72 Installing System Components
Replacing a Hard-Drive Carrier

Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier

1
If you are removing a SATA hard drive from a SATAu drive carrier, remove
the interposer card:
a
Viewing the hard drive carrier from the rear, locate the release lever on
the left end of the interposer card.
b
Push the lever away from the carrier rail to release the left end of the card.
c
Rotate the left end away from the hard drive to release the connector.
d
Pull the right end of the interposer card clear of the slots in the carrier rail.
2
Remove the four screws from the slide rails on the hard-drive carrier and
separate the hard drive from the carrier.

Installing a SATA Hard Drive Into a SATA Drive Carrier

NOTE: SATA hard drives that connect directly to the SAS backplane must be
installed in SATA drive carriers (labeled "SATA").
1
Insert the SATA hard drive into the hard-drive carrier with the connector
end of the drive at the rear. See Figure3-5.
2Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the holes on the hard-drive
carrier. See
Figure 3- 5
.
3Attach the four screws to secure the hard drive to the hard-drive carrier.
See
Figure 3- 5
.
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