Gateway E-9422R Gateway E-9422R Server User Guide - Page 40

Installing Components

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CHAPTER 4: Installing Components To remove and install a hot-swap hard drive: Caution Before you remove a failed drive, use the appropriate software and utilities installed on the server to stop all activity on the failed drive. Instructions for using the software are provided by the software manufacturer. Failure to do so may destroy the data on the drive. 1 Put your finger in the drive release lever and pull out. The drive release lever opens. 2 Pull the drive carrier straight out of the server. 3 Remove the four screws from the bottom of the drive tray that secure the old hard drive (or the dummy hard drive) to the tray, then remove the drive (or the dummy drive) from the tray. 4 Using the four screws you removed, install the new hard drive into the drive tray. 5 Make sure that the tray's release lever is open, then slide the new drive fully into the empty hot-swap drive bay. 6 Push the lever back into place until it latches. 7 Reinstall the bezel, if required, by snapping it into place on the front of the chassis. 34

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CHAPTER 4: Installing Components
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To remove and install a hot-swap hard drive:
1
Put your finger in the drive release lever and pull out. The drive release lever opens.
2
Pull the drive carrier straight out of the server.
3
Remove the four screws from the bottom of the drive tray that secure the old hard drive
(or the dummy hard drive) to the tray, then remove the drive (or the dummy drive) from
the tray.
4
Using the four screws you removed, install the new hard drive into the drive tray.
5
Make sure that the tray’s release lever is open, then slide the new drive fully into the empty
hot-swap drive bay.
6
Push the lever back into place until it latches.
7
Reinstall the bezel, if required, by snapping it into place on the front of the chassis.
Caution
Before you remove a failed drive, use the appropriate software and utilities
installed on the server to stop all activity on the failed drive. Instructions for using
the software are provided by the software manufacturer. Failure to do so may
destroy the data on the drive.