RE: How to install an optical drive in a 810?

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, well digging through the infocenter was easier than expected.

Looks like my answers are:

1) yes, box must be shutdown
2) yes, DVD-RAM must replace DVD-ROM


Anybody have anything to add?

Thanks,

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> Wilt, Charles
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:23 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (E-mail)
> Subject: How to install an optical drive in a 810?
> 
> 
> All,
> 
> Got a new (refurbished) 4530 DVD-RAM drive to install in our 
> 810.  Which currently has a single DVD-ROM drive.  Actually, 
> there's also an attached expansion tower with a second 
> DVD-ROM and disks for our development partition. I'll be 
> looking in the Info Center for instructions, but I thought 
> I'd post a request out here too.
> 
> Anybody know what I need to do to install this baby?  Do I 
> need to shutdown the box, or can I install it hot?  Can I 
> leave the DVD-ROM or does the DVD-RAM need to replace it?  
> Any additional instructions?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Charles Wilt
> iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
> Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
> ph: 513-573-4343
> fax: 513-398-1121
>  
>