54 Installing System Components
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays
musthave drive blanks installed.
Press the release button and slide the hard-drive blank out of the hard-drive
bay. See Figure3-2.
Figure 3-2. Removing and Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
Align the hard-drive blank with the drive bay and insert the blank into the
hard-drive bay until the release lever clicks into place.
See Figure3-2.
Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier
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From the RAID management software, prepare the drive for removal.Wait
until the hard-drive indicators on the drive carrier signal that the drive can
be removed safely. See your controller documentation for information
about hot-swap drive removal.
If the drive has been online, the green activity/fault indicator will flash as
the drive is powered down. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is
ready for removal. See "Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns" on page12.
1 release lever 2 hard-drive blank
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