Compaq AlphaServer ES45 1B Owner's Manual page 150

Installing a Drive
1. Access the storage drive area and remove the drive blank
available slot (drives are installed left to right, SCSI ID 0 – 5).
2. Insert the new drive
lease lever towards the drive.
3. Push the release lever
Swapping a Drive
1. Press the ejector button
tion.
2. Pull out on the drive until it is disconnected from the backplane connector.
CAUTION: Do not remove the drive while the disk is spinning.
3. When you are sure that the disk is no longer spinning, remove the drive
from the enclosure.
4. Insert the replacement drive or a drive blank in until it is against the back-
plane connector.
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To install a drive blank , press it firmly in to seat it in the connector.
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To install a drive , insert it into the cage and push it in while pivoting the
release lever
5. Push the release lever in until it engages the ejector button
Verification
Observe the drive status LEDs to ensure that the new drive or replacement
drive is functioning properly. See Section 4.13.1.
The SRM console polls for SCSI devices every 30 seconds. If the device does not
appear to be working, access the SRM console and enter the show device
command to view a list of the bootable devices.
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into the cage and push it in while pivoting the re-
in until it engages the ejector button
in and pivot the release lever
to the upright position.
for the next
.
to the open posi-
.