Removing A Hard Drive Blank; Hard Drive Guidelines; Installing A Sata Hard Drive - HP PROLIANT DL320 User Manual

40 HP ProLiant DL320 Generation 3 Server User Guide

Removing a hard drive blank

Hard drive guidelines

When adding hard drives to the server or drive enclosure, observe the following
general guidelines:
•
If only one hard drive is used, install it in the bay with the lowest number.
•
Drives must be the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space
efficiency when drives are grouped together into the same drive array.

Installing a SATA hard drive

1. Power down the server ("Powering down the server" on page 19).
2. Remove the existing hard drive blank or hard drive from the drive bay.
3. Install the hard drive.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage,
do not operate the server unless all bays are populated with either a
component or a blank.
IMPORTANT: When SATA hard drives are installed, SATA LED
functionality and SATA hot-plug capability are not supported currently.