Installing A Physical Disk In A Physical-Disk Drawer; Sas Chain Cables - Dell PowerVault MD3860f Owner's Manual

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Installing A Physical Disk In A Physical-Disk Drawer

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the product.
1. Rotate the physical-disk carrier handle upward to the vertical position.
2. Align the two raised buttons with the notches on the physical-disk drawer, lower the physical disk
into the slot in the physical-disk drawer.
NOTE: Ensure that you install the physical disk from left to right and from front to back.
3. Rotate the handle downward until the physical disk is properly seated in the connector and the
physical-disk carrier handle snaps into place.
4. Close the physical-disk drawer.
5. Install the front bezel.

SAS Chain Cables

There are two SAS cable chains on each side of the physical-disk drawer that connects the physical disks
installed in the physical-disk drawer to the midplane.
• The connector on each SAS chain cable that connects to the physical-disk drawer is oriented
horizontally.
• The connector on each SAS chain cable that connects to the midplane is oriented vertically.
Figure 20. SAS Chain Cable Features
1. SAS cable connector on the physical-disk
drawer (oriented horizontally)
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2. SAS cable connector to the midplane
(oriented vertically)