Installing An Internal Tape Drive That Uses A Controller Card - Dell 4100 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Ultra/Narrow
SCSI cable
Ultra/Narrow SCSI host adapter
connector (SCSI CD-ROM)
Figure 9-7. Cable Connections for a SCSI Device in the External Drive Bays
5. Check all cable connections that may have been
loosened during this procedure. Arrange cables
so they will not catch on the computer cover or
block the airflow of the fans or cooling vents.
6. If a front-panel insert on the computer cover
blocks the bay in which you installed the drive,
remove the insert.
See "Removing and Replacing Front-Panel Inserts"
found earlier in this chapter.
7. Replace the front bezel and computer covers.
8. Reconnect the computer and peripherals to their
power sources, and turn them on.
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DC power cable
9. Test the SCSI devices.
To test a SCSI tape drive, refer to the documentation
for the tape drive software to perform a tape drive
backup and verification test.
Installing an Internal Tape Drive That
Uses a Controller Card
Tape drives that require their own separate controller
cards are shipped with the controller card and an inter-
face cable. Install the drive in the third or bottom bay of
the upper drive cage by performing the following steps:
1. Configure the controller card if necessary.
Refer to the documentation accompanying the tape
drive and the card. If the card incorporates jumpers
SCSI CD-ROM drive