Gateway E-9422R Gateway E-9422R Server User Guide - Page 39

Removing and installing a hard drive, Customer Care representative.

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www.gateway.com 7 Unscrew the two screws (5) holding the optical drive interface board on the back of the optical drive, then remove the interface board. 8 Using the two screws you just removed, attach the optical drive interface board to the back of the new optical drive. 9 Slide the new optical drive into the drive bay, making sure you align the drive with the retaining clips on both sides of the drive. 10 Push the retaining clip against the drive until snug, then tighten the thumbscrew to hold the drive in place. 11 Attach the 44-pin optical drive cable to the back of the optical drive interface board. 12 Follow the instructions in "Closing the server case" on page 30. 13 Reinstall the bezel, if required, by snapping it into place on the front of the chassis. 14 Reconnect all power cords and peripheral device cables, then turn on the server. Removing and installing a hard drive Important Gateway tests and verifies the operation and compatibility of the drives it sells. Especially in a hot-swap or mission-critical environment, additional or replacement drives must conform to Gateway standards. Use this procedure to add or replace a hard drive in a hot-swap bay. Your server supports as many as four 1-inch high, 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA and SATA II hard drives or four 1-inch high, 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS hard drives. You can purchase additional drives through your Gateway Sales or Customer Care representative. 33

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7
Unscrew the two screws (5) holding the optical drive interface board on the back of the
optical drive, then remove the interface board.
8
Using the two screws you just removed, attach the optical drive interface board to the back
of the new optical drive.
9
Slide the new optical drive into the drive bay, making sure you align the drive with the
retaining clips on both sides of the drive.
10
Push the retaining clip against the drive until snug, then tighten the thumbscrew to hold
the drive in place.
11
Attach the 44-pin optical drive cable to the back of the optical drive interface board.
12
Follow the instructions in
“Closing the server case” on page 30
.
13
Reinstall the bezel, if required, by snapping it into place on the front of the chassis.
14
Reconnect all power cords and peripheral device cables, then turn on the server.
Removing and installing a hard drive
Use this procedure to add or replace a hard drive in a hot-swap bay. Your server supports as many
as four 1-inch high, 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA and SATA II hard drives or four 1-inch high, 3.5-inch
hot-swap SAS hard drives. You can purchase additional drives through your Gateway Sales or
Customer Care representative.
Important
Gateway tests and verifies the operation and compatibility of the drives it sells.
Especially in a hot-swap or mission-critical environment, additional or replacement drives
must conform to Gateway standards.