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1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 57.
Note: You do not have to turn off the server to remove hot-swap drives from
the hot-swap drive bays.
2. Unlock the side cover. The side cover does not have to be removed.
3. Remove the lower bezel (see “Removing the lower bezel” on page 64).
4. Rotate the drive tray handle of the drive assembly that is to be removed to the
open position (based on your model).
Table 10. Illustrations of the server models with four and eight drive bays
Server model with four hot-swap drive
bays
Server model with eight hot-swap drive
bays
1 Drive-tray assembly
2Drive tray handle
(in open position)
1 Drive-tray assembly
2Drive tray handle
(in open position)
5. Grasp the handle of the drive assembly that is to be replaced and pull the
assembly out of the bay.
6. If you are instructed to return the drive assembly, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
This procedure applies only to server models that have hot-swap hard disk drives.
Before you install a hot-swap hard disk drive, read the following information:
v The hot-swap drives must be either all SAS hard disk drives or all SATA hard
disk drives; the two types cannot be combined.
v Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage.
v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 10
minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed in each drive bay.
v You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in the hot-swap
drive bays.
v See the User's Guide for additional information.
To install a hot-swap hard disk drive (based on your model), complete the following
steps.
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