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Installing a hot-swap hard drive
Prerequisites
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CAUTION: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the
CAUTION: When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports
CAUTION: When a replacement
Steps
1.If a HDD blank is installed in the HDD slot, remove it.
2.Install a HDD in the HDD carrier.
3.Press the release button on the front of the HDD carrier and open the HDD carrier handle.
4.Insert the HDD carrier into the HDD slot until the carrier connects with the backplane.
5.Close the HDD carrier handle to lock the HDD in place.
Removing a hard drive from a hard-drive carrier
Prerequisites
1.Keep the #1 Phillips screwdriver handy.
2.Remove the
Steps
1.Remove the screws from the slide rails on the
2.Lift the hard drive out of the
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