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Figure 21 Aligning the latch on a hot-plug SATA/SAS drive assembly
4. Press the HDD carrier latch inward until it clicks.
The latch should pull the hot-plug drive assembly fully into the chassis. The carrier latch should pull against
the metal tab on the HDD bay only, not on the front bezel on the chassis.
Figure 22 Closing the latch on a hot-plug SATA/SAS drive assembly
Replacing a hot-plug SATA or SAS hard drive
This procedure assumes the hot-plug SATA/SAS backplane is already installed. See the "Installing the hot-plug
SATA/SAS backplane" section described on page 26 for more details.
To replace a hot-plug SATA or SAS hard drive:
1. Perform the procedure in the "Removing a hot-plug SATA/SAS drive assembly" section on page 24 to
remove the appropriate hot-plug drive assembly.
2. Remove the hard drive from the hot-plug HDD carrier:
a. Remove the four mounting screws that secure the hard drive to the hot-plug HDD carrier.
b. Remove the hard drive from the hot-plug HDD carrier.
3. Install the new drive in the hot-plug HDD carrier:
a. Align the hard drive in the HDD carrier.
b. Secure the hard drive to the HDD carrier with the four mounting screws.
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