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To add a Media Pack to a Avid NEXIS | E4 Engine:
1. Remove the bezel; see “Removing the Bezel” on page 49.
2. For each drive, do the following:
a. Remove the blank drive plate.
b. Fully open the drive latch.
c. Insert the media drive into the slot with the latch facing left.
d. Push the media drive in and push the latch inward until the drive locks in place.
e. Lock the media drive.
3. Reattach the bezel.
Adding a Media Pack to an Engine (E5)
Avid NEXIS | E5 Engine has 84 drive slots, and can contain up to eight Media Packs of 10 drives each, and two
optional spares. Two drive slots are reserved for the system drives. You can insert new Media Pack drives into any
available slots; see “Installing System and Media Pack Drives (E5)” on page 27 for recommendations on how to
populate the drive drawers. The system combines any 10 unassigned drives into a Media Pack automatically.
To add a Media Pack to an Avid NEXIS | E5 Engine:
1. Open the appropriate drawer.
2. For each drive in the Media Pack, and each (optional) spare:
a. Remove the blank drive plate.
b. Lower the drive into the slot with the drive capacity label facing towards you.
c. 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.
Make sure the drive is securely locked into place before closing the drawer.
3. When all the drives are installed, close and lock the drawer.
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