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Disk Drive
Removal
Chapter 4 Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Hardware Replacement
Disk Drive Removal
1.Perform top cover removal procedure as described previously.
2.Identify the drive to be replaced. As viewed from the top front of the array, the drives are numbered as follows (from left to right):
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
3.Detach the drive’s power cable and data cable. (Detach the data cable from both the controller board and the unit.)
4.Remove the two screws that secure the drive to the plate above the drives (see the figure below).
5.Slide the drive toward the rear of the enclosure until it is free of the card guides and remove it from the array.
6.Using a screwdriver, detach the drive’s mounting bracket and save it for use in installing the replacement drive.
Disk Drive Replacement
Reverse the steps above
Drive Setup Requirements
Figure 25 Disk Drive Removal (Rear View)
Replacement disk drives from Ciprico are preconfigured, ready for installation in the array. Replacement drive jumpers must be configured to identify the drive as a “master” without a slave unit, or as
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