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CAUTION:
To ensure proper airflow, remove only one drive blank at a time from an operating
enclosure.
To install a disk drive:
1.
Push the ejector button on the disk drive and pull the release lever down to the full open position.
2.
Align the drive in an enclosure bay, and slide the drive into the enclosure as far as it will go
(Figure
25-1).
3.
Close the release lever until the ejector button engages, and the disk drive seats in the
backplane
4.
Verify the drive status online indicator is on.
Figure 25 Installing a disk drive
Installing multiple disk drives
HP recommends that you install a maximum of four disk drives at one time. If you need to install more
than four drives in an operational system, complete the procedure for each of the four disks (one at a
time), and then repeat it for another set of four until all drives have been added.
CAUTION:
To ensure proper airflow, remove only one drive blank at a time from an operating enclosure.
NOTE:
This procedure applies to the physical installation of disks into DS2500 bays.
1.
Insert up to four disk drives into their respective DS2500 bays as described in
an existing
2.
Wait until the ready indicator (the downward arrow) on each drive you inserted has remained
solid green for at least 10 seconds.
a.
If after 70 seconds any of the disk drives you inserted has not lit its ready indicator solid
green, remove the drive and check for a damaged connector on the disk drive and the
DS2500 bay.
b.
If no damage is found, reseat the drive and wait for the ready light again.
(Figure
25-2).
DS2500" on page 36.
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