Manual
30 Installing Enclosure Components
Figure 3-2. Installing and Removing Physical Disks
4
Open the
physical disk
carrier handle by rotating it downward.
5
Gently but firmly pull the
physical disk
carrier from its slot while
supporting the weight of the
physical disk
from the bottom.
Installing Physical Disks in the Enclosure
NOTICE: To ensure proper airflow for enclosure cooling, each slot should contain
either an active physical disk or a physical disk blank.
NOTICE: Always wear a wrist grounding strap when handling equipment with
static-sensitive components.
Perform the following steps to install the new physical disk into the carrier:
1
Remove the four screws that secure the
physical disk
to its carrier and
remove the
physical disk
(see Figure 3-3).
2
Position the replacement
physical disk
into the
physical disk
carrier with
the disk's controller board facing down as shown in Figure 3-3.
3
Align the physical disk mounting holes with the SAS carrier mounting
holes as shown in Figure 3-3.
1 carrier release mechanism 2 physical disk carrier handle
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