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Replacing the diskette drive subassembly

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Replacing a diskette drive subassembly consists of the following two procedures.

Removing the diskette drive subassembly  Top

To remove the diskette drive subassembly, complete the following steps.

Step

Action

1

Shut down the filer by entering the following command at the console:

halt

Caution
Always use the halt command to perform a clean shutdown.

2

Turn off and unplug the power to your filer and disk shelves.

3

Use the grooves on the left and right edges of the front bezel and pull it straight off the front panel of the filer.

4

Wear the antistatic wrist strap and attach the grounding leash to an acceptable grounding unit.

5

Loosen the two thumbscrews on the diskette drive subassembly.

6

Pull the diskette drive subassembly out of the drive bay.

7

Unplug the diskette drive cable connector (J31) from the data connector on the back of the diskette drive.

8

Unplug the power cable connector (J30) from the power connection on the back of the diskette drive.

Installing a diskette drive subassembly  Top

To install the diskette drive subassembly into the filer, complete the following steps.

Step

Action

1

Plug the diskette drive cable connector (J31) into the data connector on the back of the diskette drive.

The brown or red stripe on the ribbon cable aligns with pin 1 on the connector.

2

Plug the power cable connector (J30) into the power connection on the back of the diskette drive.

3

Turn the diskette drive subassembly so that its rails align with the grooves in the drive bay.

4

Slide the diskette drive subassembly into the drive bay.

5

Tighten the two thumbscrews to secure the diskette drive subassembly to the chassis.

6

Align the pins on the bezel with the holes on the front panel of the filer, and then push the bezel straight onto the front panel.

7

Reconnect the power to your filer and disk shelves.

8

Turn on your filer and your disk shelves.

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