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PS6610 Hardware Owner's Manual 2 Drive Maintenance Remove Disk Drives Note: Removing a drive is easier if you work from the side of the open drawer. 1. Using two hands, apply firm downward pressure to the top surface of the drive carrier. 2. While maintaining downward pressure, use one finger to press the release button on the center of the carrier and push it in the direction of the arrow (callout 1 in Figure 10). The drive latch opens and the drive will emerge partway from the array. Caution: When removing an active rotational drive, allow the drive to spin down for a few moments before removing it fully from the drive bay. 3. Pull the drive out by its carrier until it is free of the drive bay. Figure 10: Removing a 3.5-Inch Drive 14

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PS6610
Hardware
Owner's
Manual
2
Drive
Maintenance
Remove
Disk
Drives
Note:
Removing
a
drive
is
easier
if
you
work
from
the
side
of
the
open
drawer.
1.
Using
two
hands,
apply
firm
downward
pressure
to
the
top
surface
of
the
drive
carrier.
2.
While
maintaining
downward
pressure,
use
one
finger
to
press
the
release
button
on
the
center
of
the
carrier
and
push
it
in
the
direction
of
the
arrow
(callout
1
in
Figure
10
).
The
drive
latch
opens
and
the
drive
will
emerge
partway
from
the
array.
Caution:
When
removing
an
active
rotational
drive,
allow
the
drive
to
spin
down
for
a
few
moments
before
removing
it
fully
from
the
drive
bay.
3.
Pull
the
drive
out
by
its
carrier
until
it
is
free
of
the
drive
bay.
Figure
10:
Removing
a
3.5-Inch
Drive
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