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Adding a removable-media drive
The 5.25" drive bay can contain any half height 5.25" device. A
range of removable-media drives are available for this bay.
Configuring the drive
Drives purchased from an authorised supplier should arrive pre-
configured and ready for installation. The following table provides
some general advice. See the documentation provided with the
upgrade kit for more information.
Drive type
Configuration instructions
Travan tape drive
(FTD interface)
The only configuration required is to set the
drive select jumpers at the rear of the drive.
The jumpers should be pre-configured to
either Soft Select or Drive Select 1 (DS1).
CD-ROM drive
PD/CD drive
(ATA-PI interface)
The drive should be configured as the master
drive for connection to the motherboard.
DDS tape drive
(SCSI interface)
Every SCSI drive must be assigned an
identity on the SCSI bus, known as its SCSI
ID. All removable-media SCSI drives should
be pre-configured with SCSI ID 2, and fitted
with termination resistors.
Installing the drive
To install a removable-media drive:
1. Turn off the system unit and unplug all power cords.
2. Take suitable anti-static precautions and remove the system
unit cover.
If you are unfamiliar with the recommended anti-static
precautions or the process of removing the system unit cover,
refer to Appendix A, “Inside the System Unit”.