Installing a hot-swap hard drive, Lease the drive. see figure 3-5 – Dell PowerVault NX300 User Manual
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Figure 3-5.
Removing and Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
CAUTION:
Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with
the SAS/SATA backplane.
CAUTION:
When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully
installed. Inserting a hard-drive carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a
partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring
and make it unusable.
CAUTION:
Ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive
installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating system.
CAUTION:
Combining SATA and SAS hard drives in the same system
configuration is not supported.
1 Remove the front bezel. See "Removing and Replacing the Optional Front
2 If a drive blank is present in the bay, remove it. See "Removing a Hot-Swap
3 Install the hot-swap hard drive.
a
Press the button on the front of the drive carrier.
1
release button
2
hard-drive carrier handle
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2
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