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Installing System Components 73
Removing a Drive Blank
NOTICE: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must have drive blanks installed. If you
remove a hard-drive carrier from the system and do not reinstall it, you must replace the carrier with a drive blank.
1
Remove the bezel. See "Removing and Replacing the Optional Front Bezel" on page 45.
2
Insert your finger under the shrouded end of the blank and press in on the latch to eject the blank
outward from the bay.
3
Pry the ends of the blank outward until the blank is free.
Installing a Drive Blank
The drive blank is keyed to ensure correct insertion into the drive bay. To install a 3.5-inch drive blank,
insert and rotate in the keyed side of the blank into the drive bay and press evenly on the other end of the
blank until it is fully inserted and latched.
Removing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive
1
Remove the bezel. See "Removing and Replacing the Optional Front Bezel" on page 45.
2
From the RAID management software, prepare the drive for removal a
nd wait until the hard-drive
indicators on the drive carrier signal that the drive can be removed safely.
See your SAS RAID
controller documentation for information about hot-plug drive removal.
If the drive has been online, the green
activity/
fault indicator will flash as the drive is powered down.
When both drive indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.
3 Open the drive carrier release handle to release the drive. See
Figure 3-18
.
4
Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay.
5
If you do not replace the hard drive, insert a drive blank in the vacated drive bay. See "Installing a Drive
Blank" on page 73.
NOTICE: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must have drive blanks installed.