The hot-plug drives are assigned SCSI ID numbers by the hot-plug backplane with the drive on the left end of the hot-plug bay assigned SCSI ID 0. The backplane assigns SCSI IDs to the other drives in order up to SCSI ID 2 on the right end of the hot-plug bay. See “Hot-plug backplane” on page 8 for the locations of the drives by SCSI ID number.

Important Gateway tests and verifies the operation and compatibility of the drives we sell. Additional or replacement drives must conform to Gateway standards, especially in a RAID or mission-critical environment.

Install the first drive in the left bay, then install drives in increasing order by SCSI ID number thereafter (left to right).

To install an additional hot-plug drive:

1Remove the drive carrier from the drive bay by unclipping the retention lever and rotating the lever out away from the front of the system.

Retention lever

2Continue pulling outward until the drive carrier is entirely out of the system.

3Using six screws from the accessory kit, install the new drive in the carrier. Make sure the drive is oriented correctly.

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