Chapter 3. Installing The 4.7Gb Scsi-2 Dvd-Ram Drive; Installing And Connecting The 4.7Gb Scsi-2 Dvd-Ram Drive - LG GSA-4167B Installation And Using Manual

Chapter 3. Installing the 4.7GB SCSI-2 DVD-RAM Drive

This chapter takes you through the steps of installing your 4.7GB SCSI-2 DVD-RAM
Drive, which involves the following tasks:
Note: Make sure you have set the SCSI address. For more information, see "Setting
v Installing the drive in your system unit
v Connecting the DVD-RAM drive
v Configuring the device driver software
v Verifying a successful installation

Installing and Connecting the 4.7GB SCSI-2 DVD-RAM Drive

After you set the SCSI address on your drive, you can install the drive into your system
unit. The 4.7GB SCSI-2 DVD-RAM Drive must be installed into an available system unit
bay and connected to a SCSI cable and power cable. Refer to "Rear View and Jumper
Pin Positions on the 4.7GB SCSI-2 DVD-RAM Drive" on page 7 as you go through the
following steps to install and connect the drive:
1. Follow your operating system instructions for shutting down your system, then turn
off the power to your system unit. On an AIX system, type:
shutdown -F
at the system prompt, then press Enter. When halt completed displays, turn off
the system unit power and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
2. Remove the covers of your system unit. Follow the instructions provided in your
system unit documentation.
3. Install the drive in an available bay in your system unit. See the instructions in your
system unit documentation for installing an internal device.
Note: Be sure to use the screws provided with this drive. Using the wrong size
4. Plug the 50- to 68-pin interposer into the SCSI interface connector located on the
back of the drive.
5. Plug the SCSI interface cable into the 50- to 68-pin interposer located on the back
of the drive.
6. Plug the power cable into the power connector located on the back of the drive.
7. If an audio card is installed in your system unit, plug the audio cable into the audio
connector located on the back of the drive.
8. Follow the directions provided in your system unit documentation to reinstall the
covers of your system unit.
9. Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet.
10. Turn on the power to your system unit so that the operating system can update the
system configuration.
the SCSI Address" on page 5.
screws might cause damage to the drive.
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