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Replacing a hard-drive carrier, Removing a hard drive from a hard-drive carrier – Dell PowerVault DL2000 User Manual

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Installing System Components

Replacing a Hard-Drive Carrier

Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier

1 If you are removing a SATA hard drive from a SATAu drive carrier, remove

the interposer card:

a

Viewing the hard drive carrier from the rear, locate the release lever on
the left end of the interposer card.

b

Push the lever away from the carrier rail to release the left end of the card.

c

Rotate the left end away from the hard drive to release the connector.

d

Pull the right end of the interposer card clear of the slots in the carrier rail.

2 Remove the four screws from the slide rails on the hard-drive carrier and

separate the hard drive from the carrier.

Installing a SATA Hard Drive Into a SATA Drive Carrier

NOTE:

SATA hard drives that connect directly to the SAS backplane must be

installed in SATA drive carriers (labeled "SATA").

1 Insert the SATA hard drive into the hard-drive carrier with the connector

end of the drive at the rear. See Figure 3-5.

2 Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the holes on the hard-drive

carrier. See Figure 3-5.

3 Attach the four screws to secure the hard drive to the hard-drive carrier.

See Figure 3-5.

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