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Figure 37. Installing a drive into the drive carrier
Next steps
Install a hard drive
carrier.
Installing a drive carrier
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for
the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and
insertion.
CAUTION:
Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
CAUTION:
Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.
CAUTION:
When installing a drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are installed correctly. Inserting a drive
carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to an incorrectly installed carrier can damage the incorrectly
installed carrier's shield spring, making it unusable.
CAUTION:
To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the
documentation supplied with your operating system.
NOTE:
When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed while the system is powered on, the drive automatically begins
to rebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank. Any data on the replacement drive is immediately lost once the drive
is installed.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. If installed,
remove the hard drive
Steps
1. Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier to open the release handle.
2. Insert and slide the drive carrier into the drive slot.
3. Close the drive carrier release handle until it clicks in place.
NOTE:
The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
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Installing and removing system components
Safety
instructions.
Before working on your
system.
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