Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins with “Safety” on page v and
“Installation guidelines” on page 97.
2. Be sure to save the data on your drive, especially if it is part of a RAID array,
before you remove it from the server.
3. Push the latch on the handle to the left, then open the drive handle and pull
the hard disk drive assembly out of the server.
4. If you are instructed to return the hot-swap hard disk drive, follow all
packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are
supplied to you.
Replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive
This topic provides instructions for replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive.
About this task
To install the replacement hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the hard disk drive to any
unpainted surface on the outside of the server; then, remove the hard disk
drive from the package.
2. Make sure that the tray handle is open; then, slide the hard disk drive into the
hot-swap bay.
3. Close the handle until it latches closed.
4. Check the hard disk drive status LEDs to make sure that the hard disk drive is
operating correctly.
5. Restore the RAID configuration information that you backed up before you
removed the hot-swap hard disk drive.
Removing the operator information panel assembly
This topic provides instructions for how to remove the operator information panel
assembly.
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