Installing Hot-Swappable Hdd - Dell Storage NX3330 Owner's Manual

Figure 16. Removing and installing a hot-swappable HDD
1 release button
3 HDD carrier handle
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Safety instructions

Installing hot-swappable HDD

Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple
repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage
due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are
shipped with your product.
1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions section in this document.
CAUTION: Use only HDDs that have been tested and approved for use with the HDD backplane.
CAUTION: Combining SAS and SATA HDDs in the same RAID volume is not supported.
CAUTION: When installing a HDD, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a HDD carrier and attempting to
lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your OS supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with
your operating system.
CAUTION: When a replacement hot-swappable HDD is installed and the system is powered on, the HDD automatically begins to
rebuild. Make absolutely sure that the replacement HDD is blank or contains data that you wish to have over-written. Any data on
the replacement HDD is immediately lost after the HDD is installed.
Steps
1 If an HDD blank is installed in the HDD slot, remove it.
2 Install an HDD in the HDD carrier. For more information, see the Installing an HDD into an HDD carrier section in this document.
3 Press the release button on the front of the HDD carrier and open the HDD carrier handle.
4 Insert the HDD carrier into the HDD slot until the carrier connects with the backplane.
5 Close the HDD carrier handle to lock the HDD in place.
Next steps
Install the optional front bezel.
2 HDD carrier
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