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2. If your server is a tower model, unlock and open the server door.
3. Locate the defective drive (look for an amber hard disk drive status light on the
4. Remove the defective hard disk drive. Move the handle on the drive to the
5. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:
6. Check the hard disk drive status indicators to verify that the hard disk drive is
7. If your server is a tower model, close and lock the server door.
Non-hot-swap drives
Notes:
1. The server electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling are both
2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
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v If your server has a RAID adapter installed, review the information provided
with the RAID adapter for information about replacing a drive.
Attention:
To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for
more than 2 minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed for each
bay.
front of the drive).
open position (perpendicular to the drive), and pull the hot-swap drive
assembly from the bay.
a. Ensure the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).
b. Align the rails on the drive assembly with the guide rails in the drive bay.
c. Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive connects to the
backplane.
d. Push the tray handle toward the closed position until it locks the drive in
place.
installed properly (see "Internal drive bays" on page 58 for the location of the
status lights).
v When the amber light is on continuously, the drive has failed.
v If you have a RAID adapter installed:
– When the amber light flashes slowly (one flash per second), the drive is
being rebuilt.
– When the amber light flashes rapidly (three flashes per second), the
controller is identifying the drive.
protected by having the non-hot-swap bays covered or occupied. When you
install a drive, save the filler panel from the bay, in case you later remove the
drive and do not replace it with another.
Blue slide rails
Non-hot-swap bay
Filler panel
Non-hot-swap drive
Slide rails
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