Installing Mass Storage Devices; Introduction; Tools Required; Mass Storage Guidelines - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII User Manual

3 Installing Mass Storage Devices

Introduction

The HP Netserver LP 2000r comes standard with an IDE CD-ROM and a
slim-line flexible disk drive, and can accommodate up to six Hot Swap SCSI hard
drives. A SCSI tape backup drive may be connected as an option to the external
SCSI connector at the rear.

Tools Required

No tools are required to install a SCSI drive in the Netserver. If the SCSI drive is
not pre-mounted in its tray, you will need the following tools for this task:
• Phillips size 1 screwdriver
• Check the documentation that came with the drive for additional tool
requirements

Mass Storage Guidelines

• General Guidelines
o Use care when unpacking and handling the SCSI disk drives. The hard
disk drives are very susceptible to mechanical shock and can be easily
damaged by a drop as short as one-quarter of an inch.
o Do not stack drives.
o The Netserver may have up to 6 Hot Swap SCSI hard disk drives (HDD).
A flexible disk drive and CD-ROM drive are standard on all models of
the HP Netserver LP 2000r. See Figure 3-1.
o If a backup tape drive is used, it must be connected externally using the
external 68-pin SCSI connector at the rear of the Netserver.
• IDE Devices
o The embedded IDE controller is an Enhanced-IDE dual channel
controller and provides two connectors (IDE-1 and IDE-2) for IDE
devices. Refer to "System Board Layout" in Appendix A,
"Specifications."
o The IDE CD-ROM has only one connector on the cable from the primary
channel (IDE-1) connector.
o A secondary IDE connector (IDE-2) is available on the system board, but
is not used.
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