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Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
Before installing 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; do not mix SAS and SATA drives.
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 If you want to install the maximum number of hot-swap drives (eight), you will
need to order the 4-drive backplane option kit.
To install a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps.
1. Unlock the side cover.
2. Remove the side cover (see “Removing the side cover” on page 78).
3. Remove the bezel (see “Removing the bezel” on page 76).
4. Remove the EMC shield1.
5. Touch the static-protective package that contains the hard disk drive 2 to any
unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the
package and place it on a static-protective surface.
6. Make sure that the drive tray handle 4 is in the open position.
7. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay 3; then, carefully
slide the drive assembly into the drive bay until the drive snaps into place.
8. Rotate the drive tray handle to the closed position.
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