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Procedure
1. Read all of the available safety information.
2. Remove the cover, as described in "Removing the top cover" on page 31.
3. Locate the empty drive slot to receive the new drive or that contains the faulty drive that you want to
replace.
Note: When a drive is faulty, the amber fault indicator is lit (
replace a drive unless the drive fault indicator is on or you are instructed to do so by a fix procedure.
A label on the enclosure cover (Figure 34 on page 36) shows the drive locations in the enclosure.
The drive slots are numbered 1-14 from left to right and A-G from the back to the front of the
enclosure.
Figure 34. Drive locations in a 5U expansion enclosure
The drive slots must be populated sequentially, starting from the back-left corner position (slot 1,
grid A1). Sequentially install the drive in the slots from left to right and back row to front. Always
complete a full row before you install drives in the next row.
For example, in Figure 35 on page 36, the drives are installed correctly. Drives are installed in slots
1 -14 of row A and the installation continues in slot 15 in row B.
Figure 35. Correct drive installation
In Figure 36 on page 36, the drives are not installed correctly. Slot 1 (A1) does not contain a drive.
In addition, drives are installed in row B even though row A contains empty drive slots.
Figure 36. Incorrect drive installation
4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted metal surface on the
enclosure. Wear an anti-static wrist strap to remove the drive from the package.
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in Figure 33 on page 35). Do not
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