Owners Manual

Figure 20. Replacing a Hard Drive

1. Hard drive carrier release handle 2. Hard drive indicators

3. Hard drive carrier 4. Hard drive slot

5. Press the release button on the replacement hard drive to open the hard drive carrier release handle.

NOTE: Hold the hard drive by the plastic part of the hard drive carrier or the handle.

6. Insert the hard drive carrier into the hard drive slot until the carrier make contact with the backplane.

CAUTION: Do not remove the hard drive blanks that are installed in hard drive slots that are

not occupied. The hard drive blanks ensure proper cooling of the storage system.

7. Close the hard drive carrier handle to lock the hard drive in place.

NOTE: Allow several seconds for the storage system to recognize the hard drive and determine

its status. When the hard drive is functioning properly, the status indicator turns green. In

addition, the hard drive indicator turns green in the Storage Client.

8. Replace the front bezel.

9. In the Storage Client, make sure that the replacement hard drive is recognized and shown as up and

running.

10. Use SupportAssist to send diagnostic data to Dell Technical Support Services.

Installing Hard Drives in a Storage System

The SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system is shipped with the drives installed. Empty drive blanks are

inserted in any unused slots.

Prerequisites

Use these instructions if you have purchased new hard drives for your SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system.

About this task

For reference only, the following instructions describe the installation of a Dell Enterprise hard drive.

Replacing SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Components