Figure 3-8. Installing or Removing a Hard Drive

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Installing a Hard Drive in the Drive Bay

NOTE: Hot-plug capability is supported only when the SAS backplane is installed. For more information, see "Hot- Plug SATA Hard Drives Using the SAS Backplane" on page 61.

1Unpack the drive (and controller card, if applicable), and prepare the drive for installation. For instructions, see the documentation that accompanied the drive.

Installing System Components

 

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