Gateway server Server User Manual


 
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To remove and install a hot-swap hard drive:
1 Pull the release lever on the hard drive carrier out, then pull the drive assembly (3) straight
out of the server.
2 If you are replacing a hard drive, remove the four screws that secure the old hard drive
to the drive tray, then remove the drive from the tray.
- OR -
If you are adding a hard drive, remove the four screws that secure the dummy hard drive
to the drive tray, then remove the dummy hard drive from the tray.
Caution
Before you remove a failed drive, use the appropriate software and utilities
installed on the server to stop all activity on the failed drive. Instructions for using
the software are provided by the software manufacturer. Failure to do so may
destroy the data on the drive.
Important
The hard drive carriers shown in these illustrations may look different than
the actual hard drive carriers in your server.
Channel 0 hot-swap hard
drive cage
Channel 1 hot-swap hard
drive cage