Page 3 - Contents
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 Wrist Strap 4 Removing a Primary Hard Drive 5 Replacing a Primary Hard Drive 7 Installing a Seco...
Page 4 - Cleaning a CD or DVD
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
Page 5 - Required Tools; Antistatic wrist strap
1 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM,DVD-ROM, and Hard DriveInstallation This guide provides instructions for installing a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or hard drivein your Sun Blade 150™ system. Required Tools The following tools are required to service the Sun Blade 150 system: ■ No. 2 Phillips screwdriver (magnetized tip ...
Page 6 - Preparing to Replace Components; Powering Off the System
2 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 Preparing to Replace Components Follow these procedures to ensure that you safely save data and power off thesystem. Powering Off the System Caution – Exit from the operating system before turning off system power. Failur...
Page 7 - Turn off the power to the monitor and any peripheral equipment.; Removing the System Cover; cover to the chassis (
Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation 3 2. Verify the following: ■ The front panel power-indicator LED is off. ■ The system fans are not spinning. 3. Turn off the power to the monitor and any peripheral equipment. 4. Disconnect cables to any peripheral equipment. Caution – Press...
Page 8 - Attaching the Antistatic Wrist Strap; Attach the copper end of the wrist strap to the chassis (; Disconnect the AC power cord from the system.
4 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 FIGURE 2 Removing the System Cover Attaching the Antistatic Wrist Strap 1. Unwrap the first two folds of the wrist strap. Wrap the adhesive side firmly against your wrist. 2. Peel the liner from the copper foil at the opp...
Page 9 - Removing a Primary Hard Drive; as described in “Preparing to Replace Components” on page 2.; Pull the hard drive tray ejection lever away from the chassis.; Move the cables out of the way.; Slide the hard drive tray out of the chassis.
Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation 5 FIGURE 3 Attaching the Wrist Strap to the Chassis Removing a Primary Hard 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 – U...
Page 10 - Lift the hard drive tray from the hard drive.
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/DVD-ROM drive IDE 1 (J504) IDE cable connector
Page 11 - Replacing a Primary Hard Drive; jumper is set to “CS,” “Enable Cable Select,” or “Cable Select.”; Note –
Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation 7 Replacing a Primary Hard Drive Note – Read the hard drive product guide for information about jumpers, switch settings, or other installation tasks. Note – Before you replace any hard drive, verify that the hard drive mode-select jumper is...
Page 12 - Installing a Secondary Hard Drive; ). The secondary IDE cable assembly is used with the
8 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 Installing a Secondary Hard Drive The optional secondary hard drive mounts next to the primary hard drive on thehard drive tray ( FIGURE 5 ). The secondary IDE cable assembly is used with the secondary hard drive. Use the...
Page 13 - secondary; IDE cable connector is connected to riser board; and
Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation 9 FIGURE 5 Installing a Secondary Hard Drive 10. Verify that the secondary IDE cable connector is connected to riser board connector IDE2 (J503). See FIGURE 7 . Note – Ensure that the cables are properly oriented by aligning the connector ke...
Page 14 - Connect the power cable to the secondary hard drive (; Connect the power cable to the primary hard drive.
10 Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation Guide • June 2002 FIGURE 6 Riser Board, Side Two 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 labe...
Page 15 - Remove the following from the back of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive; CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive IDE cable connector; ROM or DVD-ROM drive toward the chassis front and remove it.
Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive 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-ROMDrive 1. Remove any CD or DVD media from the drive. 2. Power off the s...
Page 16 - Before you replace the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, verify that the; Power cable connector
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-ROMDrive Note – Before you replace the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, verify that the CD-ROM drive jumper (located on the CD-ROM drive back pa...
Page 17 - described in “Finishing Component Replacement” on page 13.; Finishing Component Replacement; Position the system cover onto the system chassis.; cover to the chassis.
Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive 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 wri...
Page 18 - Powering On the System; The front panel power indicator LED is on.; The; Hard Drive Mirroring
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)....
Page 19 - Required Software and Patches; Solstice; CD or DVD Handling and Use; Inserting a CD or DVD Into the Drive
Sun Blade 150 CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Hard Drive Installation 15 Hard Drive Mirroring Configuration The IDE subsystem of the Sun Blade 150 system has two independent channelsdesignated “primary” and “secondary.” The system riser board has a connector foreach IDE Channel, labelled IDE1 (J504) and IDE 2 ...
Page 20 - unlabeled; Handling and Storing CDs and DVDs
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 properly set into the recessed area of the tray. 3. Push the tray to close it. Ejecting a CD or DVD You may need to unmount the CD before manually ejec...