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Installing, hot-swap, drive

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If you have other options to install, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 30. Note: If the server has a RAID controller or adapter, you might have to reconfigure the disk arrays after installing hard disk drives. See the documentation that comes with the adapter for more information. To remove a simple-swap SATA drive from the bay, complete the following steps: 1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 17. 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cord and all external cables. 3. Pull the loops of the drive tray toward each other and pull the tray out of the bay. Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive The server hot-swap models support either two SAS hard disk drives or two SATA hard disk drives. The installation procedure is the same for either type of drive. The illustrations in this procedure show SAS drives. To install a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps. Note: If you have only one hard disk drive, install it in the left drive bay. Attention: To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that the cover is in place and fully closed whenever you install or remove a hard disk drive. 1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 17. 2. Make sure that the server cover is in place and fully closed. 3. Remove the filler panel from the bay. Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 10 minutes without either a drive or filler panel installed in each bay. Chapter 2. Installing options 23

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If
you
have
other
options
to
install,
do
so
now.
Otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
30.
Note:
If
the
server
has
a
RAID
controller
or
adapter,
you
might
have
to
reconfigure
the
disk
arrays
after
installing
hard
disk
drives.
See
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
adapter
for
more
information.
To
remove
a
simple-swap
SATA
drive
from
the
bay,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
17.
2.
Turn
off
the
server
and
peripheral
devices,
and
disconnect
the
power
cord
and
all
external
cables.
3.
Pull
the
loops
of
the
drive
tray
toward
each
other
and
pull
the
tray
out
of
the
bay.
Installing
a
hot-swap
hard
disk
drive
The
server
hot-swap
models
support
either
two
SAS
hard
disk
drives
or
two
SATA
hard
disk
drives.
The
installation
procedure
is
the
same
for
either
type
of
drive.
The
illustrations
in
this
procedure
show
SAS
drives.
To
install
a
hot-swap
hard
disk
drive,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
If
you
have
only
one
hard
disk
drive,
install
it
in
the
left
drive
bay.
Attention:
To
avoid
damage
to
the
hard
disk
drive
connectors,
make
sure
that
the
cover
is
in
place
and
fully
closed
whenever
you
install
or
remove
a
hard
disk
drive.
1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
17.
2.
Make
sure
that
the
server
cover
is
in
place
and
fully
closed.
3.
Remove
the
filler
panel
from
the
bay.
Attention:
To
maintain
proper
system
cooling,
do
not
operate
the
server
for
more
than
10
minutes
without
either
a
drive
or
filler
panel
installed
in
each
bay.
Chapter
2.
Installing
options
23