Removing and Installing a Scsi Hard-Disk Drive

Removing and Installing a SCSI Hard-Disk Drive

The following subsections describe how to remove or install SCSI hard-disk drive carriers in the computer’s internal drive bays.

Removing a SCSI Hard-Disk Drive

Remove a SCSI hard-disk drive from an internal drive bay as follows:

1.If a PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller host adapter card is not installed in the computer, turn off the system.

If a PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller host adapter card is installed in the computer, see “Removing and Inserting a SCSI Hard-Disk Drive With the System Running” later in this section.

2.Release the carrier by pulling down the plastic drive handle. Slide the carrier toward you until it is free of the drive bay.

Installing a SCSI Hard-Disk Drive

Install a SCSI hard-disk drive in an internal drive bay as follows:

1.If a PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller host adapter card is not installed in the computer, turn off the system.

If a PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller host adapter card is installed in the computer, see “Removing and Inserting a SCSI Hard-Disk Drive With the System Running” later in this section.

2.Position the drive with its carrier side down and insert it, connector end first, into the bay (see Fig- ure 10-2).

3.Holding the drive carrier by its sides, slide the drive into the bay.

4.When the pins on the drive carrier handle contact the drive bay, lift the handle to draw the drive carrier into the bay and lock the drive in place.

There is space available on the carrier for labelling purposes if needed.

5.Install any required SCSI device drivers.

See Chapter 3, “Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers,” in the system User’s Guide for information.

6.Test the SCSI devices.

Run the SCSI Devices Test Group in the system diagnostics. See Chapter 5, “Running the System Diagnostics.”

Figure 10-2. Installing a SCSI Hard-Disk Drive Carrier

Removing and Inserting a SCSI Hard- Disk Drive With the System Running

If the Dell PowerEdge 6100 system has a PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller host adapter card installed and connected to the SCSI backplane board, you can remove and insert SCSI hard-disk drives while the sys- tem is running.

Before attempting to remove or insert a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the Power- edge Expandable RAID Controller host adapter card to

Installing Drives in the Internal Bays

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