How To Remove A Disk Drive - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V440 Parts Installation And Removal Manual

How to Remove a Disk Drive

This procedure describes the physical disk drive removal. The procedure is different
if you are removing a drive using the hot-plug operation. If you want to perform a
disk drive hot-plug removal, see:
"How to Remove a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation" on page 62
Before You Begin
If a disk drive fails, the system status Service Required LED will light and a console
message indicates which disk drive failed. For more information about the disk
drives and managing disk drive arrays, see:
Sun Fire V440 Server Administration Guide
You must follow antistatic precautions when handling a disk drive.
Complete these tasks:
"How to Power Off the System" on page 23
"How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge" on page 44
What to Do
1. Unlock and open the system doors.
2. Identify the disk drive to be removed and note the bay in which it is installed.
See the Sun Fire V440 Server Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for more
information about isolating failed parts.
Note – The lower bay is the default system disk location.
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