Reinstalling the drive cage

The drive cage assembly is used in all three S3400-family server configurations.

To reinstall the drive cage:

1. Position the drive cage assembly in front of the chassis. Tthe slot on the bottom of the drive cage must align with the guide rail inside the chassis.
2. Gently slide the drive cage assembly into the server.
   1. Lift up the assembly to slide the angled foot on the left side of the drive cage into the slotted tab on the chassis.
   2. The drive cage is properly seated when it is flush with the front of the chassis.
3. Reconnect the signal and power cables to all drives in the cage. See figure MAS drive cage cabling.
1. Plug in the 80-pin IDE ribbon cable to the DVD player and the lower drive (hda).
2. Plug in the power connectors to the DVD and lower drive.

Note: The harness has an extra 4-pin power connector for an optional hard disk. You can plug either connector into the IDE drive. The DVD drive always uses the terminating connector.

4. Verify that all cables are neatly dressed, either in the power harness or under the tie-down strap for the IDE ribbon cables as appropriate.
5. Reattach the drive cage retaining screws. See figure Removing or replacing the drive cage.
1. Reattach the 4 screws to the front of the drive cage.
2. Reattach the 2 flathead screws to the holes in the side of the chassis, about 6 inches from the front of the cage.
3. For rack-mount setups, if you loosened or removed some of the screws that attach the rail handle to the server, replace or tighten the screws.
6. Replace the top cover and front bezel.
7. Restore power to the server.
8. Complete the procedure for restoring the drive:
   • If you replaced a DVD drive, see Verify new drive operation.
   • If you replaced an IDE drive, see Replacing the IDE drive.

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