Dell PowerVault DP100 - Manual (Page 46)

Removing a Hot-Plug SAS or SATA Hard Drive
1. Remove the bezel. See Removing the Bezel ."
2. Take the hard drive offline and wait until the hard-drive indicator codes on the drive carrier signal that the drive can be removed safely. See Table 1-5
for a list of hard-drive indicator codes.
If the drive has been online, the drive status indicator will blink green two times per second as the drive is powered down. When all indicators are off,
the drive is ready for removal.
See your operating system documentation for more information on taking the hard drive offline.
3. Remove the drive. See Removing a Hard Drive from a Lever-Release Drive Carrier .
Cooling Shroud
Removing the Cooling Shroud
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2. Open the system. See Opening the System .
3. Disconnect the power cables and hard-drive interface cable connectors from the SAS backplane (if applicable) or hard drives.
4. Press the shroud release tab on the back panel toward the power supply. See Figure 3 -14 .
5. Lift the cooling shroud out of the system. See Figure 3 -14 .
Figure 3-14. Removing the Cooling Shroud
1 SAS backplane 2 SATA hard drive (up to four) 3 SAS interface cable
4 SAS controller card
NOTICE: Not all operating systems support hot-plug drive installation. See the operating system documentation to confirm that the operating system
supports this feature.
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system.
Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the
computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.