HP Netserver E 60 Installation Guide

Chapter 4 Installing Mass Storage Devices

For information about booting off of a hard disk connected to an accessory board,

see "Installing a Disk Array Controller Board and Altering the Boot Priority" in

Chapter 6.

NOTE The boot order can be changed using the system's BIOS Setup

utility (press [F2] during the boot process).

Installing Mass Storage Devices

The following table shows how mass storage devices may be added to the HP

NetServer E 60:

Interface Max Number

of Devices

Possible

Installed Devices and

Addresses

Floppy 1 Factory installed floppy drive in slot

1 (top shelf)

IDE 2* Factory installed CD-ROM drive in

shelf 2 (Primary)

Ultra Wide

SCSI

Channel A

up to 5**

• Optional Tape Drive in shelf 3

(address=ID 4)

• Factory installed Hard Disk in

shelf 4 (address=ID 0)

• Embedded SCSI controller

(address=ID 7)

Ultra Wide

SCSI

Channel B

up to 7** Embedded SCSI controller

(address=ID 7)

* The primary connector is cabled to the factory-installed CD-ROM drive. A

secondary connector is available, but requires an additional standard IDE

cable. Uses of the secondary connector is not supported by Hewlett-Packard.

** Both SCSI channels (A and B) can support up to 7 devices; however,

there are only enough internal storage shelves for 5 devices. Channel B is

typically used to install external SCSI devices. If you decide to duplex

internal drives using Channel B, you are restricted to available internal

drives.