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IBM xSeries 200: Installation Guide
Installing an internal drive
Your server comes with an IDE CD-ROM drive installed in bay 1, a 3.5-in., 1.44 MB
diskette drive in bay 3, and a hard disk drive in bay 5.
Drive considerations:
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Diskette drives, tape drives, and CD-ROM drives are removable-media drives.
You can install removable-media drives in bays 1, 2, 3, and 4.
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You can install a 3.5 in., slim-high, or a 5.25-in., half-high, removable-media
drive, such as a tape backup drive, in bay 2.
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You can install only a 3.5 in., slim-high, removable-media drive in bay 4.
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The xSeries 200 server supports only one diskette drive, which uses 1 MB and 2
MB diskettes.
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Before you install a 3.5-in. drive in a 5.25-in. bay, you must attach the 5.25 in.
conversion kit, supplied with your option, to the 3.5-in drive. Refer to the
documentation that comes with the option for the conversion kit installation
instructions.
Note:
Only 3.5-in. options that ship with proper mounting hardware can be
supported in the 5.25-in. bays.
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If you have a tape backup drive in your server, use a dry process cleaning
cartridge to clean the tape head two hours after you first use a new data
cartridge. Then, clean the tape head once a month, or after each eight hours of
continuous read/write operations, whichever occurs first. For complete details
about the tape backup drive, refer to the documentation that comes with your
server or your backup option.
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The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are
both protected by having bays 1 through 4 covered or occupied. When you
Bay 1
Bay 2
Bay 3
Bay 4
Bay 5
Bay 6
Bay 7
