Removing A Disk Drive - Silicon Graphics Prism Visualization System User Manual

Removing a Disk Drive

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To remove a disk drive, follow these steps:
1. If you are replacing the system drive, you must first power off the Silicon Graphics
Prism platform. For instructions to power off the Silicon Graphics Prism platform,
see "Powering Off Manually" on page 25.
If you are replacing a data drive, ensure that the drive has spun down before you
remove it.
2. Open the bezel door located on the left side of the front panel of the module, as
shown in Figure 4-19A. (Make sure that you open the door as far as it will open.)
3. Remove the drive by depressing the locking handle with your forefinger
(Figure 4-19B). Then swing open the locking handle away from the chassis until the
handle disengages the drive connector from the backplane connector (see
Figure 4-19C).
Note: If you will have only one disk drive, it should be located in the bottom-most
slot.
4. Carefully slide the drive out of the bay (see Figure 4-19D) and gently place it on a
flat ESD-safe surface. (Do not use the handle to pull the drive out of the bay.)
5. If you are replacing the disk drive, proceed to "Installing a Disk Drive" on page 99.
(After you have replaced the disk drive, return to step 8 for instructions to power on
your module.) If you are not replacing the disk drive, proceed to the next step.
6. Close the bezel door.
7. Power on the Silicon Graphics Prism platform as described in "Power-On the
System" on page 22.
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