IBM BladeCenter QS20 Installation And User Manual

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Attention:v Do not press on the top of the hard disk drive when installing it. Pressing the topcould damage the hard disk drive.v IDE hard disk drives must be set to master.Complete the following steps to install a 2.5-inch IDE hard disk drive:1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and “Installation guidelines”on page 21.2. If the blade server is operating, shut down the Linux operating system bytyping the shutdown -h now command. If the blade server was not turned off,press the power-control button (behind the blade-server control-panel door) toturn off the blade server. See “Blade server controls and LEDs” on page 11 formore information about the location of the power-control button.3. Remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit. (See “Removing theblade server from the BladeCenter unit” on page 23 for instructions.) Carefullyplace the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.4. Open the blade server cover. See “Opening the blade server cover” on page25 for instructions.5. Place the tray from the option kit on the system board, aligning the tray withthe screws on the system board. Note the four screws that are under the fourscrew holes in the tray. Set the tray aside and remove the four screws.6. Replace the tray and secure the tray to the system board with screws from thehardware kit.7. Connect the cable to the PCI ATA controller at one end and the hard disk driveat the other end.8. Insert the PCI ATA controller card into the slot on the system board9. Place the hard disk drive into the tray and, from the rear edge of the hard diskdrive, push it into the tray. The hard disk drive clicks into place.10. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to“Completing the installation” on page 40.PCI ATA controllerHard diskCable connected toPCI ATA controllerCable connected tohard diskIDE DriveTrayPCI ATA Controller1. Install the hard disk into the blade server 2. Hard disk and PCI ATA controller installed on theblade server system boardCable connected toPCI ATA ControllerCable connected tohard diskFigure 11. Installing the hard disk28 BladeCenter QS20 Type 0200: Installation and User’s Guide