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Sun Microsystems SUN BLADE 150 manual

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    Sun Microsystems, Inc. 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara, CA 95054 U .S.A. 650-960-1300 Send comments about this document to: docfeedback@sun.com Sun Blade™ 150 CD-R OM, D VD-R OM, and Hard Dr iv e Installation Guide P ar t No. 816-5369-10 June 2002, Re vision A[...]

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    Please Recycle Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Cir cle, Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has intellectual pr operty rights relating to technology embodied in the product that is described in this document. In particular , and without limitation, these intellectual pr operty rights[...]

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    iii Contents Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation 1 Required Tools 1 Preparing to Replace Components 2 Powering Off the System 2 Removing the System Cover 3 Attaching the Antistatic W rist Strap 4 Removing a Primary Hard Drive 5 Replacing a Primary Hard Drive 7 Installing a Secondary Hard Drive 8 Removing a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM D[...]

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    iv Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 Cleaning a CD or DVD 16 Handling and Storing CDs and DVDs 16[...]

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    1 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Har d Drive Installation This guide provides instructions for installing a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or hard drive in your Sun Blade 150™ system. Requir ed T ools The following tools are r equired to service the Sun Blade 150 system: ■ No. 2 Phillips screwdriver (magnetized tip suggested) ■ Antistatic wrist strap ?[...]

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    2 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 Pr eparing to Replace Components Follow these procedur es to ensure that you safely save data and power off the system. Powering Of f the System Caution – Exit from the operating system befor e turning off system power . Failure to do so may result in data loss. 1. B[...]

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    Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, D VD-ROM, and Hard Driv e Installation 3 2. V erify the following: ■ The front panel power -indicator LED is off. ■ The system fans are not spinning. 3. T urn off the power to the monitor and any peripheral equipment. 4. Disconnect cables to any peripheral equipment. Caution – Pressing the power switch does not r emove a[...]

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    4 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 FIGURE 2 Removing the System Cover Attaching the Antistatic W rist Strap 1. Unwrap the f irst two folds of the wrist strap. W rap the adhesive side f irmly against your wrist. 2. Peel the liner from the copper foil at the opposite end of the wrist strap. 3. Attach the [...]

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    Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, D VD-ROM, and Hard Driv e Installation 5 FIGURE 3 Attaching the W rist Strap to the Chassis Removing a Primary Har d Drive 1. Power off the system, remove the system cover , and attach an antistatic wrist strap as described in “Preparing to Replace Components” on page 2. Caution – Use proper ESD gr ounding techniques whe[...]

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    6 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 8. Lift the hard drive tray from the hard drive. FIGURE 4 Removing and Replacing a Primary Hard Drive 1 2 3 4 CD/D VD-ROM drive IDE 1 (J504) IDE cable connector[...]

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    Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, D VD-ROM, and Hard Driv e Installation 7 Replacing a Primary Har d Drive Note – Read the hard drive pr oduct guide for information about jumpers, switch settings, or other installation tasks. Note – Before you r eplace any hard drive, verify that the hard drive mode-select jumper is set to “CS,” “Enable Cable Select,[...]

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    8 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 Installing a Secondary Har d Drive The optional secondary hard drive mounts next to the primary hard drive on the hard drive tray ( FIGURE 5 ). The secondary IDE cable assembly is used with the secondary hard drive. Use the following procedur e to install the optional [...]

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    Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, D VD-ROM, and Hard Driv e Installation 9 FIGURE 5 Installing a Secondary Hard Drive 10. V erify that the secondary IDE cable connector is connected to riser board connector IDE2 (J503). See FIGURE 7 . Note – Ensure that the cables ar e properly oriented by aligning the connector keys. 1 1. V erify that the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM [...]

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    10 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 FIGURE 6 Riser Board, Side T wo 13. Connect the power cable to the secondary hard drive ( FIGURE 7 ). 14. Connect the power cable to the primary hard drive. 15. Connect the secondary hard drive to the cable connector labeled “Secondary HDD”. The following diagram [...]

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    Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, D VD-ROM, and Hard Driv e Installation 11 16. Detach the wrist strap, replace the system cover , and power on the system as described in “Finishing Component Replacement” on page 13. Removing a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive 1. Remove any CD or DVD media from the drive. 2. Power off the system, remove the system cover , and attac[...]

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    12 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 FIGURE 8 Removing and Replacing a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive Replacing a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive Note – Before you r eplace the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, verify that the CD-ROM drive jumper (located on the CD-ROM drive back panel) is set to either “CS,” “Cable Sel[...]

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    Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, D VD-ROM, and Hard Driv e Installation 13 6. Detach the wrist strap, replace the system cover , and power on the system as described in “Finishing Component Replacement” on page 13. Finishing Component Replacement 1. Remove the wrist strap from the system chassis and from your wrist. 2. Position the system cover onto the s[...]

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    14 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 Powering On the System 1. Connect the system power cord to the system and to an AC power outlet. 2. Reconnect and turn on power to any peripherals (so that the system can recognize the peripherals when it is powered on). 3. Press the front panel power switch ( FIGURE [...]

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    Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, D VD-ROM, and Hard Driv e Installation 15 Har d Drive Mirroring Conf iguration The IDE subsystem of the Sun Blade 150 system has two independent channels designated “primary” and “secondary .” The system riser board has a connector for each IDE Channel, labelled IDE1 (J504) and IDE 2 (J503). Note – When mirroring har[...]

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    16 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 2. Place the CD (label side up) into the tray . Ensure that the CD is pr operly set into the recessed ar ea of the tray . 3. Push the tray to close it. Ejecting a CD or DVD Y ou may need to unmount the CD before manually ejecting it. There ar e three ways to eject a C[...]