Chapter 4 Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Hardware Replacement

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Hardware Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs)

Hardware Field-

Replaceable

Units (FRUs)

The remainder of this chapter describes Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs) and replacement procedures for Ciprico's 6500 arrays. Procedures in this section cover removal and replacement of the following assemblies (see “Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)” on page 4-13):

Enclosure top cover

Controller board

Display/operation panel

Power supply

Cooling fans

Power switch

Disk drives

Replacing EEPROMs (for firmware updates)

Field

Replacement

Guidelines

Location of

FRUs in the

Array

Observe the following guidelines when removing and replacing 6500 array hardware as described on the following pages.

Caution Power down the array before connecting or disconnecting communication cables.

Warning Power down the array before you move it or before you remove the enclosure cover. Also, power down the array before you connect or disconnect its SCSI cables.

Warning Observe standard Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) precautions: (1) whenever the top cover is removed from the enclosure and the controller board is exposed, and (2) when handling disk drives. We strongly recommend using a static discharge strap to prevent damage to the equipment. Failure to use a static discharge strap may void your warranty.

“Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)” on page 4-13identifies 6500 a rray Field- Replaceable Units (FRUs).

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Ciprico 6500 manual Hardware Field Replaceable Units FRUs, Field Replacement Guidelines Location FRUs Array