Hot-Swapping Hard Disk Drives; Determining Drive Status; Removing A Hard Disk Drive - Intel SR870BN4 - Server Platform - 0 MB RAM Product Manual

Hot-swapping Hard Disk Drives

The procedures in this section describe how to determine drive status, remove a faulty drive, and
install a new drive.

Determining Drive Status

The carriers contain light-pipes that allow dual color LED indicators to show through the bezel to
display hard disk drive status as described in Table 32.
Table 32. SCSI Drive Status LED Descriptions
Feature
Green, flashing
Yellow/Green flashing
Yellow/Blank flashing
Not illuminated

Removing a Hard Disk Drive

1. Examine the amber LEDs above the Hard Drive Bays to determine which drive has failed. See
Table 32 for information on how to interpret the LEDs.
2. Pull the drive carrier latch open and use the handle to pull the drive assembly toward you as
shown by the arrows in Figure 51.
3. Slide the assembly out of the bay and place it on a clean, static-free work surface.
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Description
Indicates the hard drive is active
Indicates a hard drive fault status and hard drive is active
Indicates a hard drive fault status
Hard drive is powered
Figure 51. Removing a Hard Disk Drive
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