Procedure
Step 1. Make preparations for this task.
a. Locate the drive bay to install a drive.
b. If a drive bay filler is installed in this drive bay, remove it first. Keep the drive bay filler in a safe
place for future use.
c. Make sure that the tray handle is in the open (unlocked) position.
Step 2. Install a drive into a drive bay.
a.
Align the drive with the guide rails in the bay; then, gently push the drive into the bay until the
drive stops.
b.
Pivot the tray handle to the closed (lock) position with a click.
Figure 46. Installation of a hot-swap drive
Step 3. If there are plans of installing additional drives, proceed to install all of them.
After this task is completed
• If SED encryption is enabled on the system, reboot the system.
Note: When SED encryption is enabled, rebooting the system is required after installing a drive; without
rebooting, the drive will not be recognized by the host OS.
• Check the drive status LED to verify that the drive is operating correctly.
– If the yellow drive status LED of a drive is lit continuously, that drive is faulty and must be replaced.
– If the green drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
Note: For more details about the drive LEDs, see “Drive LEDs” on page 151.
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