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Installing the Media Packs (E2, E2 SSD, E4)
A Media Pack consists of ten drives. See “Media Pack and System Drives” on page 16 for more information. You
can optionally install up to two spare media drives in Avid NEXIS | E4 Engines.
To install the Media Pack (and optional spare) drives:
1. Make sure the anti-tamper lock is not engaged (see “Media Pack and System Drives” on page 16). The red
lock indicator is visible if the lock is engaged. Unlock the drive using a screwdriver with a Torx T20 bit by
rotating the lock counterclockwise until the lock indicator is completely hidden.
2. Insert the drive into the slot, with the lock mechanism facing left.
3. Push the drive in until the release latch starts to pull inward.
4. Push the release latch in you hear it click shut.
5. Lock the drive with the Torx T20 bit; make sure the red lock icon is fully visible in the viewing window.
Installing System and Media Pack Drives (E5)
The Avid NEXIS | E5 comes with at least one pack of 40 drives (four Media Packs), and additional 10-packs of
drives if you ordered more. In some cases, the system drives are preinstalled. In other cases, the system drives are
shipped in a separate box from the Media Packs and the Engine.
The Avid NEXIS | E5 supports between four (minimum) and eight Media Packs, and up to two (optional) spare
drives.
If starting with fewer than eight Media Packs, populate the front rows of both drawers first (starting with the top
drawer), for correct airflow. Insert any spare drives in the slots immediately after the last Media Pack drive. As
you purchase and install more Media Packs and spares, fill the slots in the remaining rows. Avid recommends
putting the two system drives into different drawers, but there is no technical restriction on where they are placed.
The following procedure assumes the system drives are not preinstalled, and describes installing them into
different drawers. If the drives were installed at the factory, they are likely already in separate drawers.
To install the System and Media Pack drives:
1. Open the top drawer.
2. If the system drives are not preinstalled, install one of them into slot 0; see “Avid NEXIS | E5 Drive
Numbering” on page 11. Lower the drive into the slot with the drive capacity label facing towards you.
3. Push the drive downwards and hold it down while sliding the drive carrier plate in the direction shown in the
following figure. This locks the drive in place.
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