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Installing a hot-swap hard drive – Gateway 9315 User Manual

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Installing a hot-swap hard drive

To install a hot-swap hard drive:

1

Unlock the bezel (if necessary) and remove it by pulling it from the chassis.

2

Press the green release button on the hot-swap tray lever, then swing the lever open
all the way.

3

Pull the drive carrier straight out of the server.

4

If you are replacing a hard drive, remove the four screws that secure the old hard drive
to the drive tray, then remove the drive from the tray.

- OR -

Caution

Before you remove a failed drive, use the appropriate software and
utilities installed on the server to stop all activity on the failed drive.
Instructions for using the software are provided by the software
manufacturer. Failure to do so may destroy the data on the drive.