4-40 CRU Replacement and Server Upgrades
Installing a Hard Disk Drive
1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this
chapter.
2. Unlock and open the front door on the tower cabinet or front covers on the
rack-mount system. See Opening and Closing the Front Door of the Tower
Cabinet earlier in this chapter or Removing and Installing the Front Covers
of the Rack-Mount System earlier in this chapter.
3. Determine which hard disk drive bay slot will house the new hard drive.
4. Pull the lock lever of the dummy drive carrier (identified by white lock
lever) towards you and remove the carrier from its slot, see Figure 4-50.
Note:
The dummy drive carrier is provided to maintain
proper cooling. Leave the dummy drive carrier in unused
slots, and keep all removed dummy drive carriers for future
use.
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CAUTION
Do not insert your hand or any tool into the slot with the disk
tray or dummy drive carrier removed. Failure to follow this
caution may cause an electric shock or fire.
Figure 4-50. Unlocking a Dummy Drive Carrier
Note:
Observe static precautions. Use an antistatic
wrist strap.
5. The drive carrier is shipped with the add-on drive. Remove the new drive
from its protective wrapper and place it on an antistatic surface.
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