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

How to Install a Disk Drive

This procedure describes the physical installation of a disk drive. The procedure is
different if you are installing a drive using the hot-plug operation. If you want to
perform a disk drive hot-plug installation, see:
"How to Install a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation" on page 64
Before You Begin
For additional information about internal disk drives and configuring disk drive
arrays, see:
Sun Fire V440 Server Administration Guide
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. Release the disk drive handle on the disk drive.
Pinch the disk drive latch sideways to open the handle.
3. Align the disk drive to its drive bay.
Orient the disk drive so that the disk drive latch is on the right.
Note – If you are replacing a drive that you removed previously, be sure to install
the disk drive into the same drive bay from which it was removed.
60 Sun Fire V440 Server Parts Installation and Removal Guide • July 2003