Dell 4100/200, 4100/180 manual Removing a Scsi Hard-Disk Drive

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.

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.

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.

5.Install any required SCSI device drivers.

See Chapter 3, “Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers,” in the 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 4100 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 ensure that the SCSI host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.

CAUTION: Removing and installing SCSI hard- disk drives with the system running is not supported for systems without a PowerEdge Expand- able RAID Controller host adapter. Removing a drive in this situation will result in a loss of data.

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