6.Grasp the plastic carrier handle and pull it toward you to disengage the drive connector from the backplane connector.

7.Carefully slide the bad drive forward out of the bay. Place the drive on an antistatic surface.

8.Position the new plastic carrier and drive assembly so that it engages the bay guide rails.

9.Push the drive into the bay. To engage the latch, the carrier handle should be approximately at a 45° angle from the vertical front of the chassis. As you push the drive into the bay, the two rounded notches in the carrier handle (Figure 22) slide onto the two round pegs inside the drive bay . When they engage, push the handle straight up to lock the notches onto the pegs and press the rounded tab on the right of the carrier to the left until it clears the edge of the bay and snaps into place.

Peg inside drive bay

 

Notch on

Carrier handle

carrier

 

handle

Figure 22: Installing a New Drive10.Close the metal door, and secure it to the chassis with the plastic latch.

11.For security and to prevent unauthorized access to the bays, insert a padlock through the metal loop protruding through the door.

12.Close the front system door.

Installing Fans for High-Power Drives

If the SCSI drives you use have a power rating in excess of 15 watts, install three additional system fans: two in the front fan bay and one in the upper power supply bay. Purchase the additional fans through normal channels.

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