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10. If a controller card was supplied with the drive, install the controller card in expansion slot 3, 4, or 5. See "Installing an Expansion Card" in "Installing
System Options."
11. Connect a power cable to the drive. See Figure7-3.
12. Connect the interface cable to the drive and to the appropriate connector on the system board or controller card (if applicable).
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If you are installing an IDE device (such as a CD or DVD drive), connect the interface cable to the IDE device and the PRIMARY_IDE connector on the
system board. See Figure7-4.
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If you are installing a SCSI device in the second drive bay (such as a tape backup device), connect the interface cable to the device and the SCSI
controller card. See Figure7-4.
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See FigureA-3 to locate the system board connectors.
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Figure 7-4. Connecting a Tape Drive to a SCSI Controller Card
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13. Ensure that all cables are firmly connected and arranged so that they will not catch on the computer covers or block airflow inside the system.
14. Install the cooling shroud. See "Installing the Cooling Shroud" in "Installing System Options."
NOTE: See the documentation that is included with the controller card for more information.
NOTE: A SCSI device attached to a SCSI controller card and an IDE device attached to the system board can be installed together as shown in
Figure7-4.