Owners Manual

73
CAUTION: When installing an HDD, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting an
HDD carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the
partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive
installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
CAUTION: When a replacement hot-swappable HDD is installed and the system is powered on,
the HDD automatically begins to rebuild. Make absolutely sure that the replacement HDD is
blank or contains data that you wish to have over-written. Any data on the replacement HDD is
immediately lost after the HDD is installed.
Steps
1. If an HDD blank is installed in the HDD slot, remove it.
2. Install an HDD in the HDD carrier.
3. Press the release button on the front of the HDD carrier and open the HDD carrier handle.
4. Insert the HDD carrier into the HDD slot until the carrier comes in contact with the backplane.
5. Close the HDD carrier handle to lock the HDD in place.
Related Links
Removing the system cover
Installing the system cover
Removing a 3.5-inch HDD from an HDD carrier
Prerequisites
1. Keep the #2 Phillips screwdriver ready.
2. Remove the HDD carrier from the system.
Steps
1. Remove the screws from the slide rails on the HDD carrier.
2. Lift the HDD out of the HDD carrier.
Figure 31. Removing and installing a 3.5-inch HDD into an HDD carrier