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108 Installing System Components
Removing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive
1
Remove the bezel. See "Removing and Replacing the Optional Front
Bezel" on page 64.
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 3-24
.
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 107.
NOTICE: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must have
drive blanks installed.