Removing A Hard Disk Drive - HP Visualize J5000 - Workstation Owner's Manual

Hot-Pluggable Hard Disk Drives
The Disk Drives

Removing a Hard Disk Drive

The instructions for removing a disk drive from the J5000/J7000 are
printed on the front panel, and are visible when the panel door is opened,
as shown in the detail below.
CAUTION If you are removing a hard disk drive while the system is running, you
must perform the operations outlined in "The Hot-Plug Procedure" on
page 83 before the physical removal of the drive, or data corruption is
likely to occur.
Figure 3-2 Removing a Hard Disk Drive
The instructions are also printed here for your convenience:
1. Identify the drive to be removed, and make sure it is not currently in
2. Push the plastic retaining tab to the right, to release the drive-tray's
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use. If the machine is to remain powered up, see the section "The
Hot-Plug Procedure" on page 83 for the proper preparations.
handle. Pull the handle on the drive to unseat it from its power and
data connections.
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