Owners Manual

EqualLogic FS7500 Controller Hardware Maintenance Maintaining System Components
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Figure 3-2: Installing a Drive Blank
Removing a Hot-Swap Disk Drive
1. Remove the front bezel from the controller. See Uninstalling the Controller from the Rack on
page 3-1.
2. Identify the drive you want to remove. You can obtain this information from the event log and
from the disk LEDs.
3. Take the drive offline. If the drive has been online, the green activity/fault LED (bottom LED)
will flash as the drive is powered down. When the drive indicator LEDs are off, the drive is
ready for removal.
4. Press the release button. Open the drive carrier release handle to release the drive.
5. Slide the drive out of the drive bay.