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CAUTION: Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported. CAUTION: When installing a drive carrier, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a 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: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system. CAUTION: When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed and the system is powered on, the drive automatically begins to rebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank or contains data that you wish to overwrite. Any data on the replacement drive is immediately lost after the drive is installed. 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions. 2. If installed, remove the drive blank. Steps 1. Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier to open the release handle. 2. Insert the drive carrier into the drive slot and slide until the drive carrier connects with the backplane. 3. Close the release handle of the drive carrier to lock the drive in place. Figure 23. Installing drive carrier Removing a drive from drive carrier Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions on page 41. 2. Remove the drive carrier. Steps 1. Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screws from the slide rails on the drive carrier. 2. Lift the drive out of the drive carrier. 52 Installing and removing system components

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CAUTION:
Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.
CAUTION:
When installing a drive carrier, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a 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:
To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the
documentation supplied with your operating system.
CAUTION:
When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed and the system is powered on, the drive
automatically begins to rebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank or contains data that you wish to
overwrite. Any data on the replacement drive is immediately lost after the drive is installed.
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
Safety instructions
.
2.
If installed,
remove the drive blank
.
Steps
1.
Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier to open the release handle.
2.
Insert the drive carrier into the drive slot and slide until the drive carrier connects with the backplane.
3.
Close the release handle of the drive carrier to lock the drive in place.
Figure 23. Installing drive carrier
Removing a drive from drive carrier
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Safety instructions
on page 41.
2.
Remove the drive carrier
.
Steps
1.
Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screws from the slide rails on the drive carrier.
2.
Lift the drive out of the drive carrier.
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