W o r k i n g i n s i d e t h e s y s t e m
FT5000 HANDBOOK 2/5
Installing a 5.25-inch peripheral in the front bay
The system already has a CD-ROM drive installed, but you can add other devices, such as a tape
drive. It is recommend that you do NOT install hard drives in these bays as they cannot be
properly cooled or shielded. A hard drive generates EMI and is therefore more susceptible to
damage in this location.
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Only single-ended SCSI devices supported:
The internal SCSI interface in this system supports
only single-ended SCSI devices. Connecting differential SCSI drive types to this interface can result
in electrical damage to the baseboard and peripherals.
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Save the filler panels and EMI shields:
System EMI integrity and cooling are both protected by
having drives installed in the bays or filler panels and EMI shields covering the bays. When you
install a drive, save the panel and shield to reinstall in case you should later remove the drive and
not reinstall one in the same bay.
Bus termination when installing SCSI devices:
It is important that your cabling and
connections meet the SCSI bus specification. Otherwise, the bus could be unreliable and
data corruption could occur or devices might not work at all. The SCSI bus needs to be
terminated at the end of the cable; this is usually provided by the last SCSI device on the
cable
1.
Observe the precautions as given in
Safety & Regulatory Notices
at the front of this
handbook.
2.
Open the front bezel by rotating its right side out and to the left.
3.
Push the tab (A) on the left side of the EMI metal shield to the right to disengage it from the
chassis. Save the shield.
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4.
Remove the drive from its protective wrapper, and place it on an antistatic surface.
