Installing Hot-Plug Sata Or Sas Hard Drives - HP ProLiant ML310 Generation 3 User Manual

3. Install the hard drive.
4. Determine the status of the hard drive from the hot-plug hard drive LEDs
("Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LEDs" on page 16).
5. Install the bezel ("Unlocking the bezel" on page 22).
6. Resume normal server operations.

Installing hot-plug SATA or SAS hard drives

Hot-plug SATA and hot-plug SAS hard drives can be used interchangeably when
a SAS controller is installed. Before installing a SAS hard drive, you must install
a SAS controller ("SAS controller" on page 45). A SATA controller is embedded
for use with SATA drives only.
1. Remove the bezel ("Unlocking the bezel" on page 22).
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.
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