette Drive

The optional diskette drive is installed in a carrier that slides into the peripheral bay. Perform the following steps to install a diskette drive.

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1. Remove the optional front bezel, if present. See "Removing the Bezel."

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

3. Open the system covers. See "Opening the System Covers."

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

5. If the carrier and the drive were supplied separately, install the drive in the carrier. See Figure4-24.

Figure 4-24.InstallingaDisketteDriveinaCarrier

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a. Fit the right edge of the diskette drive into the carrier tray, pressing the drive against the stop tab at the back of the carrier.

b. Lower the left edge of the drive into the carrier until the drive snaps into place.

c. Attach the end of the ribbon cable labeled "FLOPPY" to the back of the diskette drive, and then insert the cable through the slot in the cable

guide at the back of the carrier.

6. Slide the drive into the peripheral bay until it is fully seated. See Figure4-25.

Ensure that you do not damage the ribbon cable at the back of the drive.

Figure 4-25.InstallingaDisketteDrive

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CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. See

your System Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the system, and protecting against

electrostatic discharge.

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